WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on a Myanmar militia group for supporting a cyber scam operation that targeted Americans from territory it controls. Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs across Southeast Asia in recent years and forced to work in scam centers, many of them …
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(Reuters) -The U.S. on Wednesday sanctioned individuals and entities in several countries related to their support of Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production, in the latest attempt to pressure Tehran. A total of 32 individuals and entities based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, China, Hong Kong, India, Germany and Ukraine that operate multiple …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran still has not let inspectors into the nuclear sites Israel and the United States bombed in June, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in a confidential report on Wednesday, adding that accounting for Iran’s enriched uranium stock is “long overdue”. The IAEA’s own guidelines say it should verify a country’s …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia is conducting further tests on footwear products returned from the United States following claims they had been contaminated with radioactive Caesium-137, a special government task force responsible for handling the issue said on Wednesday. “We received information that contamination was found in footwear products exported to the United States,” said Bara Hasibuan, …
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By Leonardo Benassatto and Lisandra Paraguassu BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the U.N. compound where thousands of delegates from countries around …
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By Valerie Volcovici BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom assured an audience at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil that his state would continue to prioritize green technology, while blasting U.S. President Donald Trump’s “dumb” decision to reverse the federal government’s course on climate action. Newsom, widely considered a leading candidate for the Democratic …
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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will co-sponsor an annual U.N. resolution that raises concerns over North Korea’s human rights situation, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, defying some expectations that Seoul might withhold support to avoid irking Pyongyang. North Korea has in the past denounced the resolution, and under a previous liberal administration, …
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By Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Three original paintings by iconic television artist Bob Ross will be auctioned by Bonhams in Los Angeles on Tuesday in a sale aimed at supporting public television stations across the United States. The sale, organized by American Public Television (APT), is part of the largest release of Ross originals …
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(Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered Colombian public security forces to suspend intelligence sharing with U.S. intelligence agencies until Washington stops attacking boats in the Caribbean. “The fight against drugs must be subordinated to the human rights of the Caribbean people,” Petro said in a post on X, referencing the two countries’ history of collaboration …
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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Detainees at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp endure foul-tasting drinking water, rotten food and inadequate healthcare, according to a U.S. congresswoman who called the tent facility in El Paso, Texas, “inhumane.” U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, a Texas Democrat, made the allegations in a letter last week to Department of Homeland …
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