SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A lawyer for ten Venezuelan men sent by the U.S. government to a prison in El Salvador says the Salvadoran government denied her access to meet with her clients. Kerry Kennedy, a human rights activist who is the daughter of assassinated U.S. politician Robert F. Kennedy and niece of former U.S. …
By Daniel Trotta VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The election eve truck-ramming that killed 11 people and injured dozens more in Vancouver sent waves of grief across Canada’s Filipino community, integral to Canada in part through many members’ roles as caregivers. A man drove through a crowded pedestrian zone during a Filipino cultural festival on Saturday. Officials …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -The USTA and American Tennis Association announced a new initiative to expand diversity in tennis on Monday, with a focus on increasing Black representation in the sport. Tennis has faced criticism for its overwhelmingly white professional ranks, with only two Black men – Arthur Ashe and Yannick Noah – ever hoisting a …
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(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Monday reinstated a temporary ban on mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, allowing workers to keep their jobs for now despite the Trump administration’s plan to shrink the agency’s workforce by 90%. The split decision by the three-judge panel of Washington’s federal appeals court marked a setback …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Negotiations held in Cairo to reach a ceasefire in Gaza were on the verge of a “significant breakthrough,” two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday. There was no immediate comment from Israel and Hamas. Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a brief post on X that an Israeli official denied the reported breakthrough, …
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday that Mexico would increase its water shipments to Texas to help make up a shortfall under a 1944 treaty that outlines water-sharing between the countries. U.S. officials and lawmakers have complained that Mexico’s failure to meet its obligations under the treaty is …
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By P.J. Huffstutter, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek VERSAILLES, Ohio (Reuters) -The United States and Mexico reached an agreement on the handling of a damaging pest called New World screwworm, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Monday, after she threatened to limit cattle imports from south of the border. Screwworm can infest livestock, wildlife …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Education Department alleged on Monday that the University of Pennsylvania’s policy on transgender athletes violated federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in programs that receive federal funding. The Education Department said in a statement it proposed a resolution agreement to the university under which the …
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By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI (Reuters) – The death toll from a major explosion in Iran’s most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 70, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under control 48 hours after the start of …
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By Bart Meijer THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.N. and Palestinian representatives at the International Court of Justice accused Israel of breaking international law by refusing to let aid into Gaza, on the first day of hearings about Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid deliveries. Since March 2, Israel has completely cut off all supplies to the …
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