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US Mideast envoy says Trump’s Gaza plan is about better prospects, not eviction

20 Feb 2025

By David French MIAMI (Reuters) -The United States’ envoy to the Middle East said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza was not about evicting Palestinians, and the conversation about Gaza’s future was being shifted towards how to create a better future for Palestinians. Trump proposed on February 4 the U.S. should take …

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US oil, biofuel groups unite to urge new Trump EPA to boost biofuel mandates

20 Feb 2025

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. oil and biofuel groups banded together this week to urge the new Trump administration to increase volumes of renewable fuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel mix in 2026 and beyond, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The move is unusual because the oil …

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New York sues vape distributors for fueling teen epidemic

20 Feb 2025

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York sued several large e-cigarette manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday, saying they fueled a youth vaping epidemic by selling products with cartoonish packaging and flavors such as Baja Slushie, Strawberry Cereal Donut Milk and OMG Blow Pop. Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, is seeking hundreds …

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Mexico’s president vows to protect national sovereignty after US cartel terrorist designation

20 Feb 2025

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday she will propose a constitutional reform aimed at further protecting Mexico’s national sovereignty, after the U.S. designated various Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. “The Mexican people will under no circumstances accept interventions, intrusions, or any other action from abroad that are detrimental to …

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Greenland’s ruling IA party cautious about swift independence vote

20 Feb 2025

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) – Greenland’s ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit party said it will not rush an independence vote through after a March 11 general election, cautioning about possible economic and welfare implications. The Inuit Ataqatigiit (AI) party formally launched its election campaign on Thursday. Renewed interest in Greenland from the United States has …

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Panama President Mulino says foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence in meeting with U.S. military official

20 Feb 2025

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday he has instructed the country’s foreign minister to reject talk of Chinese influence over the Panama Canal in a meeting with the head of the U.S. Southern Command. Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of the U.S. military’s Southern Command, is scheduled to meet …

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Haiti court throws out summons for top leaders in corruption case, newspaper reports

20 Feb 2025

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A Haiti court has thrown out a prior summons order against three members of the Caribbean nation’s ruling transitional presidential council who have been accused of corruption, local newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported on Wednesday. The three members of the nine-member ruling council cannot be summoned by a regular court due to their …

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Brazil’s Lula says Bolsonaro should be convicted if charges prove true

20 Feb 2025

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that if charges against his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro in a 2022 coup plot are proven true, he should be imprisoned. Bolsonaro earlier this week was charged by Brazil’s top prosecutor with leading a “criminal organization” aiming to overthrow the country’s democracy …

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Chinese extricated from Myanmar scam centres fly home from Thailand

20 Feb 2025

MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) -A group of 200 Chinese nationals plucked from scam centres in Myanmar crossed into Thailand and were flown home on Thursday, as part of a multinational effort to repatriate hundreds caught up in massive internet fraud schemes, a senior Thai minister said. For years, criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands …

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