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‘The President Has the Final Word’ on Pardons, U.S. Attorney Says

Jay Clayton, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, had called his office’s drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.

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Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, speaking at a symposium on international white-collar crime on Tuesday in New York.
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Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume over 11 years after plane went missing

The country’s transport ministry said the search would resume on 30 December and confirmed that US robotic company Ocean Infinity would take part

The search for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370 will resume this month, over a decade after the plane was lost, Malaysia’s transport ministry has announced.

In a statement on Wednesday, the transport ministry said the search would resume on 30 December, and confirmed that US robotic company Ocean Infinity would take part in a search of the seabed that would run for 50 days.

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© Photograph: Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters

© Photograph: Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters

© Photograph: Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters

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Marco Rubio claims ‘progress’ towards Ukraine-Russian peace deal — but says only Putin can end the war

Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued Tuesday that “progress” had been made towards ending the nearly four-year-long war in Ukraine – and suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin is the main obstacle that remains. “What we’re trying to see is if it’s possible to end the war in a way that protects Ukraine’s future that both...

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Trump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for US

Trump signals imminent land strikes in Venezuela, blaming a navy admiral for a deadly September attack

Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that any country he believes is making drugs destined illegally for the US is vulnerable to a military attack.

The US president’s comments came during a question-and-answer session at the White House at which he also said military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela, which he has accused of narco-terrorism, would “start very soon”.

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© Photograph: Yuri Gripas/EPA

© Photograph: Yuri Gripas/EPA

© Photograph: Yuri Gripas/EPA

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