By Karen Sloan
Aug 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education on Friday moved to strip the American Bar Association of its longstanding status as the federally recognized accreditor of U.S. law schools, deepening a clash between President Donald Trump's administration and the nation’s most high-profile lawyer organization.
Removing the ABA as the official overseer of law schools, a role it has filled since 1952, represents the... (continue reading...)
CEUTA, Spain, Aug 21 (Reuters) - In front of a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying some of the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.
A Muslim cleric read a quick prayer as the workers lowered the first four victims wrapped in white body bags into cinderblock-lined... (continue reading...)
BRASILIA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Friday and discussed tariffs Washington recently imposed on Brazilian goods, according to a statement from Brazil's government.
During the call, Lula reiterated that negotiations are the best way to resolve the dispute, while Trump suggested that officials from both countries meet as soon as possible, the statement said.
... (continue reading...)By Humeyra Pamuk and Emma Farge
WASHINGTON/GENEVA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725 million to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters showed, a move aid experts said was a welcome step towards paying billions in dues owed.
There was no immediate response from Washington to questions about the reasons for the payment from an administration which has slashed... (continue reading...)
BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - NATO's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson told Reuters, adding that this is not a NATO mission.
“Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe hosted a meeting of interested Allies at the chief of defence level on Wednesday, 19 Aug 26, in order to facilitate their possible contributions to... (continue reading...)
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