Washington DC, Jul 18 (EFE).- The president of the United States Wednesday urged his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to release a US Protestant pastor accused of terrorism activities in the country. “A total disgrace that Turkey will not release a respected U.S. Pastor, Andrew Brunson, from prison. He has been held hostage far too …
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Los Ángeles, 18 jul (EFE).- El Tribunal Supremo de California determinó hoy que la iniciativa que propone dividir California en tres estados no sea incluida en la papeleta de las elecciones legislativas de noviembre. “Debido a que se han planteado preguntas significativas sobre la validez de esta proposición y debido a que concluimos que el …
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Washington, Jul 18 (EFE).- The White House said Wednesday that there is “still” a threat of Russian meddling in the US elections, claiming that president Donald Trump was not referring to that issue when he responded to journalists hours earlier. “We believe that the threat still exists, which is why we are taking steps to …
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Washington, Jul 18 (EFE).- The president of the United States on Wednesday warned the European Union that it will face retribution if it does not make trade concessions, particularly in the auto sector. “If we don’t negotiate something fair, then we have tremendous retribution, which we don’t want to use, but we have tremendous powers,” …
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Washington, Jul 17 (EFE).- The president of the United States told reporters here Tuesday he misspoke at a news conference following his meeting in Helsinki with his Russian counterpart, insisting that he meant to say it was very plausible that Moscow interfered in the 2016 US presidential election. Donald Trump made the clarification after coming …
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Bogota, Jul 17 (EFE).- The previous vice-president of the United States said Tuesday during the 2018 Concordia Americas Summit in Bogota that Colombia should continue with the peace process so the country can progress. Joe Biden, vice-president with Barack Obama’s administration, addressed peace and the future of Colombia in his keynote address on the second …
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Los Ángeles, 16 jul (EFE).- El demócrata de origen hispano Kevin de León llamó hoy a los votantes a unirse en una “rebelión” de California en contra de las políticas “dañinas” de la actual Administración, tras haber obtenido el apoyo del Partido Demócrata a su candidatura para el Senado Federal. “Necesitamos que nuestra gente trabajadora, …
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Washington, 16 jul (EFE).- El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, le ha comunicado a su homólogo estadounidense, Donald Trump, la disposición de Moscú a prorrogar el tratado Nuevo START (o START III) para reducir sus respectivos arsenales nucleares, que expira en 2021, según reveló hoy. “Le he asegurado al presidente Trump que Rusia está lista …
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Tucson, Arizona, Jul 16 (EFE).- Shelters like Tucson’s Casa Alitas look like oases to immigrant families seeking asylum, somewhere to rest and relax after crossing the Mexican desert and before dealing with the inhospitable US immigration system. This moment of peace is reflected on the walls of Casa Alitas, which are covered with colorful drawings …
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San Diego, Jul 16 (EFE).- A US district judge in California ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration must wait at least a week before deporting immigrant families reunited after being separated at the border under the “zero tolerance” policy. Judge Dana Sabraw found in favor of a motion from the American Civil Liberties Union …
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