(This Sept 17 story has been corrected to delete the reference to Carnegie Foundation as a signatory in paragraph 10) By James Oliphant and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday, as scores of left-leaning non-profits …
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) – A special Colombian court created under a 2016 peace deal on Thursday sentenced 12 former soldiers to eight years of reparations work for their role in the extrajudicial executions of 135 people. The sentences were the first given to former members of the military by the Special Jurisdiction …
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By Michelle Nichols and Maya Gebeily UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen announced on Thursday that he would step down “in the near future” after more than six years in the role and as Syria undergoes a historic transition following the ouster of former leader Bashar al-Assad last year. …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s lower house of Congress has voted to fast-track an amnesty bill backed by the right-wing opposition that could include relief for former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters sentenced to prison for their roles in 2023 riots after his electoral defeat. Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, was sentenced last week by …
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By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO(Reuters) -Canada’s government is sending more asylum-seekers hoping to file claims in Canada back to the U.S. under a bilateral pact, even as the U.S. says it may deport them to third countries. Some of the people Canada is turning back should be eligible to file refugee claims in Canada, lawyers …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a Yale’s School of Public Health report about the forced re-education of deported Ukrainian children as anti-scientific propaganda that was full of fabrications and based on questionable data. Yale’s School of Public Health said in report it had identified more than 210 sites where Ukrainian children …
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WINDSOR, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Queen Camilla and Princess Kate entertained U.S. first lady Melania Trump in Windsor with a library tour, miniature books, leaf printing and bug hotels on the second day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit. While the President headed to meet the Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss global affairs, Melania …
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later this year, Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Developed by Rafael Advance Defense Systems, “Iron Beam” will complement Israel’s Iron Dome, David’s Sling and …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that a newly announced Japan’s sanctions against Russia are “unfriendly” and warned that they “will not go unanswered.” Last week Japan expanded its sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, targeting additional individuals and entities and lowering the price cap on Russian oil. …
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MUMBAI (Reuters) – The U.S. may soon scrap the penal import tariff on Indian goods and also cut reciprocal tariff to 10-15% from the existing 25%, India’s Chief Economist Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday. “My personal confidence is that in the next couple of months, if not earlier, we will see a resolution …
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