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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling coalition fell just one senator short of securing a supermajority in the Senate on Wednesday after two opposition senators flipped, according to President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. The two-thirds supermajority needed to alter the Constitution opens the door to a controversial judicial reform which has roiled markets and heightened tensions between …

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(Reuters) -A Ukraine drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in the Kamensky district of Russia’s southern region of Rostov, its governor said on Wednesday, confirming media reports that several tanks were on fire. “There are no casualties,” the governor, Vasily Golubev, said on the Telegram messaging app. “Firefighters are extinguishing the fire.” …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it wanted the International Atomic Energy Agency to take a “more objective and clearer” stance on nuclear safety, a day after the head of the agency visited a Russian nuclear plant close to where Ukraine has mounted an incursion into the country. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi toured the …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the test of an upgraded 240 mm rocket launcher system, state media said on Wednesday. The system “proved its superiority in mobility and strike concentration” during the inspection testing, state news agency KCNA said. Earlier this week, Kim oversaw tests of new “suicide drones,” watching …

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By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday created a committee to monitor investigations into an aircraft crash in Sao Paulo state earlier this month, in which all 62 passengers and crew were killed. The ATR 72-500 plane operated by regional carrier Voepass was bound for Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos airport …

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CARACAS (Reuters) – Perkins Rocha, a lawyer for the Vente Venezuela opposition movement and close confidante of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, has been detained, Machado and the movement said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Caracas bureau)

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Some of the suspects arrested for setting fire to sugarcane fields in Sao Paulo state told police they are linked to an organized crime gang and were retaliating for anti-crime actions by the government, a senior state official said on Tuesday. The fires that started last week spread rapidly …

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CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday made major changes to his cabinet, including leadership of the oil and finance ministries and state oil company PDVSA, after a contested election both the ruling party and the opposition claim to have won. The changes, which include a return to the cabinet by ruling party leader …

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By Jeff Mason and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Negotiations in Cairo to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage deal are still pressing ahead, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, adding that the discussions will continue on the working-group level for the next few days to iron out specific issues. Speaking to …

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