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A number of Senate Republicans frustrated with the rush to pass a year-long spending bill before the end of the year are discussing whether to throw up a roadblock, raising the prospect of a government shutdown later this week. Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a deal for an omnibus spending package that would fund the…
Trump administration names 33 new immigration judges, most with military backgrounds
Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Justice Department has hired 33 new immigration judges, including 27 temporary ones, after firing or pushing out more than 100 others as the Trump administration seeks out new recruits to serve as what it dubs “deportation judges.” The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review said the new immigration judges…
Breaking News | China | NewsCold War bomber enhances China’s ability to strike U.S. bases
HONG KONG (Reuters) – In a series of war games in the seas and skies around Taiwan last month, China deployed some of its newest strike aircraft, warships and missile forces. However, one of the most menacing weapons used in the drills: an updated version of a bomber that first flew in the early years…
Extremely fragile coronation chair being restored
The medieval chair used in the coronation of monarchs is undergoing conservation work, in order to be ready for the crowning of King Charles III. The 700-year-old oak chair is described as “extremely fragile” by conservation experts at Westminster Abbey. The painstaking preservation work is intended to clean the chair and stabilise layers of flaking…
Breaking News | Israel | NewsIDF reservist killed in Tuesday attack in Rafah; Israel says ceasefire restored
Master Sgt. (res.) Yona Efraim Feldbaum hit by sniper fire targeting excavator; retaliatory strikes said to kill over 100; military says 30 terror commanders targeted An Israeli reservist soldier was killed in an attack carried out by Palestinian terror operatives against troops stationed in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the…
Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in neck on visit to Busan
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan. Mr Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, sustained a 1cm laceration on the left side of his neck, reports said. He was airlifted to hospital. Doctors say the wound is not life-threatening. The…


