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Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral
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Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral

Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America on Thursday as all five living US presidents gathered for his moving state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. At the rare gathering, just days before Donald Trump’s return to the White House, sitting President Joe Biden gave a eulogy describing “character” as...

Venezuelan President Maduro to be sworn in amid election controversy
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Venezuelan President Maduro to be sworn in amid election controversy

President Nicolás Maduro will extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he is sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term. On Thursday, as hundreds of anti-Maduro protesters took to the streets of the...

Biden cancels last overseas trip due to California wildfires
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Biden cancels last overseas trip due to California wildfires

President Joe Biden canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to devastating fires raging in California. Biden was scheduled to leave on Thursday, after eulogizing former President Jimmy Carter at a memorial...

US president pledges another military aid package to Ukraine, worth $625 million
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US president pledges another military aid package to Ukraine, worth $625 million

WASHINGTON, October 5 (TASS)- During a phone conversation on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden informed his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky about another package of US military aid to Ukraine, worth $625 million, the White House press service said. “President Biden pledged to continue supporting Ukraine <…> for as long as it takes, including the provision...