87 m. ago Widespread killing, rape, disease and war make Democratic Republic of Congo hell on earth

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the DRC. Disease, child slavery and Christian persecution stalk the population.

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5 h. ago Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’

Residents described shootings outside their homes and bodies in the streets in Syria’s worst unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. More than 1,000 people have been killed since Thursday, a war monitor said.

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14 h. ago Hundreds of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say

More than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting between forces of the new government and remnants of the ousted regime, according to a war monitor, which said about 700 were civilians.

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24 h. ago Scores of Civilians Killed by Government Forces in Syria, War Monitors Say

More than 500 people have been killed in fighting between forces of the new government and remnants of the ousted regime, according to a war monitor, which said more than 300 were civilians.

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27 h. ago Days of Clashes in Syria Kill More Than 300 Civilians, War Monitor Reports

More than 400 people have been killed in fighting between forces of the new government and remnants of the ousted regime, said the war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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36 h. ago U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long

During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die that way in some states.

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45 h. ago Trump's authority to fire officials questioned in court battle over NLRB seat

A judge ruled Trump’s firing of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox unlawful. The Trump administration appealed, asserting the president’s authority to remove officials.

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46 h. ago Trump questions NATO allies' will for collective defense while casting doubt on U.S.' own treaty commitment

Trump questions NATO allies' will for collective defense while casting doubt on U.S.' own treaty commitment  CBS News

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58 h. ago ‘Just following Hispanic people': Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump

‘Just following Hispanic people': Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump  NBC Washington

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63 h. ago Trump questions if NATO would defend US, but 1,000 allies were killed in the war on terror

Trump questions if NATO would defend US, but 1,000 allies were killed in the war on terror  ABC News

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63 h. ago Trump questions if NATO would defend US, but 1,000 allies died in the war on terror

Trump said on Thursday he's "not so sure" NATO allies would come to America's defense, despite its Article 5 being invoked only once -- after Sept. 11, 2001.

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65 h. ago 5 takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump's FDA nominee

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.

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66 h. ago Trump FDA nominee turns vaccine question on Dem, recalling controversial Biden decision

Dr. Marty Makary pointed out the Biden administration's decision to skip key committee meetings when authorizing vaccines, in response to a top Democrat's question.

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3 d. ago New Zealand Dismisses Top Diplomat to U.K. After His Remarks on Trump

The envoy, Phil Goff, questioned President Trump’s understanding of history at a public event about the war in Ukraine.

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3 d. ago Chuck Schumer repeatedly dodges questions about Rep. Al Green screaming at Trump during speech to Congress

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., dodged questions from CNN's John Berman on what he thought of Rep. Al Green, D-T.X., shouting at the podium during Trump's speech on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Trump, Musk raise questions, without evidence, about whether gold at Fort Knox stolen

Trump suggested he and Elon Musk would go there to check it out firsthand.

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4 d. ago Schiff: Trump Using Tariffs to Get Others to Do More on Border, Fentanyl Is Victimhood

During an interview that took place during NBC’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s speech before Congress, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to a question on President Donald Trump using tariffs to try to get other countries to do more about The post Schiff: Trump Using Tariffs to Get Others to Do More on Border, Fentanyl Is Victimhood appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago Ahead of Trump speech to Congress, flashback to 2017 address asking 'What will America look like' at 250

Eight years later after Trump's first joint address to Congress, there are striking similarities to today's political climate and a prophetic question Trump asked in 2017.

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6 d. ago Dems claim Trump killed immigration bill but his success on the border proves he had the right idea: Expert

President Donald Trump's quick success at securing the border calls into question the emphasis Democrats placed on the Senate's bipartisan border bill last year.

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9 d. ago Israeli military cites 'fundamental misunderstanding' of Hamas ahead of Oct. 7 attack

The report is the Israeli military's first official account of mistakes that preceded the 2023 attack, which launched Israel's subsequent war against Hamas in Gaza that killed more than 48,000 Palestinians.

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