Slipping over Mexico border, migrants get the jump on U.S. court ruling

Slipping over Mexico border, migrants get the jump on U.S. court ruling

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico Dec 28 (Reuters) – Even before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opted to keep in place a measure aimed at deterring border crossings, hundreds of migrants in northern Mexico were taking matters into their own hands to slip into the United States. The contentious pandemic-era measure known as Title 42 had … Read more

EXCLUSIVE U.S. says Russia oil price cap will not be aimed at OPEC

EXCLUSIVE U.S. says Russia oil price cap will not be aimed at OPEC

LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – New steps from Group of Seven countries to cap Russian oil sales at an enforced low price will not be replicated against OPEC producers, whose plans to cut output have irked consumer countries, a United States Treasury official told Reuters. Washington has communicated to representatives of the Organization of the … Read more

Explainer: Why Venezuela’s refugee exodus to the U.S. has been accelerating

Explainer: Why Venezuela’s refugee exodus to the U.S. has been accelerating

Oct 18 (Reuters) – U.S. and Mexican authorities recently announced a new policy that would expel Venezuelans entering the U.S. land border back to Mexico, but allow up to 24,000 people from the country to apply for humanitarian entry into the United States by air. As a result of the new policy, thousands of Venezuelans … Read more

OPEC+ members line up to endorse output cut after U.S. coercion claim

OPEC+ members line up to endorse output cut after U.S. coercion claim

U.S. claimed more than one OPEC country coerced into cut Iraq Kuwait, other OPEC+ members, stand by decision Saudi defence minister says decision was purely economic CAIRO Oct 16 (Reuters) – OPEC+ member states lined up on Sunday to endorse a steep production cut agreed this month after the White House, stepping up a war … Read more

Venezuela floods kill at least 25 after heavy rains

Venezuela floods kill at least 25 after heavy rains

TEJERIAS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said Sunday evening in a televised address. The downpour on Saturday night swept large tree trunks and debris from surrounding mountains into the … Read more

OPEC+ to consider oil cut of over than 1 million barrels per day

OPEC+ to consider oil cut of over than 1 million barrels per day

Cuts could include Saudi voluntary reduction Largest cut since pandemic reduction Oil fell due to rising Fed rates, weak economy DUBAI, Oct 2 (Reuters) – OPEC+ will consider an oil output cut of more than a million barrels per day (bpd) next week, OPEC sources said on Sunday, in what would be the biggest move … Read more

Venezuela frees seven jailed Americans in swap for two Maduro relatives

Venezuela frees seven jailed Americans in swap for two Maduro relatives

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Venezuela on Saturday freed seven Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro jailed in the United States on drug convictions, U.S. officials said. The swap included executives of Citgo Petroleum held for years, in addition to U.S. Marine veteran Matthew Heath and … Read more

Texas sheriff opens probe into migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Texas sheriff opens probe into migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Sept 19 (Reuters) – A Texas county sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into flights that carried dozens of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, from Texas last week, an act that Florida’s Republican governor took credit for and which the White House dubbed a political stunt. … Read more

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled

Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass., Sept 15 (Reuters) – Some migrants who were flown to the wealthy island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, said on Thursday they were duped about their destination, and Democratic leaders called for a probe of the move by Florida’s Republican governor to send them there from Texas. In what the White House and … Read more

Exclusive: Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end

Exclusive: Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Sept 13 (Reuters) – As border crossings have soared to record highs, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela under a COVID-19 expulsion order that the White House has publicly sought to end, seven U.S. and three Mexican officials said. U.S. Secretary … Read more