BISHKEK (Reuters) -Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a controversial media law that expands government control over independent outlets, despite criticism from journalists and rights groups. The law requires all media, including online platforms, to register with authorities and limits foreign ownership to 35%. Critics say it could be used to silence dissent and stifle …
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By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may use the National Guard to police the streets of Washington, D.C., and a White House official said federal law enforcement would increase its presence in the city this week. The threat – and the move to follow through on …
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By Daina Beth Solomon and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Copper miner Codelco has asked Chile’s mining regulator for permission to reopen a part of its flagship El Teniente mine after a collapse last week that killed six people, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Codelco suspended mining operations at El Teniente, the world’s …
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By Andrea Shalal and Manoj Kumar WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil in a move that sharply escalated tensions between the two nations after trade talks reached a deadlock. The new import tax, effective 21 days …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he could announce further tariffs on China similar to the 25% duties announced earlier on India over its purchases of Russian oil, depending on what happens. “Could happen,” Trump told reporters, after saying he expected to announce more secondary sanctions aimed at pressuring Russia to end …
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly seeking to pass sensitive information about American battle tanks to the Russian government, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas, is facing two federal charges accusing him of attempting to …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Wednesday brought federal hate crime charges against the suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a museum in Washington in May, alleging he targeted them because they were Israelis, court papers showed. The nine-count indictment returned against Elias Rodriguez, 31, accuses him of carrying …
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By Andrea Shalal, Pete Schroeder and Nupur Anand WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The White House is preparing to act against banks for allegedly dropping customers for political reasons, sources said, after President Donald Trump said he believes banks including JPMorgan and Bank of America had discriminated against him and his supporters. A draft of an executive …
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(Reuters) -A U.S. soldier is suspected of carrying out a shooting at the Fort Stewart base which injured five soldiers, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, was citing initial information and said it could change. A spokesperson at Fort Stewart declined comment. (Reporting …
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By Andrea Shalal and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his special envoy Steve Witkoff had made “great progress” in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Washington continued its preparations to impose secondary sanctions on Friday. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he had briefed some …
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