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80 Nations at UN Demand Strait of Hormuz Reopen, Condemn Houthi Attacks
UNITED NATIONS, September 24 — Eighty countries demanded the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in a…
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Small Home Projects Take Priority as Renovation Costs Stay High
SEATTLE, September 24 — Homeowners across the Seattle area are putting off the big stuff. According to reporting…
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Wall Street week ahead: housing market, unemployment updates
NEW YORK, September 24 — Wall Street gets a paired read on the U.S. economy this week, with…
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UN General Assembly at 80: Richard Gowan on Why It Still Matters
UNITED NATIONS, September 24 — The United Nations General Assembly, the body that opened its first session at…
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Fifty-One UN States Urge Russia to Match Ukraine’s Ceasefire Commitment Amid Divisions
UNITED NATIONS, September 24 — Fifty-one United Nations member states, joined by the European Union, issued a joint…
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UN Security Council Debates Ukraine War as Civilian Deaths Top 2025
UNITED NATIONS, September 23 — The United Nations Security Council convened a high-level debate on the war in…
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Dozens of Nations at UN Demand Russia Accept Ukraine Ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS, September 24 — Against the backdrop of a General Assembly hall filled with heads of state…
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US home buyers face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%
WASHINGTON, September 24 — The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been climbing for…
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France 2035 Security Plan Warns of Seabed, Space Conflict
PARIS, September 23 — Days before French voters go to the polls, President Emmanuel Macron has told reporters…
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Mercury Insurance Urges Homeowners to Add Insurance to Renovation Checklist
LOS ANGELES, September 22 — Mercury Insurance has a message for homeowners staring down a major remodel: talk…
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UNGA: The Diplomatic Stage Where Adversaries Meet
UNITED NATIONS, September 23 — The United Nations General Assembly’s high-level session is under way in New York,…
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Guterres Warns Cracks Became Canyons as Humanity Faces Four Tests
UNITED NATIONS, September 23 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres used the opening of the General Debate of the…
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Ukraine’s Long-Range Drones Strike Russian Refineries
MOSCOW, September 22 — Ukraine has destroyed more than 45% of Russia’s projected refining capacity in a sustained…
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Trump Claims Direct Iran Talks; Tehran Denies Negotiations Without 2026 Deal Terms
WASHINGTON, September 22 — President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday, September 16, that the United States is…
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Ukraine Claims Strikes Destroyed 45% of Russia Oil Refining
KYIV, September 22 — Ukraine’s General Staff says its long-range strikes have knocked out more than 45% of…
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Russia and Ukraine Trade Energy Infrastructure Strikes as War Grinds On
KYIV, September 22 — Russia and Ukraine traded strikes on energy infrastructure on Tuesday, as U.S.-mediated talks between…
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UNICEF Seeks $97.5 Million to Shield Gaza Children From Winter
UNITED NATIONS, September 22 — The UN Children’s Fund is asking donors for $97.5 million to shield 540,000…
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DIY Share of Home Improvement Spending Falls to Record Low
CAMBRIDGE, September 22 — The story of the American homeowner’s relationship with the toolbox begins with a number…
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Guterres Warns of Deep Uncertainty Era, Citing AI, Climate, Inequality
UNITED NATIONS, September 16 — António Guterres walked into the briefing room at UN Headquarters in New York…
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UNGA High-Level Week Opens in New York Amid Conflicts and Climate
UNITED NATIONS, September 21 — The green marble podium sits ready. Inside the Secretariat building on Manhattan’s East…
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U.S. Warns Against Middle East Travel as Embassies Issue Alerts
WASHINGTON, September 21 — The U.S. State Department warned Americans against traveling to the Middle East as hostilities…
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UN Maritime Chief Warns Attacks on Shipping Threaten Innocent Seafarers
LONDON, September 20 — The head of the United Nations maritime agency has pushed back against the idea…
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UN Probe: US May Have Committed War Crimes in Iran Strikes
GENEVA, September 20 — A United Nations-mandated fact-finding mission has concluded that the United States may have committed…
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UN Iran Probe Finds Possible War Crimes by Iran and US
GENEVA, September 20 — A United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded that civilians in Iran suffered serious human…
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