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WATCH LIVE: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces no-confidence vote amid scandals

The charismatic leader renowned for his ability to connect with voters has recently struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on others.

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Boris Johnson No-Confidence Vote: Live News Updates – The New York Times

Boris Johnson No-Confidence Vote: Live News Updates  The New York Times UK PM Johnson to face confidence vote  Reuters UK’s Johnson to face no-confidence vote over ‘Partygate’ scandal  Al Jazeera English Boris Johnson no-confidence vote: End of the road for British PM?  Al Jazeera

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Zelensky Visits Eastern Front as Ukraine Tries to Beat Back Russian Advance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the front lines of the fighting in the eastern Luhansk region, miles from where a Russian general was killed, highlighting the shifting military situation in the area.

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In blow to Biden, Mexican president to skip Summit of the Americas

López Obrador wanted Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be invited, but Washington did not want to include autocratic governments. The Mexican leader said Monday that “There cannot be a summit if all countries are not invited.”

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The New Russian Offensive Is Intended to Project Power It Cannot Sustain

The fight for Severodonetsk is a Russian information operation in the form of a battle. One of its main purposes for Moscow is to create the impression that Russia has regained its strength and will now overwhelm Ukraine. That impression

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Gun attack on church in southwest Nigeria leaves 21 dead

Gunmen killed at least 21 people, including children, in an attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria on Sunday, local officials said, in violence that drew widespread international condemnation. The bloodshed at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town

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Inspired by the Sixers, basketball star Dawn Staley forged her own path on the court

Staley’s won Olympic gold medals as a player and as a head coach. She played in the WNBA, and is now head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s team, which won the NCAA championship in 2022.

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A journalist revisits her parents’ activism in ‘They Said They Wanted Revolution’

Neda Toloui-Semnani shares the story of her parents, two Iranian students who met at Berkeley in 1969 and later, in Iran, worked to build a more democratic nation. Her father was executed in 1983.

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WATCH LIVE: Vice President Harris hosts roundtable with faith leaders on reproductive health care

Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting a roundtable Monday with faith leaders on reproductive health care.

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Mexico’s Leader to Skip Summit After U.S. Snubs Autocracies

The Biden administration will exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas despite pressure from Mexico and other countries.

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