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By Doina Chiacu and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday an 80% tariff on Chinese goods “seems right,” suggesting for the first time a specific alternative to the 145% levies he has imposed on Chinese imports ahead of closely watched weekend talks between the two countries. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott …

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By Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a major military parade that went off without any reports of Ukrainian attacks despite three years of devastating war. President Vladimir Putin, the longest-serving Kremlin chief since …

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JAMMU, India (Reuters) – Multiple blasts were heard in Jammu city in Indian Kashmir for the second day on Friday, and projectiles seen in the night sky after a blackout, two Reuters witnesses said. (Reporting by Aftab Ahmed and Fayaz Bukhari, writing by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP Rajesh)

By Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings and Holy Year events, many of which were organised for his predecessor Francis. After presiding over a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, …

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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) – The conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir offers a potentially rich intelligence harvest for China in its own rivalry with India as it gleans data from its fighter jets and other weapons used in action by Pakistan. Security analysts and diplomats say China’s military modernisation has reached …

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By Saeed Shah, Idrees Ali ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft on Wednesday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing’s advanced fighter jet. An Indian Air Force spokesperson said he had no comment when asked about the Reuters report. The performance …

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(This May 7 story has been corrected to change the attribution to Jaish-e-Mohammed statement, not the military, in paragraph 3) By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Mubasher Bukhari MURIDKE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Video footage from the early hours of Wednesday shows a bright flash from the residential Islamic seminary outside Bahawalpur in central Pakistan as India …

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