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Ecuador’s president announced on Friday an amnesty for security forces fighting drug cartels in the port city of Guayaquil, where 22 people were killed in fierce gunfights between rival gangs.As teams of heavily armed police launched raids and collected tens of bodies in the city’s troubled Nueva Prosperina neighbourhood, President Daniel Noboa announced a blanket …

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US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously suspending US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy.But in comments later Friday, he said it was “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine in efforts to end the war.Trump’s warning to …

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A top leader of Mexico’s violent Jalisco New Generation cartel was sentenced to life in US prison Friday for his bloody role in creating one of the world’s most powerful drug syndicates.Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, 35, is the son of Mexico’s most-wanted man — Jalisco New Generation leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, who has a $15 million …

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US President Donald Trump said Friday that he has written to Iran’s supreme leader pressing for new talks on its nuclear program, warning of possible military action if not.Iran’s foreign minister told AFP on Friday that his country would not negotiate so long as the United States applies “maximum pressure,” but he was not responding …

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Turkey, with NATO’s second-largest army and a Black Sea coastline, is looking to play a key role in Europe’s security after Washington’s pivot away from the region.After two rounds of crisis talks on Ukraine and security following Washington’s change of policy, Ankara has been quick to warn that European defences cannot be ensured without its …

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China’s retaliatory tariffs against US farm produce from corn to chicken are designed to hurt Donald Trump’s voter base, but remain restrained enough to allow room for the adversaries to hash out a trade deal, analysts say.Since taking office in January, Trump has unleashed a storm of tariffs against friends and foes alike, this week …

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures — offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets.Stock markets tumbled after Trump’s duties of up to 25 percent took effect Tuesday, as economists warned that blanket levies could …

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China’s foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would “firmly counter” US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped  tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of a key political meeting, Wang Yi warned the “law of the jungle” could take hold …

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion, even as the booster was successfully caught in its latest orbital test — a near replay of the previous attempt.Minutes after liftoff and booster separation, a live video feed showed the upper stage tumbling uncontrollably …

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