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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States told the United Nations Security Council on Friday it would “defend every inch of NATO territory” after a suspected Russian drone incursion into Poland.  “The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations,” acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea …

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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Rock legend Neil Young and his latest band the Chrome Hearts have been sued for trademark infringement by Los Angeles luxury fashion brand Chrome Hearts. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles, said the band’s name and merchandise will confuse consumers into believing they are connected with …

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By Gopal Sharma and Aftab Ahmed KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as Nepal’s interim prime minister on Friday, becoming the first woman to lead the country after deadly anti-graft protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of office to Karki at …

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(This story has been corrected to remove a reference that the alleged hitman was among those arrested in paragraph 3) SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rican police arrested four people suspected of involvement in the June killing of a Nicaraguan ex-military officer living in exile, authorities said on Friday. Roberto Samcam, a retired Sandinista major, …

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(Refiles to remove extraneous words from paragraphs 13 and 32) By Feras Dalatey AL-SOMARIA, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district’s homes spray-painted with big black “X”s and “O”s: marking who could stay and who …

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By Manuela Andreoni, Luciana Magalhaes and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after he lost the 2022 elections, a conviction carrying a sentence of 27 years and three months. Bolsonaro, a 70-year-old former army captain, has very …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has ramped up calls for changes to the U.S. visa system so that its workers can visit for longer periods after an immigration raid at a battery plant in Georgia led to the detainment of hundreds of its citizens. The two countries are looking at establishing a working group to consider …

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