Politics

The Berkeley City Council abruptly walked out of its Tuesday night meeting — only 20 minutes after protesters calling for a ceasefire to the ongoing violence in Gaza disrupted the agenda’s proceedings. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a few dozen…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping began his first visit to the United States in six years on Tuesday just after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing by stressing the need for freedoms and rule of…
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COVID-era measures that allowed for marriage notices to be carried out online are being made permanent.Changes to marriage laws introduced to federal parliament on Wednesday will allow for a notice of intended marriage to be witnessed…
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersWASHINGTON — The House approved a bill Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown,…
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland teed up the government’s upcoming fall economic statement Tuesday when she revealed two “key challenges” it hopes to address. Freeland, who is also deputy prime minister, spoke about the fall…
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Former NSW premier Bob Carr has farewelled his wife of 50 years in a moving tribute after describing the heartbreaking moment she died in his arms.Helena Carr was remembered as an accomplished businesswoman who was full of zest and joy, at…
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U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersBEIJING — After another rocky year of U.S.-China…
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A highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco this week will focus on strengthening communication amid escalating global conflicts and addressing overlapping interests…
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Thousands of Palestinians fled northern Gaza on Wednesday, travelling kilometres on foot through the battered enclave in a growing exodus prompted by Israel’s intensified ground and air campaign.Streams of people — women, children, the…
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Tycoon Donald Trump with sister Maryanne Trump Barry, at a press conference after visiting the house in Tong, on the Isle of Lewis, where his mother was brought up before she emigrated to the United States.Andrew Milligan | Pa Images |…
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