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Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley speaks to members of the press after the third Republicad debate on November 8, 2023

In Field Of Would-be Trumps, Haley Gains Ground

There is Trump, there are wannabe Trumps, and then there is Nikki Haley -- the sole woman in the Republican presidential field and now on the cusp of consolidating second place after showing there may be another way than simply aping the main man.
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Protesters demanding the firing of Guatemala's judiciary leaders who they said were acting to block president-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking office in January

Guatemala Prosecutor Amps Up War On President-Elect

The Public Prosecutor's Office ratcheted up a battle with incoming president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Thursday, calling on the Supreme Court to strip him of immunity for damages resulting from a 2022 protest at a university.
US President Joe Biden spoke to auto worker union members in Illinois

Biden Revs Up Union Support Against Trump

US President Joe Biden donned the signature red T-shirt of America's biggest car workers union and lashed out at Donald Trump Thursday as he tried to fire up their support for his 2024 reelection bid.
Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned as Tuesday in the wake of a corruption scandal involving energy contracts

Portuguese Set To Turn Page On Antonio Costa Era

Portugal's political parties were preparing Wednesday for a landscape without Antonio Costa, who had been prime minister since 2015 but quit suddenly the day prior when he was implicated in a corruption probe.
Voters check in at a polling location in Columbus, Ohio, on November 7, 2023

Biden Boosted By Ohio Abortion Vote And Kentucky Win

Ohio voted Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, while the Democratic governor of Kentucky won reelection, in results that boosted President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 White House race.
Former US President Donald Trump prepares to testify during his trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, on November 6, 2023

At New York Trial, A Defiant, Angry Trump Erupts

Among the glittering chandeliers and wooden benches of a stately and solemn New York City courtroom, Donald Trump took the stand Monday, raising his right hand and swearing his testimony would be truthful.
Former US president Donald Trump gets a feel for spending time in court in New York on October 18 2023

Courting Votes: A Campaign Like No Other For Defendant Trump

US presidential elections are described as a 50-state obstacle course, but the hurdles across Donald Trump's path in the coming year look particularly daunting as a crush of court dates competes with campaign commitments in his 2024 calendar.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last met Russia's Vladimir Putin in October

Erdogan To Push Putin On Grain Deal In Russia

Turkey said Monday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will "soon" visit Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin on reviving a Black Sea grain deal that could be used as a springboard for broader Ukraine peace negotiations.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen as a less polarizing figure than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Herzog To Address US Lawmakers Amid Anti-Israel Tensions

The US Congress prepared to welcome President Isaac Herzog Wednesday for a speech celebrating 75 years of Israeli independence, as a row over anti-Semitism highlighted fissures in Democratic Party support for the Middle Eastern ally.
Sultan Al Jaber is an Emirates oil executive and president of this year's COP28 climate talks

Climate Summit Needs Private Sector To Succeed: COP28 President

Sultan Al Jaber, Emirates oil executive and president of the most important climate summit since the Paris Agreement in 2015, has a quick answer when asked when the world will stop burning fossil fuels: when there's enough clean energy to replace them. "We cannot shut down the energy system of today before we build the new energy system of tomorrow that is equipped with zero-carbon emission sources," said Jaber, head of the United Arab Emirates national oil company ADNOC.

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