Brazil blocks $8 million from alleged financiers of January riots to pay for damages
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said on Thursday the country had frozen roughly 40 million reais ($7.99 million)…
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Explainer-What’s at stake in Turkey’s landmark elections?
(Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest political challenge yet when the nation votes on Sunday, with the…
Mexico suspends some migrant detention centers pending watchdog review
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s migration institute (INM) on Wednesday said it will suspend operations at 33 migrant detention centers…
Pope urges countries to manage migrant waves, expand legal channels
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis appealed to countries on Thursday to manage waves of migrants as…
Australia’s trade minister seeks end to trade curbs on visit to Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Australia’s Trade Minister arrived in Beijing On Thursday to meet his Chinese counterpart, as Canberra pushes for…
Number of internally displaced people hits record due to war, climate change
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to…
In Houston, homelessness volunteers are in a stand-off with city authorities
By Evan Garcia HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) – In Houston, Texas, a nonprofit group has been in a stand-off with local…
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of new crossborder attacks
TBILISI (Reuters) -Armenia and Azerbaijan blamed each other for an exchange of fire in a border area on Thursday in…
EU lawmakers’ committees agree tougher draft AI rules
By Foo Yun Chee, Martin Coulter and Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) -European lawmakers came a step closer to passing new rules…
US Army sergeant sentenced to 25 years for Black Lives Matter protester’s murder
(Reuters) -A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in a Texas prison on Wednesday for killing a man…