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Two Native American tribes in South Dakota have barred its governor, Kristi Noem, from their land as she doubles down on derogatory commentary against tribal leaders and reservation life.The latest bans add to existing exclusions from four other reservations this year. Ms Noem is now banned from nearly one-fifth of state territory.It comes after the Republican cut short a disastrous national media book tour.Ms Noem was once a frontrunner to be Donald Trump’s running mate this year.Less than three months ago, she topped a poll of candidates to run as vice-president for the November election. However, a crop of recent…

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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that the US still believed “it would be a mistake to launch a major military operation into the heart of Rafah that would put huge numbers of civilians at risk without a clear strategic gain”. “We are still working with Israel on a better way to ensure the defeat of Hamas everywhere in Gaza, including in Rafah,” he added.Qatar’s prime minister meanwhile warned on Tuesday that the Rafah operation had “sent backward” his country and Egypt’s efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.”Especially…

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Georgia’s parliament has voted through a divisive “foreign agent” law that has sparked weeks of mass street protests.However, the bill now faces a likely veto by Georgia’s president, which parliament can override by holding an additional vote.Critics previously said the bill – which they call the “Russia law” – could be used to threaten civil liberties. Thousands of people were gathered near the parliament to protest the decision.On Monday, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze warned that if authorities backed down at the bill’s third reading, Georgia would lose sovereignty and “easily share the fate of Ukraine”, without detailing what he meant.Thousands…

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The European Union and the UK are among the other places debating moves to curb imports of Chinese-made electric cars, even at the risk of slowing their adoption. “It’s not really a surprise to investors or to Chinese companies, especially in the run-up to an election where both candidates are not really pro-China,” she said. “Given the relatively small volume of imports to the US, it’s maybe more interesting what happens next in Europe.”The US and China have been locked in a trade war since 2018, when Mr Trump imposed tariffs on some two thirds of goods imported from China,…

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