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After years of lobbying by vulnerable island nations, the U.N. asked the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion, a non-binding but important basis for international obligations....
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Ukraine's parliament passed legislation that will tighten oversight of two key anti-corruption agencies, which critics say could significantly weaken their independence....
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The 15% tax on imported Japanese goods is a meaningful drop from the 25% rate that Trump, in a recent letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said would be levied starting Aug. 1....
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In Gaza, one of the last relatively safe zones is now under fire, as Israel expands its military ground operation into the central city of Deir al-Balah. And we visit the tiny desert village in Chile that fills with music for Fiesta de La Tirana....
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U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. took issue with UNESCO's focus on the U.N.'s sustainable development goals and the decision to include Palestine as a member state....
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The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few decades, China has cornered that market and surpassed the U.S....
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President Trump said India would pay the price for buying Russian oil and military equipment. Here is a look at how India, with one of Asia's largest economies, is responding....
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The threat of 50% tariffs on all goods coming from Brazil has growers and producers in the South American country on edge....
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Steve Witkoff, United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, is making his first trip to Israel since May, at a moment when the U.N. warns Gaza is on the verge of all out famine....
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Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September....