WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may travel to Egypt this weekend as his negotiators seek to seal a Gaza hostages-for-ceasefire deal. Trump said at the White House that a deal is “very close,” and that he may depart Saturday for the region. He spoke after talking to his team about the …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities are investigating an incident in Tamaulipas, a northern state bordering the U.S., where six people were fatally shot by an army convoy, renewing debate over the military’s role in areas afflicted by crime. President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday pledged to review the military’s actions during her daily press conference. “We …
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By Marianna Parraga GEORGETOWN (Reuters) -Guyanese businessman and politician Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed will be extradited to the United States to face fraud and corruption charges, once U.S. authorities formally make the request, Guyana’s attorney general said. The businessmen, who own the gold-exporting firm Mohamed’s Enterprise, were indicted in a Florida court …
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By Kylie Madry (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa was traveling to a rural town by car on Tuesday when his convoy was met by angry protestors who threw rocks at the vehicle, in what his government has described as an attempt on his life. WHAT HAPPENED? Videos showed windows cracking as Noboa’s car was pelted …
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his convoy was attacked by protesters in a rural town on Tuesday, in what the government is labeling an assassination attempt, highlighting the country’s growing political tensions. Videos show protesters pelting the convoy with rocks, cracking windows as the vehicles sped by. The …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund is working closely with the United States, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank in hammering out an aid package for Argentina, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters on Wednesday. Georgieva said she expected decisions on the issue shortly. One option, she said, was for the United …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An Argentine court on Wednesday sentenced two people to prison for attempting to assassinate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in 2022, when she was serving as vice president. Fernando Sabag Montiel, a Brazilian national living in Argentina, was found guilty of attempted aggravated homicide with a firearm and sentenced to 10 years in …
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Spiraling violence in Haiti has displaced 680,000 children, nearly twice as many as a year ago, as armed groups tighten control and public services collapse, UNICEF said on Wednesday. The agency estimates that over 6 million people – more than half the population, including 3.3 million children – now need humanitarian assistance. WHY …
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(Reuters) -Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to reach billionaire status, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which has valued the Portugal great’s net worth at an estimated $1.4 billion. The 40-year-old striker’s financial ascent comes after he signed a new contract with Saudi side Al-Nassr in June reportedly worth more than $400 …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries’ ambassadors on Wednesday agreed to move ahead with the bloc’s plan to end Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, EU diplomats said, clearing the law’s first political hurdle before governments vote on it later this month. The EU is negotiating legal proposals to phase out Russian …
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