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Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela's Maduro, to change plea in US corruption case

Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela's Maduro, to change plea in US corruption case

Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected on Tuesday to enter a new plea in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial next year.
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Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela's Maduro, pleads guilty in US corruption case

Alex Saab, ally of Venezuela's Maduro, pleads guilty in US corruption case

By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Colombian-born businessman with close ties to ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a U.S. corruption case, as federal prosecutors prepare separately to take Maduro to trial next year.
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Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa
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Rubio announces US visa curbs for some foreign nationals from South Africa

Rubio announces US visa curbs for some foreign nationals from South Africa

By Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the U.S. was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign nationals from South Africa as President Donald Trump's administration continues to cool ties with the
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US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America
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Trump's envoy meets Lukashenko for new talks on Belarus prisoner releases

Trump's envoy meets Lukashenko for new talks on Belarus prisoner releases

By Mark Trevelyan Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. presidential envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday for their first talks in six months, as Washington pushes for the release of more political prisoners in return for easing sanctions.
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Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from facade

Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from facade

By Bo Erickson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The board of the John F.
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Bessent defends Trump economic policies, reveals plans to meet Chinese official

Bessent defends Trump economic policies, reveals plans to meet Chinese official

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended a range of Trump administration economic policies before lawmakers on Tuesday, from currency and bond market interventions to AI safety, disclosing plans to meet with his Chinese counterpart this weekend.
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Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

By Samia Nakhoul ANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.
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Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal

Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal

By Mohammed Ghobari , Nayera Abdallah and Bo Erickson ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Persian Gulf powers, while fresh attacks around the region's two most important oil transit
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Trump downplays report China entities helped Iran before attack that killed US troops

Trump downplays report China entities helped Iran before attack that killed US troops

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday brushed aside a report that Iran acquired satellite images of a base in Jordan from Chinese entities before an attack that killed three U.S. troops there in July.
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Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from facade

Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from facade

By Bo Erickson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The board of the John F.