US Plans Major Cut to Fighter Jets, Warships for NATO Operations in Europe, NYT Reports

June 12 (Reuters) – The United States plans ⁠to ⁠significantly reduce the aircraft ⁠and warships that it makes available for NATO ​operations in Europe, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing two ‌senior European officials. The decision ‌would limit NATO’s ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct ⁠surveillance, ⁠the report said. The U.S. plan …

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3 Red Cards Mar Opening World Cup Match Between Mexico and South Africa

The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards. No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a 2006 game between Portugal and the Netherlands, when four players received red cards — a World Cup record. The last World Cup in …

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US Catholic Bishops Consecrated Nation to the Sacred Heart at Gathering in Orlando

ORLANDO (AP) — The nation’s Catholic bishops gathered Thursday afternoon in Orlando for a liturgy consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, drawing on a centuries-old devotion to mark the country’s 250th anniversary. Organ, brass and choral singing thundered inside a modern Orlando shrine during the service, a centerpiece of the spring …

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Trump, Allies Working on Plan to Void His Impeachments, WSJ Reports

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump ⁠and his allies ⁠are pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed ​at voiding his first-term impeachments, a White House official said ‌on Thursday, confirming a report ‌in the Wall Street Journal. Trump was impeached twice ⁠by the ⁠U.S. House of Representatives during his first four years …

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