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$1M ‘Trump Gold Card’ goes live amid travel rule furor
Speed Read The new gold card visa offers an expedited path to citizenship in exchange for $1 million
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US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela
Speed Read The seizure was a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Australia’s teen social media ban takes effect
Speed Read Kids under age 16 are now barred from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Benin thwarts coup attempt
Speed Read President Patrice Talon condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the West African country’s army
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Moscow cheers Trump’s new ‘America First’ strategy
speed read The president’s national security strategy seeks ‘strategic stability’ with Russia
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Hegseth blames ‘fog of war’ for potential war crime
speed read ‘I did not personally see survivors,’ Hegseth said at a Cabinet meeting
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Canada joins EU’s $170B SAFE defense fund
speed read This makes it the first non-European Union country in the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Death toll from Southeast Asia storms tops 1,000
speed read Catastrophic floods and landslides have struck Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
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Honduras votes amid Trump push, pardon vow
speed read President Trump said he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving 45 years for drug trafficking
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Congress seeks answers in ‘kill everybody’ strike report
Speed Read Lawmakers suggest the Trump administration’s follow-up boat strike may be a war crime
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Vaccine critic quietly named CDC’s No. 2 official
Speed Read Dr. Ralph Abraham joins another prominent vaccine critic, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run out
Speed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Trump’s Ukraine peace talks advance amid leaked call
Speed Read Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Russia next week
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Memo signals Trump review of 233k refugees
Speed Read The memo also ordered all green card applications for the refugees to be halted
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Judge tosses Trump DOJ cases against Comey, James
Speed Read Both cases could potentially be brought again
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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