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House Republicans delayed a vote on a war powers resolution that would restrict President Donald Trump's ability to continue U.S. military operations in Iran.
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Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices.
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Soaring oil prices and a surging dollar are testing Asia's foreign-exchange reserves, which were built up after the 1997 crisis.
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;Resize=(620)) U.S. President Donald Trump surprised NATO allies by pledging to send an additional 5,000 troops to ?Poland, only hours before the alliance's foreign ministers met in Sweden on Friday amid deep divisions over the Iran war.
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A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for women seeking to escape an abusive husband.
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Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
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;Resize=(620)) It was a tumultuous day on Capitol Hill on Thursday as Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington without voting on legislation that includes money the Trump administration wants for an improved White House ballroom, while House Republicans rejected holding a vote on the war power, one that they risked losing for the first time.
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European stocks pushed higher on Friday as investors monitor the U.S.-Iran war and a slew of economic data.
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House Republican leaders abruptly scrapped a planned vote on a measure to direct President Trump to end the conflict or win authorization for it, amid party defections and absences.
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;Resize=(620)) May 21, 2026 | Canadian health officials urge calm after a Detroit-bound flight diverts to Montreal over Ebola concerns. Unions warn that proposed federal changes to labour laws could undermine collective bargaining. And backlash grows to a new fund set up to support Trump allies.
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;Resize=(620)) Kamala Harris "wrote off rural America" during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient "negative firepower," according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released Thursday by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that did little to quell Democrats' concerns about the direction of their party.
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