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Brazil Congress blocks changes to voting system despite military show of force
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's lower house of Congress voted down a plan by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to...
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Blinken speaks to Saudi minister, repeats U.S. call for rights progress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on...
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Biden envoy told Brazil’s Bolsonaro important not to undermine elections – source
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - When U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on...
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9/11 families tell Biden to skip memorial if he does not declassify files
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks are opposing U.S. President Joe Biden’s participation...
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Taliban’s actions won’t help them gain international legitimacy -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent actions by the Taliban will not help them gain international legitimacy, the White House said on...
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North Korea developing nuclear, missile programs in 2021 -U.N. report
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea continued developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the first...
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Blinken expresses U.S. concern about China’s growing nuclear arsenal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed deep concern about China's growing nuclear arsenal during a meeting with...
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Hardline cleric Raisi sworn in as Iran president amid tensions with West
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi took the oath of office before parliament on Thursday, with...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rages against probe, threatens to act beyond constitution
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday raged against a Supreme Court investigation...
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As Huawei CFO case enters final weeks, lawyer questions information in U.S. extradition request
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) -Lawyers making a final push to convince a Canadian court not to recommend the extradition...
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Biden picks diplomat with Polish ties to manage key NATO relationship
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden picked Mark Brzezinski, a Democratic-aligned foreign policy official with ties to Poland,...
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Macron criticises ‘failing’ Lebanese leaders as $370 million raised
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron criticised a "failing" Lebanese political class he blamed for their country's...
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Biden says U.S. will send $100 million more in aid to Lebanon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the United States will give nearly $100 million in additional...
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Analysis-Street protests could pressure Cuba to speed up economic reforms
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The anti-government protests https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/street-protests-break-out-cuba-2021-07-11 that broke out in Cuba last month are expected to...
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Thousands of migrant kids stuck in U.S. border patrol custody, again
By Mica Rosenberg and Go Nakamura ROMA, Texas (Reuters) -The number of migrant children in Border Patrol facilities has been...
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U.S. diplomat Sherman backs moves to end ‘forever war’ authorizations
By Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration backs repeal of the 2002 congressional authorization...
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U.S. offers refuge to more Afghans who aided Americans in new program
By Jonathan Landay and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands more Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to...
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Latin America’s resurgent left and Caribbean spurn U.S. policy on Cuba
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States doubled down on its tough stance and sanctions on Cuba after...
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Exclusive-U.S. to begin new Afghan refugee program – sources
By Ted Hesson, Jonathan Landay and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will launch a new...
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U.S. issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two...
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