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A broken ethernet cable is seen in front of a US flag and TikTok logo.
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The clock is ticking for … TikTok

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a law that could see TikTok banned nationwide unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the popular app within a year. Expe

Will US aid help turn the tide of the Russia-Ukraine war?
by ian bremmer

Will US aid help turn the tide of the Russia-Ukraine war?

Rather than a silver bullet, the US aid package is a lifeline that will keep the Ukrainians in the fight, buy Europeans time to step up their defense-industrial production, and strengthen Kyiv’s negotiating position so that when the time comes to accept the unacceptable yet inevitable outcome of a partitioned Ukraine, it can extract the best possible terms.

Pro-Palestine protesters hold placards expressing their opinion as they participate in a sit-in demonstration at New York University.
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Campuses in crisis vs. Capitol Hill calm

Across the US, college students are protesting, sleeping outside, and even getting arrested for trying to force their schools to divest from companies with ties to Israel. Meanwhile, it's been pretty quiet on Capitol Hill, where the Senate passed a huge aid package Tuesday that includes billions in wartime assistance for Israel.

Europe welcomes US Ukraine package, but pushes to add even more aid
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Europe welcomes US Ukraine package, but pushes to add even more aid

What's the European reaction to, finally, the decision by the US House of Representatives to give green light to military aid to Ukraine? What about the European aspirations of Georgia in view of the measures taken by its government? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, shares his perspective on European politics from Stockholm.

​House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters during a weekly press conference at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2024.
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The toughest job in America?

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a battle to retain the gavel as he attempts to navigate between Democrats and an increasingly fractured GOP with rabble-rousers like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene raising objections to foreign aid and threatening his job.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden attend a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium February 1, 2024.
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The EU stares down Orban

Serial political blackmailer Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, upset other EU leaders in December by vetoing a plan meant to provide Ukraine with a multi-year €50 billion EU aid package.

​US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation about his approaches to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, humanitarian assistance in Gaza, and continued support for Ukraine in their war with Russia, on Oct. 19, 2023.
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Biden seeks urgent aid package for Israel, Ukraine

President Joe Biden, having just returned from Israel, addressed the United States on Thursday night, making a plea for steadfast American support of both the Jewish State and Ukraine.