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Month: April 2024

Blinken and Cameron urge Congress to approve aid for Ukraine, calling it critical for world security

By MATTHEW LEE and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron are urging Congress to approve new military aid for Ukraine, saying the stalled funding is critical for U.S., European and world security. Speaking after meeting at the State Department on Tuesday, Blinken repeated

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International court rules Switzerland violated human rights in landmark climate case brought by 2,000 women

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — An international court in France on Tuesday ruled Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis was in violation of human rights, in a landmark climate judgment that could have a ripple effect across the globe. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France delivered its ruling

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What Sandra Day O’Connor’s papers reveal about a landmark Supreme Court decision – and why it could be overturned soon

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Washington (CNN) — The newly opened papers of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor reveal the internal deliberations of a groundbreaking Supreme Court case that gave US regulators significant latitude to protect the environment and public health – and show how the ruling almost never happened. The 40-year-old milestone, Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense

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Vatican’s top diplomat begins a 6-day visit to Vietnam aimed at normalizing relations

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Vatican’s top diplomat has begun a six-day visit to Vietnam as part of efforts to normalize relations with the communist nation. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s foreign minister, met his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son on Tuesday and expressed the Vatican’s “gratitude” for the

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