Conservative former judge calls Trump support ‘colossal political miscalculation’

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Conservative former U.S. appeals court judge J. Michael Luttig in an opinion piece on Sunday said Republicans are making a serious error with “spineless support” for Donald Trump’s new bid for the White House. Lutting wrote in the New York Times that the Republican Party is in part to blame for…

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Israel reboots fiercely opposed judicial campaign

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli lawmakers on Sunday began debating a bill that would limit the Supreme Court’s powers, rebooting a fiercely opposed judicial overhaul instigated by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition. Anti-government demonstrations had prompted Netanyahu to suspend his judicial drive in March to allow compromise talks with opposition parties. He…

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Fear among Turkey’s LGBT community after hostile election campaign

By Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Campaign speeches targeting Turkey’s LGBT community during last month’s election have left some living in constant fear of police raids and even planning to leave the country. Ahead of the first vote and runoff, which President Tayyip Erdogan won, he repeatedly attacked “perverse” LGBT groups and vowed to strengthen…

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Russian jets said to step up strikes on Syrian rebel enclave

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Russian jets bombed villages and towns near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, killing at least nine civilians and wounding dozens in a major flare-up of violence in the country’s last opposition stronghold, witnesses and rescuers said. War planes flying at high altitude, which tracking centres said…

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Rio Tinto: Unearthing the Mining Giant’s Operations

Rio Tinto, one of the world’s most prominent mining companies, has a diverse and widespread operational footprint. Their expansive portfolio includes a mix of commodities such as aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, borates, titanium dioxide, salt, iron ore, and uranium. This diversification offers a natural hedge against volatility in individual commodity markets and plays a critical…

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