By Cassandra Garrison CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -When residents in the state of Durango vote in Mexico’s first judicial elections next weekend, Leopoldo Chavez will be on the ballot for federal judge – despite the nearly six years he served in a U.S. prison. Chavez was convicted on drug offenses: for smuggling over 4 kilograms of…
CAIRO (Reuters) -Talks between Hamas and the U.S. administration regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave were underway, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump recently repeated a pledge to help get food to Palestinians in Gaza. A…
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir on Friday and urged both Pakistan and India to find ways to de-escalate, a U.S. Department Of State spokesperson said. Rubio also offered U.S. assistance in starting constructive talks in order to avoid future conflicts, the spokesperson said. Pakistan…
By Tim Hepher and Mike Stone (Reuters) – A dogfight between Chinese-made Pakistani jets and French-made Indian Rafale fighters will be closely scrutinized by militaries seeking insights that could offer an edge in future conflicts. A Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday, two U.S. officials told Reuters,…
By Keith Weir and Alexandra Hudson VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him farewell in a ceremony of breathtaking spectacle that offered age-old Catholic funeral rites and touching moments of personal grief. Sixteen Reuters photographers, some inside St….
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet’s warmer and wetter ancient past when it boasted substantial bodies of water and potentially harbored life. The Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States issued new sanctions targeting Iran’s “shadow fleet” on Thursday, citing one individual and India- and United Arab Emirates-based groups whose vessels have transported Iranian oil. The Treasury Department cited United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian national Jugwinder Singh Brar, who owns shipping companies with a fleet of nearly 30 vessels….
(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s xAI has nearly doubled gas turbines at its Tennessee data center, exceeding previously known figures and surpassing the number for which the company has submitted permits, according to a letter from community groups to the county’s health department. The Southern Environmental Law Center and local groups have called on the health department…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has opened a criminal case against the 69-year-old father of Leonid Volkov, a former aide to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, state news agency TASS reported on Thursday. TASS quoted a security source as saying that Mikhail Volkov, a renowned mathematics professor, was suspected of transferring money to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation,…
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s lower house on Wednesday gave its stamp of approval for the government to kick off talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a key hurdle for the program the country needs to get its finances in order. The lower Chamber of Deputies, in a divided vote, passed a…
