MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has suspended a ferry service between southern Russia and Crimea after a Ukrainian attack the previous day hit a vessel loaded with rail cars carrying fuel, Russia’s Transport Ministry said on Friday. Ukraine’s Navy said on Friday that it had destroyed a ferry at Port Kavkaz in Russia’s Krasnodar region, one …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The proposed reform of Mexico’s judiciary threatens the country’s democracy and its vital trade relationship with the United States, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said on Thursday. The controversial reform, set for a congressional vote in September, proposes that judges, including all Supreme Court justices, be elected by popular vote. “Based …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli forces pressed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas fighters, while Palestinian health officials said on Thursday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 22 people across the enclave. The new escalation comes hours after U.S. President Joe Biden pressed Israeli …
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By Steve Holland BUELLTON, California (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, stressed the urgent need to conclude a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal and pointed to upcoming Cairo talks as crucial, the White House said. Their call followed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s whirlwind …
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(Reuters) – Citigroup’s addition of a new section concerning its multi-year reorganization to its quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August, followed queries from the markets regulator. The SEC’s letter to Citi, which was sent in June and disclosed on Wednesday, had asked the bank to revise future filings. In …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with disabilities after Elon Musk took over the company and barred employees from working remotely. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in San Francisco said the plaintiff in the 2022 proposed class …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Haiti’s former president, Michel Joseph Martelly, over drug trafficking allegations, accusing him of playing a significant role in perpetuating the ongoing crisis in the country. “Martelly abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking and has sponsored multiple Haiti-based gangs,” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel …
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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The first U.S.-funded flight repatriating migrants who crossed into Panama irregularly is scheduled for Tuesday, the Panamanian president’s office said on Monday. The flights, which will carry both deported and voluntarily repatriated migrants, are part of an accord signed with the U.S. government last month. The advisory sent by the government …
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By Clauda Tanios and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port last month appeared to be an indiscriminate or disproportionate attack on civilians which may amount to a war crime, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. Israel said on July 20 its warplanes struck Houthi military targets near Hodeidah. The …
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By Deisy Buitrago and Mariela Nava CARACAS/MARACAIBO (Reuters) -Venezuela’s political opposition and its supporters gathered in cities around the country on Saturday to demand recognition of what they say is their candidate’s resounding victory in a presidential vote nearly three weeks ago. The country’s electoral authority, considered by the opposition to be an arm of …
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