Are California voters about to impose world's first 'tax on billionaires'?

Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.

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Oil spill washes up on UAE beaches after tanker strike

Satellite images show oil spreading for miles along the coastline, threatening local marine wildlife

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Surveillance and 'constant paranoia': Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow

Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

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Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology

Brian Stack was crossing a street in Dublin in 1983 when he was shot in the back of the neck and died 18 months later.

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Vance tells Republicans to 'stop whining' about controversial Ohio attack ad

The ad by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy features his Democratic rival's estranged mother, who she has not seen since her stepfather was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.

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Trump's green card curbs test Indian tech workers' American dream

With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

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Is Donald Trump ready to do business with Myanmar?

There are signs the United States is shifting its policy towards Myanmar, formerly a global pariah.

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