Domestic terrorism bill fails in Senate

The Democrat proposal to expand domestic terrorism powers gets no Republican support in the US Senate A Democrat proposal to create a special task force for hunting down “white supremacists” in the US military and federal law enforcement agencies failed in the Senate on Thursday, after no Republicans voted for it. The ruling party invoked…

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Haiti asks foreign troops to end unrest

The Caribbean nation has seen severe fuel and water shortages amid chaotic protests and a new cholera outbreak Haiti’s government has urged foreign states to send a “specialized armed force” to the island to help quell demonstrations and unrest, weeks after protesters and roving street gangs occupied a major port, hoping to force the resignation…

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Bernie Sanders calls for defunding of Israeli war on Gaza

The self-professed democratic socialist US senator wants no more aid sent to Benjamin Netanyahu’s “right-wing” government Israel should not get $10 billion in “unconditional military aid” to wage a “brutal war” on the Palestinians in Gaza, US Senator Bernie Sanders announced on Tuesday. Sanders is a Democrat-allied Vermont independent who challenged Hillary Clinton for the…

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