Washington & Politics

Moscow court rejects appeal from imprisoned American

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MOSCOW — A Moscow court on Monday rejected an imprisoned American's appeal against his nine-year sentence for assaulting police officers. ...

Ukraine, NATO launch joint Black Sea drills

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and NATO on Monday launched Black Sea drills that will involve dozens of warships, an exercise that follows last week's...

Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add

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WASHINGTON — A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break. But...

Justices deny Wyoming, Montana coal suit against Washington

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it won't allow Wyoming and Montana to sue Washington state for denying a key...

Young Greeks promised cash to get vaccinated

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece will give young adults 150 euros ($180) in credit to get vaccinated as it launches a two-tier access policy over...

Houston chief calls 1977 police killing ‘straight-up murder’

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HOUSTON — Houston's police chief has publicly apologized to the family of a man killed by six officers more than four decades ago, calling...

Czechs want Russia to pay for damages from 2014 blast

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PRAGUE — The Czech Foreign Ministry summoned Russia's ambassador to Prague on Monday to request full compensation for damages from a huge ammunition depot...

Senators to watch as Dems debate changing filibuster rules

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WASHINGTON — Looming over Senate Democrats this year is a decision that could fundamentally change Congress: whether to change or eliminate the rules of...

Biden tells Israel president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President...

Germany’s Merkel defends idea of summit between EU and Putin

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended the idea of holding a European Union meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing that...