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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country on Friday, following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to send more troops to the southern border, including from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne division. Two U.S. military aircraft, each carrying about …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will introduce a bill on Friday requiring the Trump administration to review whether Hong Kong officials should be sanctioned for human rights violations, according to a bill text seen by Reuters. Republican Representative Young Kim, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and …

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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S.-based International Paper secured EU clearance for its 5.8-billion-pound ($7.2 billion) acquisition of UK rival DS Smith with a pledge to sell assets to address competition concerns. International Paper is seeking to boost its European presence in the paper and packaging sector with the deal amid consolidation in …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decree earlier this week that drug cartels based in the country are terrorist groups “won’t help,” adding her government is nonetheless preparing for its legal impacts. The leftist leader noted that a team of lawyers is in place to analyze …

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(Reuters) -The city of Jenin, a Palestinian militant stronghold in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has become a new front for Israel days after it reached a ceasefire deal with Hamas that suspended a 15-month-old war in Gaza. Israeli forces began an operation in a volatile refugee camp adjacent to Jenin less than a week after …

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By Alexandra Ulmer and Lizbeth Diaz PIEDRAS NEGRAS/TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – After Honduran migrant Alex Diaz’ U.S. asylum appointment was canceled following Donald Trump’s immigration and border crackdown, the 23-year-old former bus driver began considering what he had been determined to avoid: entering the United States illegally. Since Trump ended former President Joe Biden’s legal entry …

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