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German caution on Ukraine arms rooted in political culture
Germany has become one of Ukraine’s leading weapons suppliers in the 11 months since Russia’s invasion, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz also has gained a reputation for hesitating to take each new step — generating impatience among allies
Wikipedia page with George Santos’s ‘alias’ appears to admit his drag queen past
Santos is under fire for series of alleged untruths concerning his background
Anger as worker at Oklahoma pork plant shot dead by police after being fired
Eyewitness worker said he was allegedly fired for shooting video of incident
US to designate Wagner a transnational criminal organisation
The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia’s military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Dozens injured and police stations attacked as protests continue in Peru
Police in Lima use teargas on demonstrators, with authorities claiming massive fire at historic building was ‘duly planned’Dozens of Peruvians were injured when tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government …
She made history as Chicago mayor. Reelection may be harder
Lori Lightfoot made history four years ago as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago mayor
A protester was shot dead while opposing a $90m Atlanta ‘Cop City’ training centre. What went wrong?
Police haven’t released body camera footage of slaying, writes Josh Marcus
Five Missouri inmates seen breaking out of jail in surveillance video as manhunt continues
Inmate Michael Wilkins was recaptured by authorities in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
White House to McCarthy: No negotiations on debt limit
The White House says President Joe Biden “looks forward” to sitting down with new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss a range of topics, including perhaps the thorniest challenge confronting Washington this year: raising the nation’s debt limit