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WATCH: Blinken gives remarks on Pakistan flood recovery with Foreign Affairs Minister Bhutto Zardari

Blinken and Foreign Minister Bhutto Zardari focused on a variety of issues including the marking of 75 years of the countries relations, security and the devastating floods in Pakistan.

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Right-wing victory in Italian election raises concerns across Europe

Italians have chosen their first far-right government since World War II. Giorgia Meloni is expected to become the first female prime minister to lead Europe’s third largest economy. Her party, Brothers of Italy, draws its roots from the country’s fascist

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Hailey Bieber’s ‘Brownie Glazed Lips’ Look Is Yet Another Example of Cultural Appropriation in Beauty

Hailey Bieber faced criticism over the weekend after a TikTok video she made about “brownie glazed lips” was called out for appropriating a makeup technique favored by Latinas and Black and brown women since the ’90s. In Bieber’s original video,

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The British pound has taken a plunge. What’s the impact?

The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S. dollar to touch an all-time low. Financial markets are alarmed at new Prime Minister Liz Truss’ emergency budget measures to jump-start the economy.

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Pandemic and Russian threats prompt more Swedes to prepare for doomsday scenarios

Recent threats from Russian President Putin and the COVID pandemic are showing the world how swiftly society can grind to a halt. In Sweden, with its bid to join NATO and the war in Ukraine, citizens are being encouraged to

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard strikes Kurds in Iraq, as anti-regime protests rage

Kurdish separatist groups near Iranian border say no casualties in wave of drone and artillery attacks; Tehran says Kurds smuggling weapons to protesters

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Remarks by President Biden at the Third Meeting of the White House Competition Council – The White House

Remarks by President Biden at the Third Meeting of the White House Competition Council  The White House

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Many fear Brazil will see its own ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud soon

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they’re being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election.

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Putin’s moves to escalate the war in Ukraine has sparked panic and protests in Russia

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia’s most prominent investigative journalists, about Putin’s moves to escalate in Ukraine and dissent within Russia.

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El Salvador’s president has taken over the government and installed martial law

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has struck fear into the hearts of human rights activists in the country by installing martial law and imprisoning over 50,000 people.

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