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Putin Aims to Project Power at Military Parade Marking Victory Over Nazi Germany
The Russian president is seeking to use the event to depict himself as a global leader despite Western efforts to isolate him and a failure to win the war in Ukraine.
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Trump Names Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney in Washington
The Fox News personality has known the president for decades and would provide him with a reliable line into a crucial prosecutors office in the Justice Department.
‘Enough is Enough’: Report of a Child’s Rape Enrages South Africans
A mother’s call for justice has challenged a culture of shame and inspired a nationwide movement to tackle the crisis of sexual violence.
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.