#BREAKING US President Biden announces revamped $1.75 trillion social spending package
#UPDATE US President Joe #Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan he is confident Democrats will support, ending weeks of wrangling and delivering a political victory hours before he departs for summits in Europe u.afp.com/w4ao
#BREAKING US President Biden hails "historic" framework for vast social spending plan
#BREAKING Spending deal would be "most significant" climate crisis measure "ever," says Biden
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden announced a "historic" framework for spending $3 trillion on America's social safety net and crumbling infrastructure, but his claim to be on the cusp of a major political victory had yet to get full backing from Democrats u.afp.com/w4D8
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#BREAKING Death toll of Sudan anti-coup protesters rises to 7: official
#UPDATE Seven protesters have been killed in Sudan since a military coup four days ago, a health official said Thursday, adding that other bodies had since arrived without giving an exact number
#BREAKING Sudan security forces fire tear gas at anti-coup protesters
#BREAKING Taiwan leader says has 'faith' US will defend island
#UPDATE Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said she has "faith" that the United States will defend the island in the event China launches a military strike, in an interview with CNN broadcast u.afp.com/w48r
Chinese military jets over Taiwan's air defense zone.
#AFPgraphics charting recent Chinese military plane flights over Taiwan's air defence identification zone, according to the island's ministry of defense announcements via Twitter
The US government will on Wednesday appeal against a British judge's decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange to face trial for publishing military secrets u.afp.com/w4Wh
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@JustinTallis#UPDATE The United States on Wednesday appealed against a British judge's decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian #Assange to face charges that could jail the divisive Australian for life u.afp.com/w4mv
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@JustinTallis VIDEO: 🇬🇧 Julian #Assange supporters gather in front of the Royal Courts of Justice in London as the US government appeals against a British judge's decision to block the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to face trial for publishing military secrets
#BREAKING Sudan to reopen Khartoum airport at 1400 GMT: civil aviation
#UPDATES Sudan will reopen Khartoum airport to all inbound and outbound flights, the head of civil aviation says, following unrest due to a military coup
#UPDATE Furious Sudanese protests against a military coup entered a third day Wednesday, with the prime minister returned home under guard after intense international condemnation of the army's power grab while #Khartoum airport was set to reopen u.afp.com/w4kb
#BREAKING Brazil Senate backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro over pandemic
#UPDATES A Brazilian Senate commission votes to approve a damning report that recommends criminal charges be filed against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his controversial handling of the pandemic response
Brazilian Senate commission approves damning report that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, and the indictment of 77 others, including ministers and three of Bolsonaro's children u.afp.com/w4Qh