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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she attends a hearing at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Philippines, Nov. 25, 2024.

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  • World

Philippine vice president impeached by House, faces Senate trial

Sara Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, has faced at least four impeachment complaints by several legislators and left-wing activist groups over a range of issues.

February 05, 2025
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A U.S. Postal Service employee is shown loading parcels outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024.

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  • National

USPS suspends incoming parcels from Hong Kong and China

Americans are likely to pay more for products from popular Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu as the U.S. Postal Service said it would stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong.

February 05, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Icebergs are photographed from the window of an airplane carrying NASA scientists as they fly on a mission to track melting ice in eastern Greenland on Aug. 14, 2019.

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  • Europe

Greenland bans foreign political donations as Trump seeks the island

The bill is aimed at protecting "Greenland's political integrity" and will take effect immediately, according to a translation of a parliamentary document in Danish outlining the measure.

February 05, 2025
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A USAID and American flag outside of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters in Washington, DC, on Feb. 3, 2025.

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  • World

'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave

In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."

February 05, 2025
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  • Jenna McLaughlin,
  • Shannon Bond,
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The Aga Khan addresses an audience about the challenges to a pluralistic society on Nov. 12, 2015, at the Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Europe

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88

Considered by followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather picked him to lead the Shia Ismaili Muslim diaspora.

February 05, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Trump greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the North Portico of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Netanyahu meets Trump with 2nd phase of the ceasefire under negotiation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit President Trump at the White House since his inauguration.

February 04, 2025
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Police respond to a shooting at Risbergska School, in Örebro, Sweden, on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

About 10 people are dead in a shooting at an adult education center in Sweden

Swedish police said that about 10 people, including the gunman, were killed during a shooting Tuesday at an adult education center.

February 04, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A woman walks by the Chinese and U.S. national flags on display outside a souvenir shop in Beijing on Jan. 31, 2025.

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  • World

China targets U.S. coal, gas, Google as Trump tariffs take effect

Trump ordered tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico over the weekend. Canada and Mexico reached last-minute deals to pause those tariffs Monday.

February 04, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
Protesters gather outside of USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, after Elon Musk said his Department of Government Efficiency will shut down the foreign assistance agency.

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  • Politics

Musk and Trump aim to shut down USAID, leaving humanitarian work in doubt

USAID is in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and drawing criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan foreign service workers.

February 04, 2025
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  • Alex Leff
Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa performs a pilgrimage in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 3.

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  • Middle East

Syria's new leader denounces Iran, calling its proxies a regional threat

Syria's interim president says the now departed Iranian forces were damaging to his country and also posed a threat to the wider Middle East.

February 04, 2025
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  • Greg Myre and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
The flags of Mexico, Canada and the United States are shown near the Ambassador Bridge, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Detroit.

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  • News

Where Trump's tariffs stand. And, the Education Department may see big cuts

Where President Trump's tariffs stand with Mexico, Canada and China. And, the Education Department may see big cuts to staff and programs.

February 04, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with President Nayib Bukele at his residence at Lake Coatepeque in El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

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  • Latin America

Rubio says El Salvador will house deportees from U.S., including Americans

A U.S. official said the Trump administration had no plans to try to deport American citizens. The U.S. government cannot deport American citizens and such a move would be met with legal challenges.

February 04, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The flags of Mexico, Canada and the United States are shown near the Ambassador Bridge, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Detroit.

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  • Latin America

Trump puts Canada and Mexico tariffs on hold

U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada will be put on hold for 30 days.

February 03, 2025
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  • Tara Neill,
  • Eyder Peralta,
  • and 1 more
A car hauler carries Toyota RAV4 vehicles as it enters to cross the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario to go to Detroit, Michigan on February 3.

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  • Business

Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Here's why it matters to automakers

The auto industry has built a North American supply chain that ping-pongs parts between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Tariffs of 25%, if actually imposed, would be costly for buyers and the industry.

February 03, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Workers move bags of yellow lentils at an aid operation run by USAID, Catholic Relief Services and the Relief Society of Tigray in Mekele, Ethiopia, on June 16, 2021.

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  • World

What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?

Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects to further U.S. interests.

February 03, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
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