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The Senate will debate a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and aim to pass it using a process that avoids a Republican filibuster. A battle over efforts to raise the minimum wage still splits Democrats. (Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP)

The fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi is calling for the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – to be “punished without delay”.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has identified a policeman as a suspect in a criminal investigation into a flight data leak that could have been used to out jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s alleged poisoners, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday.

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for an explosion aboard an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, an accusation rejected by Tehran. The vehicle-carrier MV Helios Ray was

Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah expected to meet Netanyahu, Rivlin and foreign minister Ashkenazi over course of his trip; will look for home and site for embassy

Jewish actor wins awards for best comedy movie and best comedy movie actor for ‘Borat’; his Hebrew-speaking character uncovers others’ homophobia, anti-Semitism, and sexism

Letter signed by nearly 450 EU politicians urges bloc to take advantage of opportunities presented by new Biden administration to prevent ‘de facto annexation’ of territory

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