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Nepal floods latest: Rescue efforts enter fifth day with more than 2,400 missing after flash flood – BBC

Nepal floods latest: Rescue efforts enter fifth day with more than 2,400 missing after flash flood  BBC Nepal Rescuers Bore Through Tunnels to Try to Reach 900 Workers Missing After Floods  The New York Times Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash

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Modi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time

In a year of globe-trotting, the Indian prime minister has secured deals around the world as the United States becomes less dependable.

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Outrage as Trump ambassador ignores brutal attack on American news crew

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee was condemned Saturday for ignoring a brutal attack on an American news crew that occurred earlier that same day. A crew of three NBC News correspondents was reporting from the occupied West Bank on

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CIA chief’s secret Moscow trip exposed as insiders leak details: report

CIA Director John Ratcliffe raised eyebrows this week after secretly jetting off to Moscow, Russia, and while the Kremlin denied that any meetings between Russian officials and Ratcliffe took place, two insiders on Saturday revealed at least one apparent reason

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Inside Jenin, where life is hard for displaced Palestinians – and the pain keeps getting worse

Randa welcomes us into her home with a smile that is laced with desperate sadness. Once she lived in a large house – a reflection of her success as an entrepreneur.

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Unsettling question raised over Trump admin’s role in devastating Nepal floods

The devastating flash floods in Nepal this week that killed at least 670 people and left around 3,000 missing — including 90 Americans — might have claimed fewer lives if not for the actions of the Trump administration, former USAID

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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner

The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.

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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner

The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.

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What’s behind the US deal to seize control of Venezuelan oil reserves? – Al Jazeera

What’s behind the US deal to seize control of Venezuelan oil reserves?  Al Jazeera ‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover  The New York Times Trump found an unusual solution to his Venezuela problem  CNN Democrats sound alarm

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Warsh, After Talking Tough on Inflation, Faces a ‘No-Win Situation’ on Rates

Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, must soon decide whether to raise interest rates if inflation does not ease, even if it draws President Trump’s ire.

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