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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A highly contested proposal on judicial reform that critics say will hurt Mexico’s business climate edged closer to approval when senators late on Sunday backed it at the commission stage. Under the planned reform, more than 7,000 judges and magistrates, including from the Supreme Court, would be elected by popular vote, a …

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By Tim Kelly and Yukiko Toyoda TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo should seek stronger assurances from Washington about its commitment to Japan’s nuclear defence, in order to deflect concerns that could fuel domestic calls for an independent nuclear arsenal, Taro Kono, a prime ministerial contender, said. Kono, who oversees Japan’s digital transformation and has been both …

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By Bruno Kelly HUMAITA, Brazil (Reuters) – Water levels in the rivers that run through the vast Amazon rainforest have been falling, after a record drought followed by less rain, presenting unprecedented challenges for the Ribeirinhos people living there. With rivers becoming more difficult to navigate and water too dirty to consume, many of the …

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By Ana Cantero and Vivian Sequera MADRID/CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country amid a political and diplomatic crisis over July’s disputed election. Gonzalez – who has challenged President Nicolas Maduro’s declaration of victory – arrived at the Torrejon …

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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will include questions on sexual orientation and gender in its census for the first time, after more than a week of controversy over the centre-left Labor government’s earlier decision to exclude them. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday the 2026 census would include sexual orientation and gender, although …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council began considering on Friday a draft resolution to extend the mandate for an international security mission helping Haiti fight armed gangs and ask the U.N. to plan for it to become a formal peacekeeping mission. The mandate of the Multinational Security Support (MSS)mission …

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