Trump lawyer Parlatore exits legal team amid US special counsel probes

By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tim Parlatore, an attorney who has represented Donald Trump in a pair of U.S. Justice Department investigations led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, said on Wednesday he has left the Republican former president’s legal team. Parlatore has represented Trump in Smith’s investigations into efforts by the former president and…

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Brazil yet to consolidate disinflation, central bank chief says

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil faces challenges in consolidating disinflation despite progress made so far, central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Wednesday, again highlighting concerns with rising inflation expectations. During his online participation in the bank’s annual conference, Campos Neto pointed out that inflation had dropped from 12.1% in April 2022 to 4.2% in…

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Arab League head welcomes Syria back into the bloc

DUBAI (Reuters) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit welcomed Syria back into the bloc on Wednesday, as Arab foreign ministers gathered for a preparatory meeting ahead of the full summit. Earlier this month, the Arab world’s top diplomats agreed to fully reinstate Syria’s membership after a 12-year suspension over the Syrian government’s crackdown…

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Syria’s Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold

By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH(Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to steal the spotlight at Friday’s Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, where he will rub shoulders with regional leaders who once backed his war foes. Ostracised by most Arab states following his crackdown on protests…

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Factbox-Who are the judges who will decide the appeal over the abortion pill?

By Brendan Pierson and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) -All three of the judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that will hear the Biden administration’s appeal to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market are staunchly conservative, with a record of opposing abortion rights. Here is a look at their records. Jennifer…

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