Author: The Gazette
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Mandela’s grandson returns to South Africa after deportation by Israel
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The grandson of late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday after being detained and then deported by Israel, which prevented the flotilla he was part of delivering aid to Gaza. Mandla Mandela, who returned home with four other South Africans, said he and the group he…
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Trump sees momentum in legal fights over National Guard deployments
President Donald Trump’s push to deploy National Guard troops to Democratic-run cities is gathering strength despite a wave of lawsuits and conflicting rulings from federal judges, as legal experts say his administration is finding firmer constitutional footing to protect federal property and personnel. Constitutional law expert John Shu told the Washington Examiner that the administration’s…
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Russia says it will swiftly carry out a nuclear test if the US does the same, RIA reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Russia would swiftly carry out a nuclear test if the United States did so, noting that the U.S. had been working to get its testing infrastructure ready, the state RIA news agency reported. President Vladimir Putin said in October that Russia would carry out a…
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Russia moves to withdraw from plutonium agreement with the United States
By Guy Faulconbridge and Anastasia Teterevleva MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a move to withdraw from a landmark agreement with the United States aimed at reducing vast stockpiles of weapons-grade plutonium left over from thousands of Cold War nuclear warheads. The Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA), signed in 2000,…
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North Korea’s Kim touts ‘eternal and indestructible’ bond in birthday message to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emphasized the strong relationship between his country and Russia in a birthday message to President Vladimir Putin. The communist country’s leader called Putin his “dearest comrade,” among other pleasantries, according to reports. Kim also touted the strong relationship between the two countries. He was quite complimentary of the Russian…
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MEG takeover fight intensifies as Canadian oil producer Cenovus raises bid
(This story has been refiled to remove a picture.) By Tanay Dhumal (Reuters) -Cenovus Energy raised its bid for MEG Energy on Wednesday to C$8.6 billion ($6.17 billion), including debt, intensifying a takeover battle for the Canadian oil producer with rival Strathcona Resources. Cenovus raised its bid by C$2.35 to about C$29.80 per share, and…
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Weight-loss drugs and MAHA are hammering US sugar beet farmers
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) -For years, sugar beets were a lifeline for American farmers. More than half of domestically produced sugar comes from the white-fleshed root crops, and robust demand from the world’s top sugar-consuming nation has shielded growers from more volatile crops like corn, soybeans and wheat. But not this year. A dramatic…
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Most Americans don’t want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some 58% of Americans – including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans – think the president should send armed troops only to face external threats, a sign of unease as President Donald Trump increasingly deploys National Guard troops to police American cities, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The poll,…
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Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty in case Trump pushed for
By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges in a case his lawyer described as a vindictive prosecution directed by President Donald Trump, whose first White House campaign was investigated by Comey. Throughout his political career, Trump has threatened to…
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Fed last month saw rising risks to job market, but remained wary on inflation
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials agreed at their recent policy meeting that risks to the U.S. job market had increased enough to warrant an interest rate cut, but remained wary of high inflation amid a debate about how much borrowing costs were weighing on the economy, minutes of the September 16-17 session…