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US Allows Dark-Fleet Tankers to Shed Sanctions, Wright Says

The Trump administration is authorizing the sale of sanctioned oil tankers in an effort to allow the vessels to start legitimately shipping crude, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

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Mahmoud Khalil takes legal fight to Supreme CourtMahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator who became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian foreign college students, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to take up his case, his lawyers said. Khalil was jailed for months last year, and he has long asserted his detention was retaliation for his protected speech.…

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Mitt Romney issues rare statement as Republicans challenge Trump’s Russia deal

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Trump Admin Unclear on Ukraine, Sudan Immigrant Protections Before MidtermsDHS said decisions on Ukraine and Sudan's TPS would be made at an appropriate time, an answer criticized by advocates Monday.

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Fire at Starlink Center in Lithuania Was Sabotage, Officials SayThe fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.

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Ukraine Suspects US Blocking Intelligence on Russian AttacksUkrainian officials say they suspect the US is intermittently restricting intelligence sharing despite Trump administration denials, allowing Russian projectiles to strike Ukraine without warning — including in a ballistic missile attack on Sunday.

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Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctionsPresident Trump is defending his decision to waive sanctions, which will refill Russia's pocketbooks as it attacks Ukraine.

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Trump says he'd meet with Putin and Xi, criticizes ZelenskyyTensions between Trump and Zelenskyy have steadily risen in recent weeks, while Russia, which invaded Ukraine, has received multiple breaks from the U.S.

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Scrambling Trump blasts Zelensky after waiving Russia sanctions: ‘How does that help?’President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of not wanting the Russian invasion of his own country to end. This came after he was confronted about easing Russian sanctions, part of his effort to import diesel into the country to avert a rapidly escalating fuel crisis ahead of the midterm elections next month.…

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How the Iran war is ruining Saudi Arabia’s plansAs the US-Iran war drags on, the damage is being felt regionally: Saudi Arabia experienced the worst attack in over a decade earlier this month, when Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia struck an airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The strike killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300 others. Saudi Arabia responded with […]

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Mahmoud Khalil Asks Supreme Court to Weigh In On Fights Against 'Unlawful Attempts to Detain and Deport People'Attorneys representing former Columbia University student organizer Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to hear a challenge to an appellate ruling that overturned a judge's determination that his 2025 detention by federal immigration officials was unconstitutional. Khalil, a legal US permanent resident who was born in a Palestinian…

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