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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after the Senate Republican lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021

14:52 GMT 12 April 2021 / updated: 14:52 GMT US

WH Set to Target McConnell, McCarthy Amid Push to Sell Biden’s Infrastructure Plan, Report Says

French police cordon off the area near the Henry Dunant private hospital where one person was shot dead and one injured in a shooting outside the institution owned by the Red Cross in Paris' upmarket 16th district on April 12, 2021.

Live Updates: Gunman Who Shot Dead One Near Paris Hospital Was Likely 'Settling Scores'

A Chinese yuan sign is seen at a currency exchange shop in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. China devalued its tightly controlled currency Tuesday following a slump in trade, allowing the yuan's biggest one-day decline in a decade. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Digital Yuan's Potential to Shake Dollar’s Reserve Currency Status Causes Concerns in US, Media Says

A handout satellite image shows a general view of the Natanz nuclear facility after a fire, in Natanz, Iran July 8, 2020

Natanz Attack Reportedly Planned ‘Long Before’ Vienna Talks on Iran’s Nuclear Programme

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Harry, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge and his wife, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge share a light moment as they stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in the annual Trooping of the Colour ceremony to celebrate the Queen's official birthday in central London, June 14, 2014

Prince Harry Pays Tribute to Prince Philip: 'My Grandpa, Master of The Barbecue, Legend of Banter'

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Asia & Pacific
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