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UK, Ukraine sign digital trade deal to aid post-war reconstruction

Shawdesh desk: Britain signed a digital trade deal with Ukraine on Monday granting the war-torn country access to financial services “crucial” for its reconstruction efforts. The deal facilitates cross-border data

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‘I’M BACK!’: Trump returns to Facebook after reinstatement

Shawdesh Desk: Former President Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a more than two-year ban. “I’M BACK!” Trump posted on the site weeks after his personal account was reactivated.

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Biden invites British PM Sunak to White House

Shawdesh Desk: President Joe Biden on Monday invited British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the White House in June. The invitation came during a meeting between Biden and Sunak in

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California scrambles to fix levee as another storm looms

Shawdesh Desk: Emergency workers scrambled Monday to stabilise a California levee after a breach forced thousands from their homes, as another major storm loomed, threatening more flooding. Houses were inundated

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US jobs data shows economy ‘moving in the right direction:’ Biden

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden on Friday said the US economy is on the mend, with inflation gradually being tamed, and healthy employment data showing Americans are regaining optimism.

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Biden hails ‘rock solid’ Nato as Putin blames West for Russia’s war

Shawdesh desk: Vladimir Putin has sharpened his vitriol towards the West as President Joe Biden, fresh from a visit to Kyiv, praised Western democracy for standing up to naked Russian

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Biden and Putin to offer rival visions one year into war in Ukraine

Shawdesh Desk: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to give duelling speeches on Tuesday promising two starkly differing takes on Russia’s Ukraine invasion, a day after the US president’s

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US leader secures 100th US judge, blunting Trump’s impact on bench

The Senate of the United States on Tuesday confirmed the 100th federal judge appointed by president Joe Biden, as he works to dilute the impact his predecessor Donald Trump had

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