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Nato will not end its open door policy to potential new members despite Kremlin threats to take military action, the United States told Russia Russian and American diplomats met for more than seven hours of talks in Switzerland on Monday but failed to make visible progress on a compromise to…

The spigot has opened on getting President Joe Biden’s diplomatic nominees confirmed — but it took some doing by senators. The confirmation in recent days and weeks of dozens of State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development nominees is the result of Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s increasing…

The Carolina Panthers are expected to target former NFL head coaches Jay Gruden and Bill O'Brien in their search for a new offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Panthers also are expected to be interested in talking with Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell about the vacancy, sources…

THE campaign headquarters of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in Mandaluyong City will be closed for another week after 30 of its staff tested positive for Covid-19. A big number of Marcos' staff and UniTeam volunteers tested positive for Covid-19 during a facility-wide reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)…

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he had ordered the police and army to shoot without warning and signaled a broader crackdown against opponents as his security forces, backed by Russian troops, moved to restore control after days of unrest triggered by a fuel-price increase. He said his government had largely…

Faced with mounting unrest, Kazahkstan's government appealed overnight to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) for military aid against what it called "terrorist groups". Here is what you need to know about the Russia-led alliance of six ex-Soviet states: Post-Soviet structureThe CSTO was formed in 2002, months after a US-led coalition…

North Dakota state Sen. Erin Oban said that the "rhetoric" after the Capitol riot is part of the reason she's decided to not run for reelection next year. "It wasn't the insurrectionists storming the U.S. Capitol — it's watching so many elected officials downplay and downright lie about what happened.…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said he plans to interview with the Jacksonville Jaguars about their head coaching vacancy next week. The Packers (13-3) have clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed and lone first-round playoff bye, so they won’t be playing when the…

A "heartbeat bill" and looser gun restrictions are among the items on Nebraska lawmakers' agenda at a new short session that started Wednesday. The 60-day session will look at a measure that would permit residents to carry a concealed handgun without needing to meet the current requirements of a background…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As Democrats struggle to revive talks over the stalled Build Back Better bill, Sen. Joe Manchin is facing pushback from a spectrum of religious groups frustrated by his position on the child tax credit — including conservative-leaning faith organizations whose concerns he has championed in the past.…