Trump Administration Tells Prosecutors to Stand Down on Venezuela Leader, Sources Say

MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials, in the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the …

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Three Tankers Reportedly Attacked by Drones in Black Sea, Shipping Agency Says

ISTANBUL, May 28 (Reuters) – Drone ⁠attacks ⁠were reported on ⁠three tankers in the Black ​Sea on Thursday near Turkey’s northern coast, shipping ‌agency Tribeca said. The ‌tanker James II, sailing under ⁠the Palau ⁠flag and in ballast, was some 50 miles (80 ​km) north of the Turkeli Area in the Black Sea when the …

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US Military Strike in Eastern Pacific Kills Two Men

WASHINGTON, May ⁠27 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠U.S. military ​said it ‌carried out ‌a ⁠strike ⁠in the eastern Pacific, ​killing two ​men. “Intelligence confirmed the ⁠vessel ⁠was ⁠transiting along known ​narco-trafficking routes ​in ⁠the Eastern ⁠Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking ⁠operations,” the U.S. Southern Command said in statement. (Reporting ⁠by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing …

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Trump Administration Tells Prosecutors to Not Pursue Probes Against Venezuela Leader, AP Reports

WASHINGTON, ⁠May ⁠27 (Reuters) – The ⁠Trump ​administration has ‌told ‌federal ⁠prosecutors in ⁠Miami, Florida, to ​avoid ​pursuing criminal ⁠investigations into ⁠Venezuela’s ⁠Interim President ​Delcy Rodriguez, ​the ⁠Associated ⁠Press reported on Wednesday, citing ⁠current and former U.S. law enforcement ⁠officials. (Reporting by Jasper Ward ​and Bhargav ​Acharya) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

Kuwait Says Air Defences Intercepting Hostile Missile, Drone Attacks

May 28 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s army said ⁠on ⁠Thursday that its ⁠air defences were intercepting hostile missile ​and drone threats, but did not say where they ‌were coming from. The army ‌said any sounds of explosions heard ⁠in ⁠the country were the result of air-defence systems intercepting ​the threats, and urged people to follow security …

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Boeing CEO Says 200-Jet China Deal an ‘Initial Tranche’ With More to Come

By Julie Zhu and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG, May 28 (Reuters) – China’s commitment ⁠to ⁠buy 200 Boeing jets during a recent ⁠visit by U.S. President Donald Trump will be firmed up later this year and is only ​an “initial tranche” of a potentially far bigger deal, the planemaker’s CEO Kelly Ortberg said. Investors …

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Australia Launches Record $1.4B Lawsuit Against 3M Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ at Defense Bases

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia is suing U.S. conglomerate 3M for more than 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) over so-called “forever chemical” contamination from firefighting foam at defense bases. the government said on Thursday. The government’s largest-ever claim for compensation relates to contamination with per- and polyfluoroaklyl substances, known as PFAS, at 28 bases. …

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A Timeline of the Last Days of Matthew Perry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a lifetime of sobriety struggles, Matthew Perry spent the last days of his life desperately seeking the ketamine that would ultimately cause his death. The 2 1/2-year investigation and prosecution that followed came to a close Wednesday with the sentencing of his personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa, who bought him the …

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Brazil Is Set to Join Other Latin American Countries With a 40-Hour, 5-Day Workweek

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours as the lower house approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek. The proposal is widely popular in Brazil ahead of presidential elections in October, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sponsored the move …

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