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Trump leaves NATO united on paper, uncertain in practice
NATO leaders won Donald Trump’s public endorsement of the alliance’s collective-defence guarantee, but little else was settled. The summit ended amid uncertainty over future U.S. troop commitments, defence funding, next year’s meeting and Europe’s ability to shoulder greater responsibility without Washington.
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Maine Democrat Graham Platner halting U.S. Senate run amid sexual assault allegation
Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from the Maine Senate race after an allegation of sexual assault surfaced. The move to shutter a campaign that had withstood months of controversy imperils the Democrats' attempt to regain power in Washington.
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U.S. launches fresh strikes on Iran, prompting Iran attacks in Kuwait, Bahrain
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.
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As Trump declares ceasefire over, Iran's leadership is divided over how it wants the war to end
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was effectively over, and called the country's leadership "scum." His comments come in the midst of Iran’s weeklong funeral for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in February.
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U.S. judge clears E. Jean Carroll to collect $5.8M from Trump sex abuse, defamation case
The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million US held in escrow since a jury found that U.S. President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately asked a court to block the payment while they appeal.