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By Trevor Hunnicutt BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing. Trump’s face-to-face talks with Xi in the South …

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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Afghanistan and Pakistan have resumed peace talks in Istanbul, four sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a day after Islamabad said the discussions had ended in failure.  Three of the sources said the nations had recommenced talks at the request of mediators Turkey and Qatar, to ensure they …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. and China could sign a trade agreement as soon as next week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday following President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. “The Kuala Lumpur agreement was finished in the middle of the night last night, so I expect we will exchange …

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By Ju-min Park GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that it was more important than ever to strengthen bilateral ties given how the countries had much in common under the current trade environment, Lee’s office said on Thursday. His comments came during their first …

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By Jihoon Lee and Ju-min Park GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -Member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are close to reaching a consensus on a joint declaration at the annual summit in South Korea starting Friday, the host country’s foreign minister said on Thursday. APEC is a non-binding 21-member forum accounting for 50% …

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By Josh Smith, David Brunnstrom and Costas Pitas SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has given South Korea approval to build a nuclear-powered submarine, a dramatic move that would admit Seoul to a small club of nations possessing such vessels.    The submarine will be built in a Philadelphia shipyard, where …

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By Dave Sherwood PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA (Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa barreled through the northern Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed. Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest-ever hurricane to directly hit its shores, with sustained winds of …

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