Drug cartel boss Osiel Cardenas, known for extreme violence, deported to Mexico

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The U.S. government deported drug lord Osiel Cardenas on Monday, transferring custody of the ex-Gulf Cartel chief known for hyper-violent tactics to Mexican authorities at the border city of Tijuana, two federal government officials told Reuters. One of the sources noted that the one-time cartel boss had been taken …

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Philippine central bank to cut rates by 25 bps on Dec 19, three more times in 2025: Reuters poll

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will cut its key policy rate by a quarter point for the third time in a row on Thursday as inflation stays under control and the economy weakens, according to a Reuters poll which also forecast three more cuts next year. Despite inflation rising for …

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Two charged over deadly Iran-linked drone strike on US troops in Jordan

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged two men with illegally exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militants in Jordan in January that killed three U.S. service members and injured 47 others. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged Mohammad Abedini, the co-founder of …

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Washington moves to boost crackdown on China Telecom’s US unit, source says

By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department is moving to further crack down on China Telecom’s U.S. unit over concerns it could exploit access to American data through their U.S. cloud and internet businesses by providing it to Beijing, a source told Reuters. The source confirmed a New York Times …

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At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a U.S.-based Syrian advocacy organization on Monday said that a mass grave outside of Damascus contained the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the former government of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Mouaz Moustafa, speaking to Reuters in a telephone interview from Damascus, said the …

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Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia’s privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook parent over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner had alleged that personal information of some users was being disclosed to Facebook’s personality quiz …

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IMF to provide Zambia with $184 million as board review completed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its executive board completed a review that would provide Zambia with immediate access to about $184 million. The access to the funds brought Zambia’s total disbursement under the 38-month extended credit facility arrangement to about $1.3 billion, the IMF said in a statement. (Reporting by …

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Trump says US military should talk about nature of drone sightings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military should tell the American public about the nature of the drone sightings that have plagued the East Coast over the last several weeks. “The government knows what is happening,” Trump said. “For some reason, they don’t want to comment. And I think they’d …

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