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In the Balkans, Europe is watching as a crisis slowly develops.

The United States fully supported Israel’s right to defend itself, the State Department said on Saturday, and it urged all sides to avoid further escalation as Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired rockets into

Oksana Pokalchuk says rights group’s international leadership ignored context of Russian invasion, battlefield conditions; report has been panned by Kyiv, used in Moscow propaganda

At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run  The Texas Tribune Donald Trump hints at 2024 White House comeback bid: ‘The time is coming’  Fox News Trump tells CPAC “we may have to do it again”

Senate Democrats battle to pass $430 billion climate, drug bill  Reuters Democrats’ climate, energy, tax bill clears hurdle in Senate  PIX11 News Senate takes dozens of politically charged votes in all-night ‘vote-a-rama’: LIVE UPDATES  Fox News Senate Democrats reach agreement on Inflation Reduction

Taiwan, Covid, “color revolutions,” the classroom: everywhere, China’s leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.

Indiana adopts restrictive abortion law, prompting economic fallout  The Washington Post Indiana becomes first state in nation to approve near-total abortion ban post Roe  Fox News Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe  CBS Philly Indiana abortion ban won’t be

‘We mustn’t give in to terror,’ says firebrand lawmaker on Tisha B’Av visit, as police aim to prevent escalation at flashpoint Jerusalem site during Israeli operation in Gaza

Democrats united behind the plan and advanced it over unanimous Republican opposition, signaling that they had finally coalesced behind a bill that could become law within days.

A divided Senate voted Saturday to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill, boosting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden’s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes past its initial test as it starts moving through Congress.