GEORGETOWN (Reuters) -Azruddin Mohamed, the leader of Guyana’s top opposition party, and his father, the gold magnate Nazar Mohamed, both wanted by the United States on charges of fraud and corruption, were arrested on Friday, the country’s attorney general said. The government of Guyana had received a request for extradition on Thursday, according to a …
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(Reuters) -A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the Trump administration supports repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria through the National Defense Authorization Act, which is being discussed by U.S. lawmakers. “The United States is in regular communication with regional partners and welcomes any investment or engagement in Syria that supports the chance for all …
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By Timour Azhari DOHA (Reuters) -Major Saudi Arabian firms are planning billion-dollar investments in Syria as part of the kingdom’s business-forward approach to the country’s recovery, but U.S. sanctions and a fractured Syrian state apparatus pose formidable obstacles. Among the companies looking to break into the market are Saudi renewable energy major ACWA Power and …
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By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of the country’s oldest and most powerful criminal organizations, which dominates the drug trade in several cities. The violent …
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By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Rio de Janeiro authorities said on Friday they had identified most of those killed in the deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history, as protesters denounced the high number of casualties in the military-style raids. The operation on Tuesday targeted the Comando Vermelho gang that controls the drug trade …
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By Nandita Bose, Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments from last week and amid intensifying expectations that Washington may soon expand drug-trafficking-related operations. The United States has built up a large military presence in the Caribbean …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and Canada will not restart trade talks but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized to him for an Ontario political ad using former President Ronald Reagan saying tariffs spell disaster. “I like him a lot but what they did was wrong,” he said. …
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KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in Cuba, drenching Haiti and leaving at least 50 dead. Melissa was the most powerful storm ever to directly hit Jamaica, and the first …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official will travel to the Middle East and Europe on Friday, according to a statement seen by Reuters, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to increase pressure on Iran. John Hurley, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will travel in the coming days to …
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will not send any high-level officials to the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a White House official told Reuters, alleviating some concern among world leaders that Washington would send a team to scupper the talks. Brazil will host a high-level leaders’ summit next week before the two-week …
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