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Who actually wrote US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine? | World News
- As officials hold discussions in Switzerland, there are claims the 28 points on the peace plan were not from the Trump administration, but a Russian "wish list" drafted by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. Questions are being raised about the Russia-Ukraine peace plan, after US politicians suggested the proposal's 28 points did not originate from Donald Trump's administration but were put forward by Moscow. Senators, ...

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Zohran Mamdani Stands By Calling Trump A Fascist After Rosy White House Meeting
- We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani stood his ground on Sunday in calling Donald Trump a fascist, just days after a shockingly chummy meeting at the White House that ended in some policy agreements and unexpected praise by the president for the leftist leader whose ...

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Israel eliminates Hezbollah's top military commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai in targeted Beirut strike
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah's chief of staff, in Beirut, calling him a "mass murderer" responsible for attacks on Israelis and Americans. Netanyahu framed the strike as part of Israel's ongoing effort to dismantle Hezbollah's leadership and prevent the group from rebuilding its arsenal after recent operations. He ...

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The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump's boycott
- Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and MICHELLE GUMEDE JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest and top developing economies. South African ...

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In 'Political Attack,' Trump Revokes Protected Status for Minnesota Somalis
- President Donald Trump's Friday announcement that he was ending Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota prompted outrage and fear from Minnesota Somalis and their allies over the weekend. In a Truth Social Post, Trump said that he was terminating the TPS program for Somalis in Minnesota "effective immediately," citing concerns about money laundering and gang activity. "We are deeply ...

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Bolsonaro held on fears ex-president would flee Brazil seeking asylum
- Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained early Saturday in Brasilia because of a possible "attempted escape" to an embassy days before he was to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. Brazil's Supreme Court issued a preventive arrest warrant that had been sought by police for Bolonaro, 70, who had been under house arrest with an ankle monitor since early August. ...

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Takeaways from the outcome of UN climate talks in Brazil
- BELEM, Brazil (AP) — After two weeks of negotiations, this year's United Nations climate talks ended Saturday with a compromise that some criticized as weak and others called progress. The deal finalized at the COP30 conference pledges more money to help countries adapt to climate change, but lacks explicit plans to transition away from the fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas that heat the planet. The ...

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Trump Launches Saturday Morning Screed Against Marjorie Taylor Greene Following Her Resignation
- We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? President Donald Trump on Saturday reacted to the sudden resignation of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a week after he from the longtime MAGA ally. Greene from Congress in a video Friday. Trump first reacted to her exit by phone on that same night, telling ABC News ...

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