Negotiators aim to conclude a treaty by the end of 2024.
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Ukraine’s allies say slow arms deliveries have benefited Russia on the battlefield
Outgunned, Ukraine’s troops have struggled to fend off Russian advances on the battlefield.
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President Biden, Mexican president discuss migration in latest call
A joint statement said that Biden and López Obrador have directed their national security aides to ‘immediately’ put in place concrete measures to reduce the number of unauthorized border crossings.
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Israel-Hamas war protesters and police clash on Texas campus, Columbia University begins suspensions
Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday.
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Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, U.S. official says
The intelligence community has found ‘no smoking gun’ that Putin was aware of the timing of Navalny’s death.
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Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years
The veteran anchorman left in bitterness in 2006, following a discredited report on then-President George W. Bush.
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Ukraine’s army chief reports tactical retreat in the east, and warns of front-line pressure
Russian forces continue to attack “along the entire front line,” he says.
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100 protesters detained as Northeastern University police break up Gaza protest
The university’s statement said the activities of the protesters had grown to a level that the school ‘cannot tolerate.’
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Arrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut
Students have dug in at dozens of pro-Palestinian encampments around the country.
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Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power
Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday.