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U.S. to coordinate with Mexico, regional countries for crackdown on people smuggling

12 Dec 2021 12 Dec 2021

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and several regional countries will coordinate to apprehend the network of human smugglers responsible for a deadly accident that killed dozens of migrants, the U.S. embassy in Mexico said on Saturday. The embassy announced the creation of an action group tasked with investigating, identifying and apprehending the …

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Daughter of pioneering astronaut Alan Shepard soars to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

12 Dec 2021 12 Dec 2021

By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) -The eldest daughter of pioneering U.S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father’s famed suborbital NASA flight at the dawn of the Space Age. Laura Shepard Churchley, …

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Migrants pledge to press on after deadly accident rattles Mexico

12 Dec 2021 12 Dec 2021

By Josue Gonzalez PUEBLA, Mexico (Reuters) – Some migrants advancing through Mexico vowed on Saturday to press onward towards the United States following a deadly accident in the south of the country that killed dozens of people, mostly from Guatemala. At least 55 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a truck packed …

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Biden warns Putin: Russia will pay ‘terrible price’ if it invades Ukraine

12 Dec 2021 12 Dec 2021

By Andrea Shalal WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay “a terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine. Biden told reporters the possibility of sending U.S. ground combat troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion …

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Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with Abbas

11 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021

By Rami Ayyub and Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Palestinians held municipal elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday in a rare democratic exercise and amid rising anger with President Mahmoud Abbas after he cancelled planned legislative and presidential votes earlier this year. More than 400,000 Palestinians were eligible to cast ballots for …

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Time is running out for Iran nuclear deal, Germany says

11 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021

By Alexander Ratz and Humeyra Pamuk LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -Germany’s foreign minister warned on Saturday that time was running out to find a way to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, speaking after meetings with her counterparts from G7 countries. Talks have resumed in Vienna to try to revive the nuclear …

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G7 unites behind push to prevent Russia-Ukraine crisis

11 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021

By William James and Humeyra Pamuk LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) -The Group of Seven richest democracies on Saturday sought to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine, putting on a united front to warn of dire consequences for any incursion and urging Moscow to return to the negotiating table. Led by British foreign minister Liz Truss, U.S. Secretary …

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Mass protest in Vienna against Austria’s controversial COVID restrictions

11 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021

VIENNA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people rallied in Vienna on Saturday in protest against restrictions introduced to halt the spread of coronavirus in Austria, including mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and home confinement orders for the unvaccinated. Around 1,400 police officers were on duty to oversee the protest, which attracted an estimated 44,000 people, …

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G7 ‘absolutely united’ over consequences if Russia invades Ukraine – U.S. official

11 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – The G7 is absolutely united in its concerns over Russia’s military build up, and the consequences for Moscow of any invasion of Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Saturday. The official described talks among G7 foreign ministers in Britain as “intense” and said there was still a diplomatic …

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Iran is serious in nuclear talks with world powers – president

11 Dec 2021 11 Dec 2021

(Reuters) -Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that Tehran was serious in its nuclear talks with world powers in Vienna, as its top negotiator said important disagreements remained, state media reported. Indirect U.S.-Iranian talks to revive a 2015 Iran nuclear deal are taking place in the Austrian capital. Diplomats from France, Britain, Germany, Russia …

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