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Ukraine, Israel Aid Advances In Rare House Vote As Democrats Help Republicans.
With rare bipartisan momentum, the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead on April 19 on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. The vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in the typically hyper-partisan House, with Democrats helping Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan advance overwhelmingly by 316 votes to 94. Final House approval could come this weekend, when the package would be sent to the Senate.
Ticktock Tyranny: Turkmen Officials Ordered To Buy Watches Bearing Leader's Likeness.
Regional officials and employees of local state entities in Turkmenistan's western region of Balkan have been forced to buy watches with pictures of President Serdar Berdymukhammedov and his father and predecessor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, on ...
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Truck Careens Into Children In Kyrgyzstan; 3 Seriously Injured.
Around 30 children were injured, three gravely, when an ice cream truck careened down a hill into a national holiday celebration in the Suzak region of Kyrgyzstan on May 2.
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Draft Resolution On Srebrenica Genocide Sent To UN General Assembly.
A draft resolution to establish an international day to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide has been sent to the United Nations General Assembly for a vote, Bosnia-Herzegovina's permanent representative to the UN said.
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Russian Man Dies After Self-Immolation Near Military Recruitment Center.
A 24-year-old man from Siberia died in hospital in St. Petersburg after staging a self-immolation action in front of a military recruitment center in Russia's second largest city, medical personnel at the Dzhanelidze hospital said on May 2.
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Iran Hits U.S., U.K. Targets With Sanctions Over Israel Support
Tehran has imposed a round of sanctions on a group of American and British companies and individuals, including British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, over their support for Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip.
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King Charles returns to public duties for first time since cancer diagnosis.
Britain's King Charles III has carried out his first major public engagement since his cancer diagnosis, visiting a cancer treatment charity Tuesday with his wife, Queen Camilla. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams is following th...
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What to know about the Karen Read murder trial as testimony continues.
Witness testimony continues Tuesday in the murder trial of Karen Read, a woman accused in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read's defense team argues she is the victim of an elaborate cover-up and is being framed by a group of peo...
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Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in New York criminal trial.
A New York judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial held the former president in contempt of court Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times. Trump was fined $1,000 for each violation. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has the...
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Protesters at Columbia University take over campus building.
There's been a major escalation in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Some demonstrating against the war in Gaza broke into Hamilton Hall, an academic building on the campus, overnight Tuesday. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson i...
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Columbia students attempt to block protesters from Hamilton Hall.
Video shows a small group of Columbia students attempting to block pro-Palestinian protesters as the group storms Hamilton Hall. » Subscribe to NBC News: NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelli...
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Severe storms bring possible tornadoes to areas already devastated by flooding.
Residents in Polk County, Texas, are under mandatory evacuation orders due to the severe weather. ––– Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Live: Watch full episodes of World News Tonigh...
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