By Daniel Trotta and Jose del Pino (Reuters) -The United States deported hundreds of men over the weekend alleged to be members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with prison origins that has become a key reference in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The move, done under a 1798 wartime law and in defiance …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump must stop making “disrespectful” comments about Canada before the two countries can start serious talks about future ties, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Trump, who is promising potentially crippling tariffs against imports from Canada, frequently muses about making the country the 51st U.S. state. “We’ve called …
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By Gram Slattery, Nathan Layne and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning about ending the Ukraine war, with territorial concessions by Kyiv and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant likely to feature prominently in the talks. “What’s happening in Ukraine …
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CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans deported over the weekend to El Salvador by the United States have been denied due process, the president of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Rodriguez said the people deported were not known to have committed any crimes in the United States or El …
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By Michel Rose PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was important to strengthen ties with “reliable allies” in Europe, as he met British and French leaders on his first overseas visit amid tensions with the United States. Carney’s decision to visit Paris and London instead of Washington, as is usual for …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s decision to deport Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador despite a judge’s explicit order that the planes carrying them be turned around represents an extraordinary escalation in the president’s challenge to the U.S. Constitution’s system of checks and balances. What follows is a timeline – mainly drawn from court filings …
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By Gram Slattery and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit the United States “in the not-too-distant future” for talks as economic tensions escalate between the powers. Trump has slapped 20% levies on all imports from China since taking office in January, faulting Beijing …
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(Reuters) – Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials had made “reckless and provocative statements” that leveled “baseless accusations” and threatened the use of force against Tehran. “Iran strongly and categorically rejects any accusation on the violation of relevant Security Council resolutions on arms …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has sought the removal of a judge president over the case on President Donald Trump’s deportation of Venezuelans, a court filing showed on Monday. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil)
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Remarks by South Africa’s ambassador to the United States about President Donald Trump were “unacceptable,” a State Department spokesperson told reporters on Monday after Washington last week made the decision to expel the envoy. Ties between the two countries have slumped since Trump cut U.S. financial aid to South Africa, …
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