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Capturing the scale of Rio’s deadly police raids
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -By Tuesday night, the official death toll from police raids against Rio de Janeiro’s oldest gang had climbed to 64 bodies at the city’s police morgue, […]
Brazilian prosecutors investigate illegal use of native wood in corn ethanol production
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is investigating whether corn ethanol plants are burning wood from illegal deforestation to produce the biofuel, running counter to decarbonization […]
Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean
KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off […]
US backs repeal of Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, State Department says
(Reuters) -A U.S. State Department spokesperson said the Trump administration supports repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria through the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which is being discussed by […]
Trump says he is not considering strikes within Venezuela
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments from last week and amid intensifying expectations that Washington may […]
Venezuela opposition split over possible U.S. action
(Reuters) -The two main leaders of Venezuela’s opposition are increasingly divided over looming U.S. actions targeting the country, even as a crackdown against opposition figures continues, politicians and analysts say. […]
Rio authorities identify bodies, protests called after deadly police raids
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Rio de Janeiro authorities said on Friday they had identified most of those killed in the deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history, as protests were called […]
Pro-Orban media group buys Hungary’s main tabloid ahead of 2026 election
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Indamedia, a Hungarian media group which is 50% owned by pro-government businessman Miklos Vaszily, has bought a portfolio which includes Hungary’s main tabloid newspaper, Blikk. Read full story […]
Louvre was exposed to heist by chronic underestimation of risk, says French minister
(Reuters) -A “chronic, structural underestimation of the risk of intrusions and theft” left the Louvre exposed for over 20 years to the kind of heist the museum experienced this month, […]
Dutch centrist D66 party confirmed as election winner, ANP says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch centrist party D66 won the most votes in Wednesday’s general election, news agency ANP said on Friday, putting its 38-year-old leader Rob Jetten on course to become […]