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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hebron Family Disowns Relative Over Israel Ties - Palestine

Men gather to sign a statement rejecting the actions of Wadih Al-Jabari in Hebron, West Bank on July 7, 2025. The Al-Jabari family in Hebron convened to publicly denounce and disown Wadih Al-Jabari after his statements to the Wall Street Journal supporting the establishment of a so-called Emirate of Hebron. In the interview, Wadih Al-Jabari and four others from Hebron expressed positions including recognizing Israel as a state, separating from the Palestinian Authority, and joining the Abraham Accords, which Palestinians widely consider a form of normalization with the occupation. The family’s statement, signed by community leaders and elders, emphasized that these views do not represent them or the broader Al-Jabari clan, reaffirming their commitment to Palestinian national rights and rejecting any plans to legitimize Israeli control over Palestinian land. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ashura Procession - Beirut

Pictures of Hezbollah’s slain leaders and fighters hang above a crowd of worshipers in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon on July 6, 2025. The gathering takes place during Ashura, when shia muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and honor the memory of their own movement’s dead. Photo by Nael Chahine/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, also Brazilian minister of development, industry, commerce and services, speaks during the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- This photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. Photo by Yao Dawei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Leaders attending the plenary session of "Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance" of the 17th BRICS Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a speech during the session on Sunday. Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. Photo by Yao Dawei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the plenary session of "Peace and Security and Reform of Global Governance" of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 6, 2025. Photo by Liu Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS Leaders Gather for Peace and Security Plenary in Rio - Brazil

-- Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank (NDB) and former Brazilian president, attends a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. Noting that the bank's mission is to serve the Global South, Rousseff said the NDB aims to finance innovation, science and technology to help BRICS countries meet the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Photo by Claudia Martini/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BRICS summit in Brazil

Leaders take part in a photo session for the annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro on July 6, 2025.

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leaders celebrate after the vote the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leaders celebrate after the vote the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leaders celebrate after the vote the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leaders celebrate after the vote the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House voted for One, Big, Beautiful Bill - Washington

House Speaker Mike Johnson with Republican leaders signs the Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 3, 2025. he House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan upper house election debate

Leaders of eight Japanese political parties take part in a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Leaders of eight Japanese political parties -- (from L) Sohei Kamiya of the Sanseito party, Tomoko Tamura of the Japanese Communist Party, Tetsuo Saito of the Komeito party, Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, Hirofumi Yoshimura of the Japan Innovation Party, Yuichiro Tamaki of the Democratic Party for the People and Taro Yamamoto of the Reiwa Shinsengumi party -- pose for a photo at a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Leaders of eight Japanese political parties take part in a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Leaders of eight Japanese political parties take part in a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Taro Yamammoto, head of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Japanese Communist Party Chair Tomoko Tamura speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small opposition Democratic Party for the People, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Sohei Kamiya, head of the conservative populist Sanseito party, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Tetsuo Saito, head of the Komeito party, the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition, speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

Combined photo shows leaders of eight Japanese political parties -- (from L) Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Tetsuo Saito of the Komeito party, Hirofumi Yoshimura of the Japan Innovation Party, Tomoko Tamura of the Japanese Communist Party, Yuichiro Tamaki of the Democratic Party for the People, Taro Yamamoto of the Reiwa Shinsengumi party and Sohei Kamiya of the Sanseito party -- speaking during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.

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Japan upper house election debate

(from L) Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Hirofumi Yoshimura of the Japan Innovation Party are pictured during a debate of eight political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 2, 2025, a day before official campaigning begins for the July 20 House of Councillors election.