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Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War, think-tank says
The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War ...U.S. Capitol riot hearing shows Trump allies, daughter rejected fraud claims
The congressional committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters trying to overturn his 2020 election ...Oil prices advance on low oil inventories expectation
Oil prices drifted higher on Wednesday, anticipating a report of low U.S. oil stocks, while expectations of solid demand in ...Canada introduces law to freeze handgun sales, ban look-alike toys
– Canada’s government introduced legislation Monday to implement a “national freeze” on the sale and purchase of handguns as part ...G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies will wrangle over how to keep climate change goals on track as they meet ...Gunman kills 19 children, 2 teachers at Texas elementary school
A teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two teachers after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, ...Gunman kills 10 in live-streamed racial attack on New York state supermarket
An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three on Saturday at a grocery store in a ...In Supreme Court shadow, Biden urges voters to protect abortion rights
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday appealed to voters to protect abortion rights by backing candidates who support them in ...Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of ‘free speech’ plan
Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift ...U.S. steps up military aid for Ukraine during first official visit since invasion
Making the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded two months ago, Washington’s top diplomat and its defense ...