FORT WACHIRAPRAKAN, Thailand (Reuters) – Inside a Thai military camp, four Ethiopian men on Wednesday showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar’s most notorious scam compounds. “I got a lot of punishments,” said 19-year-old Yotor, who gave only one name and had cuts …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates leader told the United States’ secretary of state on Wednesday that his country rejects a proposal to displace Palestinians from their land, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported. President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a U.S. takeover of …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s axing of aid to South Africa, in response to land reform policies he says will harm its white minority, has raised fears a trade deal may be next, though any such move would hurt the same farmers the U.S. president says he wants to help. Under the …
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By Luciana Magalhaes, Lisandra Paraguassu, Manuela Andreoni and Maria Carolina Marcello SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was charged on Tuesday with leading a plot to overthrow the government and undermine the country’s 40-year-old democracy after his 2022 election loss, complicating his narrow chances of a political comeback. The charges come after …
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BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s foreign minister said he had not come under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to lift restrictions on social media influencer Andrew Tate, who faces human trafficking charges, despite them discussing the case. The Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources, that U.S. officials had brought up the case of …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than 150 false killer whales have been stranded on an isolated beach in the Australian state of Tasmania, with rescue crews trying to save the majority of the large dolphins that survived the ordeal, authorities said on Wednesday. Initial checks showed 136 animals were still alive, Tasmania’s environment department said in …
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian billionaire Clive Palmer launched on Wednesday a political party he said was directly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, months out from a nationwide federal election. Mining magnate Palmer said his Trumpet of Patriots party would “drain the swamp” in the country’s capital Canberra, a reference to Trump’s …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s population inched up 0.1% in 2024 to more than 7.53 million, its third consecutive year of expansion, as the Asian financial hub saw an increase in the number of newborns and a rise in the number of people moving to the city. The increase comes as the Chinese special …
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By Christine Chen (Reuters) – New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Wednesday his country must “reset” its relationship with the Cook Islands government after its Pacific neighbour signed agreements with China without consultation. In a speech to the Pacific Island Political Science Association in Wellington, Peters said Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown’s …
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(This Feb. 18 story has been corrected to change the date to May 30, in paragraph 4) By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The new French ambassador to Singapore said on Monday that France and Europe do not want their Asian partners to have to choose between the United States and China. Stephen Marchisio, who …
