Washington & Politics

Florida governor bans transgender women from school sports

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday barring transgender females from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born...

Poland: Huawei ex-exec, expert accused of spying for China

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WARSAW, Poland — The trial opened in a Warsaw court on Tuesday of two men accused of spying for China — a Chinese citizen...

NATO chief says Afghan exit going well as 6 die in attacks

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BRUSSELS — NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the military organization’s pullout from Afghanistan is going well, as at least six people were killed...

Greece, 6 others launch EU vaccination certificate system

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece and six other European Union member states on Tuesday are introducing a vaccination certificate system, ahead of the rollout of...

US formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday formally ended a Trump-era immigration policy that forced asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S....

Algeria partially reopens air travel after 14-month shutdown

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ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria partially reopened its skies to flights on Tuesday after a 14-month shutdown to try to keep out the coronavirus, with...

World Bank: Lebanon’s crisis among world’s worst since 1850s

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BEIRUT — Lebanon’s severe economic and financial crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world has seen in more than...

Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran

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WASHINGTON — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and...

Belarusian activist tries to kill himself in court

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KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian activist stabbed himself in the neck during a court hearing Tuesday to protest political repression and authorities' threats to...

Top GOP senator: Easing police protections hurts departments

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WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican on Tuesday linked Democrats’ efforts to make it easier to sue police officers to problems many law enforcement...