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In the news, Tuesday, May 20, 2025


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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a state operating budget on Tuesday that substantially boosts state spending and raises taxes by roughly $9 billion over the next four years.

Israel’s threats to drastically escalate the war in the Gaza Strip and its blockade of humanitarian aid to a Palestinian population at risk of famine have drawn the sharpest condemnation yet from some powerful Western allies since the conflict began 19 months ago.

Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troops deployed during their recent clash to peacetime positions, in a step towards de-escalation following a ceasefire deal.

King Charles III’s upcoming visit to Canada will “reinforce” the country’s sovereignty against threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, the Canadian high commissioner said.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said negotiations with the U.S. over his country’s nuclear program are unlikely to result in a deal and called the Trump administration’s latest demands on Iran “outrageous.”

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