Russia, Belarus discuss closer military, economic ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting neighboring ally Belarus’ leader for talks on expanding military and economic cooperation amid the fighting in Ukraine
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US officials say all debris from suspected Chinese spy balloon has been collected – as it happened
Pieces collected off ocean floor after US fighter jet shot down balloon off South Carolina’s coast and will now go to FBI lab for analysisSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailAmerican authorities have retrieved all the wreckage o…
Poor Pakistanis worry IMF bailout measures risk stark future
Economists say cash-strapped Pakistan’s latest plan for economic recovery is likely to take a painful toll on its poor
Biden’s Trump-focused campaign could be risky if GOP shifts
In 2020, Joe Biden built his White House run around promises to beat Donald Trump “like a drum.”
France’s debate on contested pension bill to head to Senate
The lower house of France’s parliament is debating a contested pension bill aimed at raising the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64
Republicans take aim at risque jokes and romance novels with anti-sex bills
Bills are part of religious right’s post-Roe strategy, with most prevalent ones relating to age verification of sex-related websitesA wave of proposed legislation pushed by Republicans across the US at the state level is aimed at outlawing aspects of s…
Carlson and Hannity among Fox hosts who didn’t believe election fraud claims – court filings
Number of conservative political commentators expressed doubts about claims being aired on their networkHosts at Fox News didn’t believe the allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election that were being aired on their programmes by suppo…
Trump news – live: Memos show Fox hosts slammed Trump election lies as Georgia grand jury seeks perjury charge
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Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries
Oregon’s Legislature is considering a bill that experts say would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity
Marjorie Taylor Greene offers bizarre defence for ‘antisemitic’ space laser theory about Rothschilds
Don jr says Greene’s post was ‘actually about real technology’ of harnessing solar energy in space