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A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro, a move that would revive one of the lowest points in the two countries’ bitter decadeslong relationship. A person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that the potential indictment is connected to Castro’s alleged role in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol from an attack by a mob of Trump supporters sued on Wednesday to block anyone — including Jan. 6, 2021, rioters — from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions. The officers’ attorneys filed the federal lawsuit a day after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche […]

Congo’s soccer team has canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of an outbreak of Ebola in the east of the country. Preparations will take place elsewhere after an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo, which is thought to have killed more than 130 people and caused nearly 600 suspected cases. The World Health […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen people, a Mexican restaurant and a security firm linked to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and its fentanyl trafficking activities. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted Jesus Gonzalez Penuelas, a fugitive known as Chuy Gonzalez, who is alleged to be involved in trafficking narcotics into the U.S. and laundering funds for the cartel. The State Department has […]

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain’s defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous incident that raised the risk of potential escalation between NATO and Russia.  • The UK Rivet Joint aircraft was unarmed and carrying out routine surveillance in international airspace over the Black Sea, the ministry said in a […]

By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN, May 20 (Reuters) – A plane transporting nine West Africans deported by the Trump administration arrived in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, part of Washington’s latest deal with an African country aimed at accelerating removals.  • Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba told Reuters last week that Freetown had agreed to take in 300 West African migrants annually who were being deported by the U.S., with no more than […]

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday prosecutors are probing an alleged foreign interference campaign ahead of the March municipal elections that targeted a hard-left party, and pledged to release a full report into the operation. Reuters last week revealed that French authorities suspect the campaign, which targeted at least three mayoral candidates from the France Unbowed (LFI) party, was carried out at least […]

LONDON (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs will play in Paris and Manchester next year as part of the NBA’s multiyear slate of regular-season games in Europe. The league announced on Wednesday that the teams will meet in Paris on Jan. 14 and in Manchester three days later. The NBA revealed last year that it planned to play at least six regular-season games in Europe […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andy Pages dug in against Mason Miller and simply refused to give in. The Dodgers’ young slugger fouled off three triple-digit fastballs and three 87 mph sliders from San Diego’s peerless closer in an epic at-bat Tuesday night. Pages finally connected on the ninth pitch from Miller, driving the 101.5 mph fastball just far enough to score Los Angeles’ tiebreaking run in the ninth inning of […]