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News Speaker calls on Trump to consult Congress following Syria air strikes
Speaker calls on Trump to consult Congress following Syria air strikes
Clarissa Sarmiento
April 7, 2017 02:29:26 pm

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Friday called for President Donald Trump to consult Congress on potential further action following a military strike on Syria. While Ryan says that it...

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Osaka first city in Japan to recognize same-sex couple foster parents
Clarissa Sarmiento
April 7, 2017 07:00:59 am

The City of Osaka, Japan on Wednesday became the first city in the country to recognize same-sex couples as foster parents. The city government officially certified two men as foster parents of a teenage boy who has been...

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Journalists allegedly targeted for drone strikes sue US government
Clarissa Sarmiento
March 31, 2017 03:30:54 pm

Human rights group Reprieve has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for District of Columbia against the US government for allegedly placing them on a "kill list" to be targeted for...

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Venezuela top court dissolves legislature
Clarissa Sarmiento
March 30, 2017 03:54:51 pm

The Supreme Court of Venezuela on Wednesday essentially dissolved the opposition-controlled National Assembly, assuming all legislative powers. The court ruled that because the legislature had defied previous court rulings, all of its decisions...

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ICC awards reparations to victims of 2003 Congo attack
Clarissa Sarmiento
March 24, 2017 03:19:44 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday awarded symbolic reparations for the victims of a deadly 2003 attack by forces under the control of Germain Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ICC Trial...

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DOJ report: federal law enforcement resources concentrated on immigration arrests
Clarissa Sarmiento
March 23, 2017 03:53:32 pm

The US Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on Thursday released a report finding that a significant portion of federal law enforcement resources were directed to immigration-related offenses. The analysis showed that half of all federal...

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    On December 13, 1920, the League of Nations Assembly, sitting in Geneva, approved the statute setting up the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague. Learn more about the Permanent Court of International Justice. Visit the website of the Permanent Court's successor body, the International Court of Justice.

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    On December 13, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France to negotiate a treaty to conclude World War I. Wilson was the first US President to visit Europe while in office. His meeting with the other Allied leaders would result in the Treaty of Versailles, which created the League of Nations and redrew borders across Europe. The treaty, however, was rejected by the US Senate, thus preventing the U.S. from joining the League with the other major powers.

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