By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and near convoys run by other relief groups. The GHF uses private U.S. security and logistics …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights said on Friday that the U.S. decision to place her under sanctions could have a “chilling effect” on people who engage with her and restrict her movements, but that she planned to continue her work. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco …
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By Renee Hickman and Jack Queen (Reuters) -A son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty on Friday to four criminal counts in two related drug trafficking cases targeting the notorious Sinaloa Cartel. Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of drug distribution and two counts of participation in …
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By Helen Reid and Siddharth Cavale LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Suppliers to Walmart have delayed or put on hold some orders from garment manufacturers in Bangladesh, according to three factory owners and correspondence from a supplier seen by Reuters, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of a 35% tariff on the textile hub disrupts business. Bangladesh …
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has escalated particularly around the capital Port-au-Prince, according to a U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report published on Friday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The surge in violence is deepening Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, destabilizing the …
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By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen’s Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. The Red Sea is a critical waterway for oil and commodities but traffic …
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By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria’s foreign minister said the United States was pressuring African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, some straight out of prison, but Africa’s most populous country could not accommodate them due to its own problems. President Donald Trump’s administration this week asked five African presidents visiting the White House to take …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves for Shanghai on Saturday on an official visit to China where regional security tensions and efforts to grow economic ties are likely to dominate talks. Australia’s exports to China, its largest trading partner, span agriculture and energy but are dominated by iron ore, and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China’s growth in shipbuilding via potential cooperation in the sector, a senior official from Seoul’s trade ministry said on Friday. “The United States feels a sense of crisis that China’s market share in the shipbuilding sector is growing and is tapping Korea as …
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(Refiles July 10 story to fix spelling of declaration title in paragraph 3) By Elizabeth Pineau NORTHWOOD (Reuters) -France and Britain on Thursday agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as the two European powerhouses seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncertainty over their U.S. ally. The announcement came …
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