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Britain’s King Charles begins Kenya visit steeped in ‘painful’ colonial history

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles begins a four-day state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, his first to a former colony, during which he plans to acknowledge “painful aspects” of a shared history that included almost seven

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Nikkei Rises 0.5% After BOJ Mostly Keeps Accommodative Policy Stance

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.5% to close at 30858.85, erasing earlier losses after the BOJ mostly maintained its accommodative policy stance.

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Tennessee lawmakers discuss safety, Israel support at Jewish school that foiled gunman

Gov. Bill Lee and Rep. David Kustoff visit Memphis school attacked by former student, note growing importance of security measures amid Israel’s war with Hamas terror group The post Tennessee lawmakers discuss safety, Israel support at Jewish school that foiled

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Israel grants visas to UN officials despite pledge to deny them entry

‘We haven’t said categorically that we’re not giving visas,’ asserts Israeli envoy after outcry over UN chief’s remark that Hamas onslaught ‘did not happen in a vacuum’ The post Israel grants visas to UN officials despite pledge to deny them

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Israel Shrouds Gaza Invasion in Secrecy

After an air campaign that killed thousands of Palestinians, Israel has begun a ground assault, but it took hours for outside observers to understand what was happening. The ambiguity was intentional.

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U.A.W. Strikes Near an End After G.M. Reaches Tentative Deal

Tentative accords at Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis are the most generous in decades, raising costs as the industry shifts to electric vehicles.

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Artforum staff resign to protest editor’s firing over anti-Israel letter

Several employees of leading art magazine quit after David Velasco axed for backing ‘Palestine liberation’ in open letter that made no mention of Hamas massacres The post Artforum staff resign to protest editor’s firing over anti-Israel letter appeared first on

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Erdan tells Security Council he’ll don yellow Star of David until it condemns Hamas

Provocative pledge comes amid growing global frustration with divided UN body, which has not adopted a single resolution on three-week-long war between Israel and Hamas The post Erdan tells Security Council he’ll don yellow Star of David until it condemns

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Schools across the country are preparing to see their budgets shift from flush to strained as billions of dollars in pandemic aid runs out in less than a year.

Schools across the country are preparing to see their budgets shift from flush to strained as billions of dollars in pandemic aid runs out in less than a year.

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Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley tied for second in an Iowa poll of likely GOP caucus attendees, while Donald Trump looks well positioned to win the state.

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley tied for second in an Iowa poll of likely GOP caucus attendees, while Donald Trump looks well positioned to win the state.

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