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Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving US sentence after drug trafficking conviction

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said he will grant a pardon to former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the U.S. after his conviction on drug trafficking and firearms charges, even as the Republican leader casts himself as being tough on combating drug problems. In …

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Peru’s president to declare border state of emergency to prevent entry of undocumented migrants

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peru will declare a state of emergency along its border with Chile, President José Jerí said on Friday, as migrants seek to cross into the country following a Chilean presidential frontrunner’s vow to expel undocumented migrants. The state of emergency “will generate tranquility before the risk of migrants entering without …

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Brazil arrests 5 police officers accused of trying to resell rifle from deadly raid

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian authorities arrested five police officers accused of trying to resell a rifle seized during a raid that left 122 dead last month in Rio de Janeiro, the state’s military police said on Friday. The October 28 operation, Brazil’s deadliest ever, has left 117 alleged gang members and five police officers …

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DHS points to US travel ban list when asked about ‘Third World’ countries

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday referred Reuters to the 19 countries listed in a travel ban when asked about the “Third World” countries. Trump late on Thursday announced that his administration would “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries”, after an Afghan man shot and killed a National Guard …

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In remote Venezuelan state, more surveillance follows US boat strikes

(Reuters) -U.S. bombings of alleged drug boats have led to stepped-up surveillance by authorities in Venezuela’s remote northeastern state of Sucre, with increased patrols by security agencies and ruling-party supporters stoking fear among locals, four residents and one recent visitor said. Sucre, whose narrow eastern isthmus extends into the Caribbean to within about 7 miles …

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Epstein accuser Giuffre’s ex-husband may join Australian estate battle

By Helen Clark PERTH (Reuters) -The ex-husband of Virginia Giuffre, who was one of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers and took her own life in April, may add his name to the list of those fighting over her estate, lawyers in an Australian court said on Friday. Robert Giuffre, an Australian martial arts …

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