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In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of some Iranian companies and ordered the United States to pay compensation but left the amount to be determined later.

He was once an international cricketer, then a politician, then Pakistan’s prime minister. Now, after being deposed as PM by a no-confidence motion last year, Imran Khan is emerging as the leader of a “grassroots political revolution” in his home country, said Azeem Ibrahim in Foreign Policy (Washington). 

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee spent nearly a year trying to get former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify, winning a protracted court fight to defend its subpoenas and voting to refer Meadows for prosecution of contempt of Congress.

With the collapse of several banks in the last few weeks, many fear that their deposits aren’t safe and another financial crisis is looming. Worse, the fight in Washington over raising the debt ceiling threatens to strain the system still more. These two issues may seem worlds apart, but both…

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Congresswoman’s fixation on whether criminal code would have decriminalized public urination made biggest splash at hearing

Taiwan’s president is beginning a swing through the United States and Central America

The dismal track record of U.S. military interventions.

WASHINGTON — The odds indicate the Islanders will qualify for the playoffs. But Wednesday night reinforced what this whole season has showed: It ain’t gonna be easy.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on Friday to tour storm damage and meet with those affected by the deadly tornadoes that killed more than two dozen people last week.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to terminate a COVID-19 pandemic ​national emergency order implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2020 that was due to be terminated in May anyway.