POLITICS & POLICY

The US trade deficit came in at $74.6 billion in April, widening from March's level, according to government data

US Trade Gap Widens To Largest In 18 Months

The US trade deficit expanded slightly less than analysts expected in April, to the widest since late 2022, as imports rose more quickly than exports, according to government data released Thursday.
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The Australian and Aboriginal flags flew on Sydney Harbour Bridge

1 In 10 Aboriginal Children Placed Under State Care, Finds Report

While tabling the Holding on to Our Future report in the South Australia parliament, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People April Lawrie pointed to the "institutional racism" practiced by the state in separating Aboriginal children from their families and communities.
Sunak has faced an uphill battle since calling the election in the rain on May 22

UK Leaders Clash In TV Debate As Farage Enters Election Fray

The leaders of Britain's two main political parties faced off in the first live TV debate of the general election campaign on Tuesday, a month before voters go to the polls and with predictions of a record win for the main opposition Labour party.
US President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border in February

Biden Set For Mexican Border Curbs With Eye On Trump

President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that he will temporarily close the US-Mexican border to migrants whenever numbers of illegal crossings become excessive, in a dramatic bid to address one of his political weak spots in the reelection battle against Donald Trump.
Polling officials carry electronic voting machines at a counting centre in Mumbai on June 4

Modi Eyes Victory As India Counts Epic Vote

Vote counting was underway in India's election Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi all but assured victory for his Hindu nationalist agenda that has thrown the opposition into disarray and deepened concerns for minority rights.
First Lady Jill Biden attends the trial of her son Hunter Biden in Delaware

Biden's Son Hunter Stands Trial On Gun Charge

Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child -- and potential threat to his father's reelection.
The landings were the biggest naval operation ever undertaken

As War Again Shakes Europe, Leaders Mark 80 Years Since D-Day

Western leaders will this week mark on the beaches of northern France 80 years since Allied troops surged into Nazi occupied Europe in the World War II D-Day landings, haunted by the war again raging on the continent as Ukraine battles Russian invasion.
Mass protests against the bill have at times turned violent, notably around the Socialists' Madrid headquarters

Spanish Parliament Passes Controversial Amnesty Bill

Spain's parliament gave the final green light to a controversial amnesty bill for Catalan separatists Thursday, paving the way for the return of their figurehead Carles Puigdemont after years of self-imposed exile.

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