CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela pledged on Sunday to sharply boost troops in coastal states to tackle drug trafficking – a move that comes after the U.S. ordered the deployment of an additional 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to carry out operations against drug cartels. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered more troops in the Guajira …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are investigating a bogus email purportedly from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving China insights into the Trump administration’s trade talks with Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The malware in the email that appeared to be sent by Representative John Moolenaar in July …
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By Jeff Mason and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested a Gaza deal could come soon to secure the release of all the hostages held by Hamas, after earlier issuing what he called his “last warning” to the Palestinian militant group. Trump, speaking to reporters after landing in the …
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By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s opposition Peronist party triumphed on Sunday in legislative elections in the key province of Buenos Aires, leaving President Javier Milei’s ruling party in a distant second place, the provisional official tally showed. Center-left candidate Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires Province and a member of the Justicialist …
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By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – A brilliant Carlos Alcaraz ended the reign of Jannik Sinner on Sunday to capture the U.S. Open title again and tighten his grip on the era-defining rivalry between the torch-bearers of the men’s game. In a perfect echo of the triumph that first propelled him to world number …
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By Amy Tennery, Maria Tsvetkova and Jeff Mason NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Open men’s championship match was delayed on Sunday and thousands of seats remained empty when it finally got underway, as security checks related to President Donald Trump’s attendance caused confusion and slowed entry to the iconic New York City event. Fans …
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By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s top prosecutor said on Sunday that authorities have so far detained 14 people suspected to be involved in the illicit trade of fuels, reiterating that more actions would follow as new information comes to light. On March 19, authorities seized a petroleum tanker in the Port of Tampico, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had a great conversation with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan. Trump made the comment to reporters as he left the White House to attend the men’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, but did not elaborate on the substance of his talk …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said on Sunday they had arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration the previous day in support of Palestine Action, and the government appealed for people to stop demonstrating in support of the banned campaign group. Britain proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July after some of its members broke …
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(Reuters) -South Sudan on Saturday repatriated a Mexican national who had been deported to Juba by the United States in July, the foreign ministry said. South Sudan said Mexico had provided assurances the national would not face torture, inhumane treatment or unfair prosecution upon arrival. Jesus Munõz Gutierrez was handed over to Mexico’s designated ambassador, …
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