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TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday that U.S.-Japanese ties were “stronger than ever”, although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United States of a proposed deal for Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel. Speaking at a regularly sched…

(Reuters) — Three Tacoma, Washington, policemen were acquitted of homicide charges on Thursday in the 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose dying pleas for breath during a struggle with officers bore grim parallels to the murder of George Floyd weeks later. Officers Christopher Burbank an…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. government watchdog said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of government airplanes on eight trips complied with all federal rules. The Transportation Department Office of Inspector General (OIG) review released on Wednesday also found that flights mad…

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela’s release of 30 U.S. and domestic prisoners in exchange for freedom for a key ally of President Nicolas Maduro represents an opportunity for Maduro to bolster his political strength ahead of elections next year, analysts said. Businessman Alex Saab was granted cl…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Brian Deese, a key player in President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election bid, said on Wednesday that Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel was concerning and that the administration should look closely at it. Several Democratic and Republican U.S. senators hav…

EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) — Dozens of major U.S. agricultural groups on Wednesday urged the U.S. to reopen two rail crossings on the Texas-Mexico border in an effort to restore the trade routes shuttered due to increased migrant crossings, saying they are causing steep export losses. In a sharply…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Republican lawmaker Marco Rubio on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to sanction Chinese chip design firm Brite Semiconductor over its ties to China’s top sanctioned chipmaker and its work for Chinese military suppliers. Reuters reported last week that Brite Semi…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House said on Wednesday it was working with Mexico’s government to resolve issues that led the Biden administration on Monday to close two rail crossings at the Texas-Mexico border used by increasing numbers of migrants to enter the U.S. Dozens of major U.S. a…

CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Some of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in a U.S. prisoner swap have landed at a U.S. military base in San Antonio, Texas, a Reuters witness said. The individuals were freed on Wednesday in exchange for the U.S. r…