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With six days until the government runs out of money, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make: Does he risk a shutdown to keep his job or does he cross his Republican hardliners by working with Democrats? It’s a defining moment that has been months in the making. To build favor with his detractors, McCarthy is allowing Republicans to move forward …

DENVER — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawyers made the argument in a filing posted Monday by a Colorado court in the most significant of a series of challenges to Trump’s …

The UN slammed Monday a deadly attack over the weekend on aid trucks delivering assistance in southern South Sudan, prompting a suspension of aid deliveries in the area. Two aid trucks were attacked Saturday morning while returning to Juba after delivering aid for children and their families in Yei, in Central Equatoria State, the United Nations aid agency OCHA said …

Pope Francis on Saturday urged European governments to welcome migrants instead of viewing them as invaders, striding into in a hugely sensitive political debate again inflamed by mass arrivals. “Those who risk their lives at sea do not invade, they look for welcome,” Francis said in a speech closing a conference of bishops and young people from around the Mediterranean …

WASHINGTON — The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending. While some government entities will be exempt — Social Security checks, for example, will still go out — other functions will be severely curtailed. …

Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades. While there is no evidence to suggest that Russia, the US or …

Former soldier Daniel Khalife has pleaded not guilty to escaping from Wandsworth prison in London. He is accused of escaping from lawful custody, after allegedly breaking out on 6 September and spending four days on the run. The 21-year-old appeared in court by video link from HMP Belmarsh wearing a bright blue and yellow sweatshirt. Mr Khalife allegedly escaped prison …

India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens amid an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. Visa service provider BLS posted a message from India’s mission blaming “operational reasons” for the decision. Image caption, On Wednesday, India urged its citizens travelling to or living in Canada to “exercise utmost caution” Tensions flared this week …

Today, the United States and the European Union welcomed Canada, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Germany, Japan, and Nigeria as Champions of the Global Methane Pledge (GMP). The group of champions — already leaders in methane reduction efforts — are uniting to support and galvanize further progress by the 150 countries and other partners participating in the Global Methane …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron fist for decades, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an interview published online on Tuesday. …