The United States formally withdrew on Sunday from the Open Skies Treaty, an 18-year-old arms control and verification agreement that Washington repeatedly accused Moscow of violating.
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The head of the Tibetan government in exile visited the White House on Friday, the first such meeting in 60 years and one that could draw the ire of Beijing.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name the first members of his Cabinet on Tuesday, reportedly including former deputy secretary of state Antony Blinken as his choice to lead the State Department.
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As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over the White House from President Donald Trump, experts anticipate a near-complete reversal on climate policy.
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Today is International Men’s Day (IMD), an initiative to raise awareness about men’s well-being. To be honest, I used to regard IMD with a dose of scepticism. Does the world really need a male equivalent to International Women’s Day (8 March), which celebrates the social, economic, and cultural achievements of women?
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Most of the best-known composers of classical music worked during the last 600 years in the Western tradition. They differed in style, skill, innovation, and popularity, and nothing incites more heated debate among classical music scholars and fans than determining which of these composers are the most essential.
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Following a unanimous vote by the Judiciary Committee last week, the Senate just confirmed Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to become the 115th Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
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ever in modern history has that sentiment felt more true than now, as people across the globe sequester themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic.
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Most of the time, Southeast Asia and its regional organization, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), were not on President Donald J. Trump’s radar.
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