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New US drone routes over Black Sea 'definitely limit' intelligence gathering, says US official

CNN

www.cnn.com › 2023 › 03 › 28 › politics › us-drone-routes-black-sea-intelligence › index.html

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The US decision to fly its surveillance drones further south over the Black Sea after a Russian jet collided with a US drone earlier this month "definitely limits our ability to gather intelligence" related to the Ukraine war, a senior US military official tells CNN.

US announces it supports creation of special tribunal to prosecute Russia for 'crime of aggression' in Ukraine

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www.cnn.com › 2023 › 03 › 28 › politics › us-support-special-tribunal-crime-of-aggression › index.html

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The United States announced it supports the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression -- a significant development in the push to hold top Kremlin officials accountable for the war in Ukraine.

Gun deaths of children have surged 62% in the US since Sandy Hook

Quartz

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On December 14, 2012, a mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, left 26 people dead. Twenty of them were children. The collective shock and outrage after such an unspeakable massacre was enormous, and the call for gun regulation grew stronger. It seemed the murder of 20 children would…

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Blinken subpoenaed by top Republican investigating Biden administration withdrawal from Afghanistan

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www.cnn.com › 2023 › 03 › 28 › politics › blinken-subpoena-afghanistan-mccaul › index.html

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The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, electronically transmitted a subpoena to the State Department on Tuesday morning for a dissent cable written by US diplomats serving in Afghanistan before the US withdrawal from the country, according to a committee aide.

The US is on a charm offensive in Africa to counter Russia and China

Quartz

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On March 26, US vice-president Kamala Harris landed in Accra, Ghana, kicking off a week-long trip to three African countries, including Tanzania and Zambia. The visit, she said, cements a “very important relationship” and aims to deepen ties.

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