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(Reuters) -A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people, the state government said on Saturday. The town of Rio Bonito do Iguacu was hit hardest late Friday, with the state’s civil defense agency reporting that over half of the urban area suffered roof collapses, …

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By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. forces are taking part in overseeing and coordinating aid transfers into the Gaza Strip together with Israel as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan, an Israeli security official said on Saturday. The Washington Post reported on Friday that the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) will replace Israel …

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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plotted to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico starting late last year, but the effort was contained and there is no current threat, a U.S. official said on Friday. Mexico’s government said later in the day it had “no information regarding an alleged attack against the …

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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has pardoned New York baseball legend and former “Celebrity Apprentice” cast member Darryl Strawberry, who was convicted of tax evasion and was among several people pardoned this week. Strawberry played for the Mets from 1984 to 1990 including their 1986 World Series victory. He also played for …

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By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously voted on Friday to reject former President Jair Bolsonaro’s appeal challenging his 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup to remain in power after the 2022 presidential election. Justices Flavio Dino, Alexandre de Moraes, Cristiano Zanin and Carmen Lucia voted to reject the …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. has reported carrying out 14 strikes since September on vessels near the Venezuelan coast and, more recently, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least 69 people, according to the U.S. defense secretary, as it escalates a military buildup in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. has alleged, without presenting evidence, that …

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