Victoria Friedman

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South Korean Court Increases Former President Yoon’s Prison Sentence in Obstruction Case

South Korea's former impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court in Seoul on July 9, 2025. Kim Hong-Ji/AFP…

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Malian Defense Minister Killed Amid Coordinated Attacks by Rebels, Jihadists

Malian Defense Minister Sadio Camara enters a hall for a talk in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 28, 2024. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool…

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Sweden Will Consider Ways to Limit Energy Use If Iran War Continues, Government Says

Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson speaks at a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Dec. 19, 2024.…

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US, Philippines Conduct Large-Scale Drills Amid Increasing Chinese Aggression

(L-R) Philippine exercise director Maj. Gen. Francisco Lorenzo Jr., Philippine military Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner, U.S. Charge d'…

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US Calls on Iraq to Protect American Diplomats in Baghdad

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau attends a working lunch at the Shield of the Americas Summit at Trump…

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US Forces Will Remain in Region Until Iran Complies With Agreement: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Pedro Ugarte…

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Iranian Minister Calls for Human Chains Around Power Plants

People drive their motorbikes past a billboard that shows a graphic depicting Iranian leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in downtown Tehran,…

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Japan Deploys First Long-Range Missiles as Tokyo Boosts Defense Capabilities

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi described it as Japan’s first deployment of domestically-produced ‘stand-off’ missiles.A Type-12 land-to-ship missile launcher is shown…

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North Korean and Belarusian Leaders Sign Friendship and Cooperation Treaty

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) attend an official meeting ceremony in Pyongyang,…

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Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro to Serve Prison Sentence at Home Because of Ill Health

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves DF Star hospital after undergoing minor surgery to remove skin spots, in Brasília, Brazil,…

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Judge Gives Federal Government More Time to Start Refunding $166 Billion From Tariffs

Shipping cranes stand above container ships loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles on…

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Ending Iran War Will Be Mutual Decision With Israel, Trump Says

U.S. President Donald Trump told The Times of Israel that Iran was ‘going to destroy Israel and everything else around…

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