Former US ambassador charged with serving as agent for Cuba

The Justice Department charged a former State Department official for secretly serving as an agent for the Cuban government. Federal prosecutors allege Victor Manuel Rocha, a 73-year-old resident of Miami, Fla., “secretly supported” Cuba and its clandestine intel-gathering efforts by serving as a covert agent of the country’s General Directorate of Intelligence. “Rocha provided...

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Europe's far right flexes muscles as it launches EU campaign

Anti-EU hardliners gathered in Florence to kick off their 2024 election drive. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/mAjZa6B via IFT...

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Israel expands Gaza ground offensive

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military said Sunday that its ground offensive had expanded to every part of Gaza, and authorities ordered more evacuations in the crowded south as they vowed that operations there against Hamas would be “no less strength” than the earlier efforts in the north. Heavy bombardment followed the evacuation orders, and Palestinians in the...

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Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war as...

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Liz Cheney would rather see Democrats win in 2024

Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney would rather cede power to Democrats than see members of her own party win in 2024, she said, calling a Republican majority a “threat,” and warning of an existential crisis leading up to next year's election. “I believe very strongly in those principles and ideals that have defined the Republican Party, but the Republican Party of today has...

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Cheney: Johnson is a ‘collaborator’ in effort to overturn 2020 election

Former Rep. Liz Cheney on Saturday called Speaker Mike Johnson a "collaborator" in former president Donald Trump’s attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. In an excerpted interview posted to social media, CBS’ John Dickerson asked Cheney: “The speaker of the House is a collaborator to overthrow the last election?” “Absolutely,” she said. “If you look at what Donald Trump...

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Johnson: Santos expulsion ‘a regrettable day’

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday called the House vote to expel former Rep. George Santos a “regrettable day,” lamenting what he viewed as an affront to due process principles and the rule of law. The House voted Friday to expel Santos 311-114, with 105 GOP members joining Democrats to oust their fellow Republican. “We allowed [House Republicans] to have a vote of conscience,”...

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