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US cites murder of TikTok influencer in new Mexcian cartel sanctions

18 Jun 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday against five leaders of a Mexican drug cartel including the prime suspect in the murder of Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez, the Treasury Department said. The sanctions target the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), which Treasury said was responsible for a significant share of fentanyl and …

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Cash-strapped Vatican unveils fundraising video centred on Pope Leo

18 Jun 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the Catholic Church. The slick one-minute video was shown on giant screens in St. Peter’s Square to crowds waiting for the pope’s weekly audience, and …

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Dominant Chinese makers of bitcoin mining machines set up US production to beat tariffs

18 Jun 2025

By Samuel Shen and Vidya Ranganathan SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The world’s three best-selling makers of bitcoin mining machines – all of Chinese origin – are setting up manufacturing footholds in the United States as President Donald Trump’s tariff war reshapes the cryptocurrency supply chain. Bitmain, Canaan and MicroBT build over 90% of global mining rigs – …

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Mexico’s Chiapas, EMSC says

18 Jun 2025

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) and located 189 km from the southern city of Tapachula, EMSC said. Mexico’s national civil protection …

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Ice hockey-Canada’s Stanley Cup dry spell stretches to 32 years as Edmonton flops in Finals

18 Jun 2025

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Florida Panthers extended Canada’s agonizing Stanley Cup drought to 32 years with a 5-1 win over Edmonton in Game Six on Tuesday, a second straight Finals defeat for the Oilers which left their fans devastated and players searching for answers. It was the eighth time a Canadian team reached the Finals …

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Iran will respond firmly if US becomes directly involved in Israeli strikes, says UN ambassador

18 Jun 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Iran has conveyed to Washington that it will respond firmly to the United States if it becomes directly involved in Israel’s military campaign, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Wednesday. Ali Bahreini told reporters that he saw the U.S. as “complicit in what Israel …

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Bolsonaro’s son and allies accused in Brazil spy agency case, source says

18 Jun 2025

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former President Jair Bolsonaro’s son and allies have been formally accused by Brazilian federal police after a probe into the alleged surveillance of authorities by spy agency ABIN during Bolsonaro’s time in office, a police source and local media said. A police statement confirmed that the investigation had concluded but did not mention …

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Colombia’s Senate approves labor reform amid tension with Petro

18 Jun 2025

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday approved a modified and much-debated labor reform bill, after President Gustavo Petro decreed a referendum to seek direct approval from voters for the initiative. The bill, which includes measures to enshrine an eight-hour daytime work day, increase weekend and holiday pay and require social security payments from delivery app …

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Ex-lawyer for El Chapo wins judge position in Mexico

18 Jun 2025

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Silvia Delgado, a former lawyer for drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has won a criminal judge position in Mexico’s controversial judicial elections, results showed on Tuesday. Delgado’s candidacy drew scrutiny from opponents to the judicial overhaul, one of the most radical to be enacted by any country in …

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Court says Colombia lower house must re-do vote on pension reform

18 Jun 2025

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s constitutional court said in a ruling on Tuesday that the country’s lower house must re-do a vote on a major pension reform approved last year because of a procedural irregularity, though it did not rule on the law’s constitutionality. The law, approved by the lower house in June 2024 after prior approval …

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