By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday she filed a complaint against a man who groped her and tried to kiss her as she walked between meetings in the capital city, a day after a video of the incident went viral. “If this happens to the president, where does …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has visited one of Ukraine’s most dangerous frontline cities and a neighbouring region, meeting medical staff, volunteers and civilians living under constant attacks from Russian troops. “At a time when governments around the world are turning their backs on the protection of civilians, their strength, and their support for …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The United States has arrested five individuals at Germany’s request in a German-led internationally coordinated investigation of online fraud and money laundering networks that used payment service providers, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The individuals – four U.S. citizens and one Canadian – were arrested in California and made their first appearance …
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By Heejin Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -The South Korean-owned Philly Shipyard in the United States does not currently have the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on Thursday during a parliamentary hearing. His remarks come after U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on social media last week that he had given approval …
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By Greg Torode, James Pomfret, Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt HONG KONG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China’s Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a U.S. administration official. …
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By Simon Jessop, Oliver Griffin and Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO (Reuters) -As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate talks, the business and finance leaders they are hoping will bankroll the fight against global warming are thousands of miles away on the other side of the country – by design. Many of the …
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The U.S. expressed condolences to Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state for the four police officers killed in a raid that left over 100 people dead last week, while also offering any support needed, a letter seen by Reuters from a U.S. government official to Rio’s security head showed. The raid targeting …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States will share a draft resolution on President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza with the 10 elected members of the United Nations Security Council later on Wednesday, a U.S. official said. Representatives for Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates will join the …
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By Patrick Wingrove NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. FDA approved a pricey rare disease drug in September despite findings by its data reviewers that the treatment, while safe, was no more effective than a placebo, a Reuters review of agency documents found. The urgent need among patients, along with some signs of improved motor skills, …
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LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivia’s Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of former president Jeanine Anez on Wednesday, ending several years of detention linked to legal proceedings stemming from her interim administration in 2019, Justice Romer Saucedo said. “The annulment of the sentence has been ordered. She had a final sentence of 10 years, and consequently, …
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