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Mexico’s Sheinbaum aims for US water deal amid Trump tariff warning

By Cassandra Garrison and Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Mexican officials are meeting with their U.S. counterparts on Tuesday to negotiate deliveries under a water treaty that has again heightened diplomatic tensions between the two trading partners with tariff threats if the Latin American country does not comply.  U.S. President Donald Trump …

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Honduran president to denounce ‘electoral coup’ to United Nations

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Honduran President Xiomara Castro said on Tuesday she will denounce an “electoral coup” in the country’s presidential vote to international organizations including the United Nations, European Union and Organization of American States. The Central American nation’s November 30 vote was peaceful, but the processing of its results has been marred by technical failures, …

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US military developing small refineries for critical minerals

Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it plans to develop a fleet of small-scale refineries to produce critical minerals used to make bullets, armor and other types of weaponry, a move aimed at developing domestic sources for niche materials that Chinese miners have long controlled. The plans, which have not been previously reported, …

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Flavio Bolsonaro confirms Brazil presidential run, says the decision ‘irreversible’

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his decision to run for president in 2026 is “irreversible,” reaffirming he would challenge President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after suggesting over the weekend he might step aside. The lawmaker spoke to reporters after visiting his father, former right-wing President Jair …

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ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years

By Stephanie van den Berg The Hague, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, including beating detainees to death with an axe. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted …

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China says it conducted air patrol with Russia in East China Sea, western Pacific

BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) – China and Russia carried out their 10th joint strategic air patrol over the East China Sea and western Pacific on Tuesday, China’s defence ministry said in a statement. The ministry said the patrol was under an annual cooperation plan between the two militaries. The announcement came after South Korea said …

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Explainer-Did the US military commit a war crime in boat attack off Venezuela?

By Tom Hals Dec 4 (Reuters) – Members of Congress have said they will investigate whether the U.S. military broke the law by allegedly killing two survivors of a strike on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean. The White House has defended the strike as lawful. Below is a look at the potential …

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Honduras AG issues international arrest warrant for pardoned ex-president Hernandez

MEXICO CITY, Dec 8 – Honduras Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya on Monday issued an international arrest warrant for former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, he said in a post on X. Hernandez was recently pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump and released from prison where he was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking charges. …

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Australia orders operational Ghost Bat drone for military after weapons test

SYDNEY, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the Australian Defence Force, after conducting the first live weapon test on an aerial target. The announcement coincided with talks between Australian and U.S. defence and …

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New Zealand navy encountered Taiwan warship during strait transit last month

By Lucy Craymer, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee WELLINGTON/TAIPEI, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The New Zealand navy’s largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait last month, the country’s armed forces said on Tuesday, as they published a rare picture of what happened. The oiler the HMNZS Aotearoa sailed …

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