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Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin noted a “steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan,” including almost daily military flights near the island by the People’s Republic of China.

By Mariano Valladolid and Marcelo Del Pozo SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) – Fan-sellers were doing good business in the southern city of Seville on Saturday as Spain sizzled in the hottest pre-summer heatwave for at least 20 years. Carriage drivers dampened

Jewish Broadway actor to star in musical comedy ‘Theater Camp,’ which will be made where Reform movement’s camp was for teen leaders

Screaming overhead and flying low to avoid detection, we watch as Ukrainian jets head to the frontline battle in Severodonetsk.

‘March For Our Lives’ protests against gun violence sweep nation following hundreds of mass shootings  NBC News Watch live: Thousands rally against gun violence at March for Our Lives protest in Washington, DC  USA TODAY Protesters rally against gun violence in Washington,

ROME (AP) — Italian rescuers on Saturday located the bodies of seven people, including four Turkish and two Lebanese businessmen, who died when their helicopter crashed in a heavily forested, mountainous area in north-central Italy during a storm, authorities said.

The first prime-time hearing into the Jan. 6 attack confronted the fundamental question that has haunted Donald J. Trump since he left office: Should he be prosecuted in a criminal court?

Jan. 6 Committee Appears to Lay Out Road Map for Prosecuting Trump  The New York Times Trump social media platforms tried to refute Jan. 6 evidence  The Washington Post How was the first January 6 hearing? Our panel weighs in  The Guardian Opinion

Jan. 6 Committee Appears to Lay Out Road Map for Prosecuting Trump  The New York Times POLITICO Playbook: It’s about Donald Trump, stupid- POLITICO  POLITICO Jan. 6 probe’s first hearing accused Trump of fueling election conspiracy. Here’s what’s coming next  CNBC What we