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Poll: Trump faces early challenges on the economy as a united GOP backs big change – NBC News

Poll: Trump faces early challenges on the economy as a united GOP backs big change  NBC News

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The missing children of Syria: Hidden in orphanages under Assad, where are they now?

Assad’s forces detained mothers and children and sent many of the youth to orphanages. Syrians whose children vanished during the war are now seeking information on their fate. NPR investigates. (Image credit: Hani al-Farra)

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Trump watches strike on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in new White House pics as large-scale op continues – Fox News

Trump watches strike on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in new White House pics as large-scale op continues  Fox News

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Death toll grows to 33 as destructive storms and violent tornadoes obliterate the South and Midwest – New York Post

Death toll grows to 33 as destructive storms and violent tornadoes obliterate the South and Midwest  New York Post Deadly storm system hits US Midwest killing dozen  Al Jazeera English Severe weather sparks tornadoes and wind-fueled fires, with Southern U.S. on alert  NPR

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Spurred by Trump turnabout, European nations debate conscription

Frightened by the prospect of US security disengagement and three years of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, European countries are debating reinstating compulsory military service to boost their defences in the face of Russian aggression. Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion of

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CFR President Michael Froman on Trump, Global ‘Polyamory’ and AI

What’s the role of America’s most influential foreign-policy institution at a moment when the rules of U.S. engagement in the world are being completely rewritten? When I saw Michael Froman, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, in the

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How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her

Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.

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East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia

East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.

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Houthis say children among 32 killed after US fighter jets bomb Yemen – Al Jazeera English

Houthis say children among 32 killed after US fighter jets bomb Yemen  Al Jazeera English Trump has ordered airstrikes against rebels in Yemen. Here’s why  The Associated Press Air Force on high alert for resumption of Houthi missile, drone attacks on Israel  The

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