TAIPEI (Reuters) -A French naval ship passed through the Taiwan Strait, the island’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, in the latest mission through the strategic waterway by a Western country. The U.S. navy, occasionally accompanied by ships from allied countries, transits the strait around once a month. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory …
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By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Supreme Court Justice Alfredo Gutierrez will resign from the court at the end of August 2025, he said in a letter on Tuesday, the first of several resignations expected following a controversial judicial reform. The move further heightens tensions between Mexico’s Supreme Court and the governing ruling …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined to recuse herself from presiding over the criminal case against a man who is facing charges for trying to assassinate former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Trump to the bench in …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israel is not addressing the “catastrophic humanitarian crisis” in Gaza, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday as a deadline imposed by Washington looms for Israel to improve the situation or face potential restrictions on U.S. military aid. “Israel’s words must be matched by action on …
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By Diego Oré, Laura Gottesdiener, Ted Hesson and Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – At a remote military checkpoint in the Mexican desert some 25 miles (40 km) south of the border city of Ciudad Juarez, immigration agents bundled dozens of migrants onto a bus headed south on a hot night in September. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States condemns attacks on civilians by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and called on them to halt violence against civilians, the State Department said on Tuesday. The U.S. will continue to impose costs on those fuelling atrocities in Sudan, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller warned at a regular news briefing. (Reporting …
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By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A court in Belgium sentenced more than 100 people in a mass drugs trafficking trial on Tuesday which authorities hailed as a major victory in the battle against drug gangs. Belgium has been on the front line in Europe’s war against drugs. Officials have said more than 100 of …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. World Food Programmed called on Tuesday for immediate action to avert famine in the Gaza Strip, warning that the humanitarian crisis there could soon worsen amid what it said were severe restrictions on aid flows. A global monitor warned this month that the whole of the Palestinian enclave remained at …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States assess that some North Korean soldiers are in Russia’s Kursk region, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming an assessment made by NATO a day earlier. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not say what they believed the North Korean forces were doing in Kursk …
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ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey aimed to have its own “Steel Dome” multi-layered air defence system soon, adding that Ankara would also increase its long-range missile capabilities. NATO member Turkey has in recent years significantly reduced its dependence on external suppliers of defence equipment. It has become a leading …
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