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US orders seizure of two aircraft owned by Russian oligarch Roman  Abramovich

The US Justice Department ordered the seizure Monday of two aircraft owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, saying they had been used in violation of sanctions on Russia imposed over its invasion of Ukraine. The department said in court filings

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How Boris Johnson Shattered His Own Invincibility

The prime minister survived a no-confidence vote, but has been politically wounded by the same baffling mix of strengths and foibles that propelled his rise: rare political intuition, and breathtaking personal recklessness.

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Second House Jan. 6 hearing scheduled for the morning of June 13

The House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has not yet announced witnesses for either Thursday’s or next week’s hearings. (Image credit: Bill Clark/AP)

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An ex-member of one of the world’s most dangerous mercenary groups has gone public

The Wagner Group, known as “Putin’s shadow army,” has come to the world’s attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it. (Image credit: Stephane de Sakutin/AFP via

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Broadcast Networks To Cover January 6th Committee’s Primetime Hearing – Deadline

Broadcast Networks To Cover January 6th Committee’s Primetime Hearing  Deadline Jan. 6 committee to televise public hearings starting Thursday  CBS News The January 6 committee is about to show its work. Here’s what you need to know.  CNN Opinion | The five objectives

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NY attorney general isn’t satisfied with Trump’s bid to stay out of contempt after deposing longtime assistant – CNN

NY attorney general isn’t satisfied with Trump’s bid to stay out of contempt after deposing longtime assistant  CNN

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Dominican Republic cabinet minister killed in his office

Officials say the Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close friend.

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WATCH: Blinken hosts a meeting with Qatari counterpart

Blinken and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said at the top of their discussion would be regional security issues but also they would focus on global challenges their countries were facing.

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Olivier Assayas Turns 1996 Movie Irma Vep Inside Out in New HBO Series

If you’d made one of the most poetic and modern-feeling films of the 1990s—a romance about the way art can steal from you as much as it bestows, as well as a reflection on the changing landscape of filmmaking itself—whatever

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What Legal Experts Think of Amber Heard’s Chances on Appeal

A jury may have come back with a victory for Johnny Depp in his defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard, but the legal drama is far from over. Heard’s lawyers have said that she will appeal the decision, a process

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