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Trump threatens Washington stadium deal unless NFL team readopts Redskins name Jul 20, 2025 06:04PM

By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins.

The American football team dropped the name Redskins in 2020 after decades of criticism that it was a racial slur with links to the U.S. genocide of the Indigenous population.

Trump had... (continue reading...)


Ecuador gang leader 'Fito' to plead not guilty in US after extradition Jul 20, 2025 04:36PM

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as "Fito," is set to appear in U.S. federal court on Monday, where he will plead not guilty to international charges of drug and weapons trafficking, his lawyer said.

Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros gang, was taken out of prison in Ecuador earlier on Sunday to be handed over to U.S. authorities.

The U.S. and Ecuadorean governments have not confirmed his... (continue reading...)


Pakistan arrests suspect after viral video of couple shot dead in the name of `honour` Jul 20, 2025 02:23PM

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan on Sunday arrested a suspect after a video emerged on social media of a woman and a man being shot and killed for marrying against the wishes of their families, in a so-called honour killing, authorities said.

The couple, who were not identified, were shot dead on the orders of a local tribal council last month in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, according to provincial authorities, who investigated after... (continue reading...)


Japan ruling party's election loss is in the price, investors say Jul 20, 2025 12:50PM

By Vidya Ranganathan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japan's upper house election on Sunday dealt a big blow to the ruling coalition and sets markets up for possible policy paralysis and a bigger fiscal deficit, much of which is already priced in, analysts said.

Exit polls after Sunday's election showed the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is likely to lose control of the upper house, thus making it a minority in both chambers of... (continue reading...)


'Japanese First' party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk Jul 20, 2025 12:01PM

By Tim Kelly and John Geddie

TOKYO (Reuters) -The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, gaining support with warnings of a "silent invasion" of immigrants, and pledges for tax cuts and welfare spending. 

Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites, the party broke into mainstream politics... (continue reading...)


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