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Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference at the end of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, on Nov. 26, 2024. Pool photo by Alessandra Tarantino/AFP via Getty Images.

Blinken: G7 should stay teamed up to confront China 

By Frank Fang Contributing Writer  The Group of Seven countries are “increasingly aligned” in their efforts to confront economic and security risks posed by communist China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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Trump Cabinet nominees targeted by bomb threats, swatting 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees were targeted by “bomb threats” and “swatting” attempts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a Trump spokeswoman said.  In

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Israel, Hezbollah agree to cease-fire 

By Dan M. Berger Contributing Writer  Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire that is set to end more than a year of cross-border air and rocket attacks and two

Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, next to his lawyer Todd Blanche (R), speaks to the press during his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on May 21, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Pool/AFP 

Judge: Trump’s sentencing postponed indefinitely 

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has delayed indefinitely sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s business records case, raising questions about the future of the prosecution

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) speaks to reporters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz wrote Thursday he is withdrawing himself from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general.  “It is clear that