By Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) – A caravan of approximately 3,000 migrants set off on Tuesday from southern Mexico, headed toward the United States on the day when U.S. voters were deciding between U.S. presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Immigration has been a key issue in the U.S. election campaign. Before …
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HAVANA (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Rafael gained steam late on Monday as it churned northward toward Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from a nationwide blackout and hurricane two weeks ago. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rafael would see “steady or rapid intensification” before plowing across western Cuba with maximum predicted winds of up …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Mohammad Atteya has been separated from his family in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya for two weeks since being evacuated to hospital with a head wound. Now he is torn by regret for leaving them in the epicentre of a massive Israeli military assault. “They speak to …
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ROME (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven democracies and three key allies said on Tuesday they were gravely concerned by the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia and the possibility they may be used in the war against Ukraine. “The DPRK’s (North Korea) direct support for Russia’s war of aggression against …
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KYIV (Reuters) – A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday killed six people, injured at least 20 more and destroyed a critical infrastructure facility, Ukrainian officials said. Ivan Fedorov, the regional governor, said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that a fire broke out as a result of …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – The main political ally of longstanding Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that a constitutional amendment should be considered to allow the president to run again in elections set for 2028. After his re-election last year, Erdogan is serving his last term as president unless parliament calls an early election, according …
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By Joe Cash and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Fears of a widening tariff war between China and other major exporting nations are keeping diplomacy between the world’s second-largest economy and the European Union alive, even as trade talks over electric vehicles stall. While the U.S. election on Tuesday is almost certain to result in …
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By Bill Trott (Reuters) -Quincy Jones, the man known simply as “Q” who worked with musicians ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music with his collaborations with Michael Jackson, died on Sunday at age 91. Jones’ publicist confirmed the producer’s death. No details on the cause were disclosed. There was little …
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By Nia Williams and David Ljunggren (Reuters) -The Canadian government released draft regulations on Monday that would cap emissions of greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector at 35% below 2019 levels by 2030, drawing condemnation from the industry that said it will force a production cut. Oil and gas is Canada’s highest-polluting industry …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have arrested a Turkish man who they allege was trying to violate sanctions by transporting oil from Venezuela, the Justice Department said on Monday. The U.S. reimposed sanctions on the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA in June after what it said was the failure of President Nicolas Maduro to return to …
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