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Taiwan’s top diplomat in the U.S. discusses escalating threats from China

For the first time since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Beijing retaliated against the United States, cutting off dialogue on multiple topics including climate change and sanctioning Pelosi and her family. China also launched the largest military exercise around

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Democrats’ Long-Sought Plan for Lowering Drug Costs Is at Hand

Empowering Medicare to negotiate prices directly with drug makers has been a Democratic goal for 30 years, one the pharmaceutical industry has fought ferociously.

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America’s far-right embraces Hungary’s autocratic president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist rhetoric and embrace of culture wars has long made him the black sheep of Europe. But what isolates him among his European contemporaries has endeared him to the American right, and he was welcomed

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First Convoy of Ships Carrying Ukrainian Grain Leaves Odessa Under New Deal

The convoy is carrying nearly 60,000 tons of corn and is a sign that last month’s agreement with Russia on facilitating Ukrainian food exports is holding.

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Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 10, Injure Dozens in Gaza

Militants in the Palestinian territory retaliated by launching dozens of rockets, in the deadliest escalation of violence since an 11-day conflict last year.

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China Steps Up Military, Diplomatic Warnings Over Taiwan

China touted its exercises around Taiwan as proof of its ability to blockade the island in the event of a war.

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The Alex Jones defamation case was less about the money than the truth

A conspiracy-monger at last faces the consequences of warping the facts

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Pakistan’s beloved mangoes are at risk as climate change shrinks harvest

Pakistanis proudly call their sweet mangoes “the king of fruit,” and the country even practices “mango diplomacy.” But can it survive climate change?

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7 Takeaways From the Trial of Alex Jones

The closely watched proceedings delved into Mr. Jones’s finances and included text messages that his lawyers had accidentally sent to attorneys for the families of Sandy Hook victims.

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China cuts off vital US contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit

China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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