WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has revoked visas for members of Britain’s Bob Vylan punk-rap duo after they led chants during their set at the Glastonbury music festival in England over the weekend that the State Department and the BBC, who broadcast the event, said were antisemitic. “The @StateDept has revoked the US visas for …
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By Rocky Swift and Vidya Ranganathan TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -As the Trump administration’s “big, beautiful bill” grinds its way through the U.S. Senate, incentives are growing for foreign investors to diversify out of U.S. Treasuries losing sheen from prospects of deficit spending and inflation-boosting tariffs. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending measure will boost …
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By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday appealed a federal judge’s decision to strike down an executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie over its past legal work for Hillary Clinton and others. The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities found 20 bodies in the western state of Sinaloa, many of them inside a van, the state prosecutor’s office told Reuters on Monday, amid rising violence in the area linked to organized crime. The prosecutor’s office said 16 bodies were found inside the van and four others were discovered on …
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BUENAVENTURA, Colombia (Reuters) -Colombia is increasing its troop numbers as part of a renewed offensive against illegal armed groups, the head of the country’s armed forces said, after the end of a series of ceasefires and stalled peace negotiations. Leftist President Gustavo Petro took office in 2022 promising to pursue an …
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a copyright dispute between Cox Communications and a group of music labels following a judicial decision that threw out a $1 billion jury verdict against the internet service provider over alleged piracy of music by Cox customers. The justices took up Cox’s …
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By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China. Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Saturday’s Pride “repulsive and shameful”, accusing the EU of directing opposition politicians to organise the event, which turned into an anti-government protest, local media reported in Sunday. The march in Budapest for LGBTQ+ swelled into one of the largest displays of opposition to Orban in recent years, …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran criticised on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting stance on whether to lift economic sanctions against Tehran as “games” that were not aimed at solving the problems between the two countries. “These [statements by Trump] should be viewed more in the context of psychological and media games than as a serious expression …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -The U.S. ambassador to Turkey said he expects Donald Trump and Tayyip Erdogan to resolve long-standing defence-related sanctions on Turkey by year end, according to an interview with state owned Anadolu Agency. Thomas Barrack, the envoy, said the two presidents could give directions to settle the issue of sanctions, which the U.S. imposed …
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