By Matt Spetalnick and Ismail Shakil (Reuters) -The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Brazilian Supreme Court justice overseeing the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, accusing the judge of authorizing arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppressing freedom of expression. Justice Alexandre de Moraes has presided over the criminal case against Bolsonaro, who has been …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Momentum seems to be building for more countries to recognize a Palestinian state in Israeli-occupied territory after France said last week it would do so in September. Britain said Tuesday it would follow suit at the U.N. General Assembly unless Israel had taken steps to ease the Gaza crisis …
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By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) -India launched on Wednesday a $1.5 billion, first-of-its-kind radar imaging satellite built in collaboration with NASA, deploying it to help enhance global monitoring of climate change and natural disasters. The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR satellite, is the first such collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation and U.S. …
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By Jody Godoy and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) -Two officials at the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division have been fired for insubordination, a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday, as controversy builds over how the DOJ reached a recent settlement greenlighting Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. The source …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has said it will formally recognise a Palestinian state in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end suffering in Gaza and meets other conditions. WHAT DID PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER SAY? He said Britain would make the move at the United Nations General Assembly unless Israel agreed to certain …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his reciprocal tariff deadline for remaining trade partners will not be extended this Friday. “The August first deadline is the August first deadline – it stands strong, and will not be extended. A big day for America!!!” Trump wrote on his social media platform in all …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -A fragile truce between Cambodia and Thailand held for a second day on Wednesday, despite mutual accusations of violations, and Cambodia took military attaches and diplomats to a border checkpoint destroyed by fighting to verify the ceasefire. The visit took place hours after Thailand’s military accused Cambodian forces of breaching the truce at …
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By William James and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain rejected Israeli criticism on Wednesday that it was rewarding militant group Hamas by setting out plans to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel took steps to improve the situation in Gaza and bring about peace. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ultimatum, setting a September deadline, prompted an …
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United Nations is preparing to send a convoy of humanitarian aid to Syria’s southern province of Sweida, three aid officials told Reuters, after days of bloodshed left hundreds dead and displaced an estimated 175,000 people. The preparations began after Syria’s foreign ministry granted U.N. aid agencies a green light to access Sweida …
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(Reuters) -South Sudan has told the administration of President Donald Trump it is willing to consider accepting more migrants deported from the United States, Politico reported on Wednesday. The African country has also urged Washington to lift sanctions imposed on one of its top officials, the report added, citing people familiar with the matter and …
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