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Russia and Ukraine prepare for in-person talks after Zelenskyy says he’s ready to discuss neutral status
Russia and Ukraine delegates to meet in Turkey for talks Ukrainian and Russian flags are seen on a table before talks between officials of the two countries in Belarus on March 3, 2022. Maxim Guchek | Reuters Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet in Turkey today to conduct more talks. David Arakhamia, […]
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Biden’s job approval rating hits lowest point of his presidency as most Americans think the U.S. headed in the wrong direction
U.S. President Joe Biden reacts at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 11, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden’s job approval ratings keep falling in his second year in the White House, with just 40% of Americans approving of the job that he is doing, a new NBC News […]
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Blinken says U.S. is not seeking regime change; Russia may be trying to encircle troops in east Ukraine
Blinken: U.S. does not have a strategy of regime change in Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after viewing the “Burma’s Path To Genocide” exhibit at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | AFP | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. has […]
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Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in sweeping speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on March 26, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Saturday said Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” ratcheting up international pressure and further uniting NATO allies against Putin over his invasion of Ukraine. […]
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Biden set to give major speech in Poland; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy asks Middle East to increase energy output
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Doha forum: I ask you to increase energy output Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has spoken at the Doha Forum conference’s opening ceremony. Speaking via video link, he said: “I ask you to increase output of energy so everyone in Russia understands that no one can use energy as blackmail,” according to a […]
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Senate Democrat Wyden says Supreme Court Justice Thomas should recuse in cases involving Trump, Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left and his wife Virginia Thomas, right, leave the the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington after attending funeral services of the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, on Feb. 20, 2016. Pablo Martinez Monsivais | AP A top Senate Democrat on Friday […]
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discharged from hospital
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday, a week after he was admitted with an infection, a court spokeswoman said. Thomas, 73, was treated with antibiotics at Sibley […]
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Treasury Secretary Yellen sees no need for China sanctions as U.S. tries to deter aid to Russia
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said she does not believe the U.S. should impose sanctions on China because of its ties to Russia. “I don’t think that that’s necessary or appropriate,” the Treasury secretary told “Squawk Box” of potential penalties on Beijing. “Senior administration officials are talking privately and quietly with China to make […]
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Biden heads to Poland to showcase the human cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden makes a statement about Russia with European Commission President at the US Chief of Mission residence in Brussels, on March 25, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images President Joe Biden will land in to Rzeszow, Poland, on Friday to begin the second leg of his emergency trip to Europe, […]
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Biden to visit Polish border; Ukraine reoccupies towns and regains ground, UK says. Follow our live updates
U.K. sees Ukraine pushing Russian forces back, reclaiming ground Ukraine has re-occupied control of towns and defensive positions up to 35 kilometers east of the capital Kyiv, according to the U.K.’s Defense Ministry, with Russian troops seen falling back on “overextended supply lines.” The Defense Ministry said via Twitter that Ukrainian forces are likely to […]
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