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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Attorney General Alejandro Gertz pledged on Tuesday to conduct a full investigation into a mass grave recently found in western Jalisco state that is believed to be linked to the country’s violent drug gangs. The promise from Mexico’s top prosecutor follows local media reports that a civilian activist group recently …

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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization CONAIE and leftist social organizations said on Wednesday they will not support incumbent Daniel Noboa for president in an April run-off and that they have asked leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez to respond to a list of proposals. The Indigenous vote in the country overall appears divided, …

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By Valerie Volcovici and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday pressed President Donald Trump’s administration for evidence of fraud, waste and abuse in a $20 billion climate funding program that the administration has moved to terminate. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she would order the administration to file a sworn …

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By Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court on Wednesday following his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his “war on drugs” in which thousands of purported dealers and users were killed. The ICC said in …

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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s top army commander said on Wednesday that Kyiv’s troops will keep operating in Russia’s Kursk region as long as needed and that fighting continued in and around the town of Sudzha. “Despite the increased pressure of the Russian and North Korean army, we will hold the defence in Kursk region as long …

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By Parisa Hafezi and Elwely Elwelly DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected holding negotiations with the United States over a nuclear deal, as a letter was delivered from U.S. President Donald Trump calling for such talks. Last week, Trump said he had sent the letter to Khamenei proposing nuclear talks, …

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