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🔮 One diplomat said member states were now watching to see how Paris would seek to break the impasse before next week or risk undermining both its credibility as a supporter of Ukraine and the EU's sanctions process.
🔮 US drops Venezuela from drug list, may remove Colombia, Trump says
BOGOTA, Sept 16 - The United States has removed Venezuela from its list of countries which have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking for the first time in more than 20 years, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement on Wednesday, adding he may consider removing neigboring Colombia.
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US Fed hikes rates in search of ‘timelier’ drop in inflation
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Sept 16 and flagged further increases in borrowing costs in coming months, with new US central bank chief Kevin Warsh joining a unanimous decision that effectively acknowledges the Trump administration’s inability so far to control inflation.
🔮 Driving rates down to Trump’s desired level would require the central bank to make a significant reduction, a move that typically only accompanies a severe economic crisis.
🔮 But it has also played into the charged political atmosphere ahead of Israel's October 27 election, which public opinion polls show Netanyahu's right-wing coalition could lose.
🔮 Wiles said on Sept 16 that she had a medical appointment at the Mayo Clinic this week including pathology testing that “came back clear.”
🔮 Many of those taking part in Wednesday's demonstration shouted "mafia, mafia" and carried placards reading "Justice Denied," "End impunity" and "We will not look the other way".
🔮 The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstitutional.
🔮 The setback has also exposed how limited international support for a counteroffensive may be.
🔮 • The statement said Ramaphosa had asked cabinet ministers to represent him at scheduled public events where possible, without saying how long his absence might last.
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