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Paraguay’s disappeared: A dictator’s shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror, during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared.

February 3, 2025 10:41 am
 

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Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States.

February 3, 2025 8:45 am
 

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US ends protections for thousands of Venezuelans

President Donald Trump’s administration has terminated deportation relief for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing U.S. government documents that it obtained.

February 3, 2025 7:31 am
 

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Trump stretches trade law boundaries with Canada, Mexico, China tariffs

President Donald Trump has pushed into new trade law territory with an emergency sanctions law to justify punishing 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and an extra 10% duty on Chinese goods to curb fentanyl and illegal immigration into the U.S.

February 3, 2025 7:26 am
 

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Soldier identified in DC plane crash, data shows helicopter may have been too high

The U.S. Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died on a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport this week, killing 67 people in all.

February 2, 2025 4:34 pm
 

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Trump says U.S. carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia

U.S. forces carried out airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing many of them, President Donald Trump said.

February 2, 2025 2:26 pm
 

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Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, risking trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China starting on Tuesday, risking a new trade war that economists say could slow global growth and reignite inflation.

February 2, 2025 1:24 pm
 

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Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange

Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza.

February 2, 2025 10:24 am
 

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U.S. wants Ukraine to hold elections following a ceasefire, says Trump envoy

The United States wants Ukraine to hold elections, potentially by the end of the year, especially if Kyiv can agree a truce with Russia in the coming months, President Donald Trump’s top Ukraine official told Reuters.

February 2, 2025 8:40 am
 

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Modi to focus on growth, cost of living in India's budget

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the challenges of reviving growth and giving relief to a middle class hit by rising living costs, while also preparing for an uncertain year of global trade, when his government unveils its budget.

February 1, 2025 4:57 pm
 

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Medevac plane crashes in Philadelphia with child, 5 others aboard

A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors.

February 1, 2025 3:40 pm
 

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US restricts helicopter flights after crash, 'black boxes' found

U.S. authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday, after a midair collision between an American Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab passenger jet and a military helicopter killed 67 people this week.

February 1, 2025 12:35 pm

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