The Russian-born tech billionaire was arrested by French authorities on Saturday. Prosecutors in Paris had been questioning him in connection with an investigation focused on drug trafficking

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President Biden and former President Donald Trump have both embraced tariffs on foreign imports. We asked economist Sanjay Patnaik of the nonpartisan Brookings Institution what tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products mean for the U.S.

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Trump campaign staff had run-in with official at Arlington National Cemetery. Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Donald Trump in Jan. 6 case. Paralympic Games begin Wednesday in Paris.

The Paralympics kick off in Paris on Wednesday and run through Sept. 8. Thousands of athletes from a record number of countries will compete across 22 sports. Here's what to know and how to watch.

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Israeli forces said they launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas militants, carrying out arrests and sealing off the city of Jenin.

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It's been more than ten months since devastating violence began unfolding in Israel and Gaza. And in the midst of all the death, so many people are trying to better understand what's going on in that region, and how the United States is implicated in it. So on this episode, we're looking back to the writing of James Baldwin, whose views on the country transformed significantly over the course of his life. His thoughts offer some ideas about how to grapple with trauma, and how to bridge the gap between places and ideas that, on their surface, might seem oceans apart.

President Biden ordered a temporary pier be built to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza despite expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to pull off, according to a USAID report.

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The island nation of Palau is at the center of tensions between the U.S., China, and Taiwan. We go there to see what the competition between superpowers looks like on the ground.

Ahead of Sunday's vote, senior women in Germany's east are reaching out to supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany to try to change minds. They say they receive some support — and abuse.

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Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was taken to a hospital in Israel, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.

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Travis King’s attorney says the U.S. Army private intends to admit guilt to a total of five military offenses, including desertion and assaulting an officer.

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Ukrainian diaspora in Washington, D.C., runs in vyshyvankas to mark Independence Day and support war relief efforts.

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The outlawed Baluchistan Liberation Army group warned in a statement overnight into Tuesday of more attacks.

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Manette Baillie broke the record Sunday during a tandem jump in eastern England. She was raising money for three organizations, including her local veterans club.

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There appears to be a respite in fighting across the Lebanon-Israel border. A supermarket merger is in the hands of a federal judge. Massachusetts town closes parks to stop a mosquito-born disease.

It's been more than three weeks since the U.S. and Russia completed the largest prisoner swap since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Speaking from the White House shortly after news broke that three American prisoners were headed home, President Biden described the release as an "incredible relief."

Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was one of those prisoners, and she's sharing what life was like in a Russian prison and how she's adjusting to life at home.

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Authorities in Paris said on Monday that Durov is being held on questions stemming from an investigation into criminal activity on the app, including the spread of child pornography and facilitating the selling of illegal drugs.

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At one time, in the 1970's, Watford Football Club in England was at the bottom of the rankings. Then rock superstar Elton John purchased the team and turned their fortunes around. Our London correspondent tells us the tale of the failing soccer club and the rock star.

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Australia fears a more contagious and lethal type of bird flu could trigger a big crisis for the country's poultry industry

Australia is the latest country to protect workers who ignore work calls and messages after hours, under certain circumstances. The "right to disconnect" hasn't caught on in the U.S. just yet.