WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called to congratulate Donald Trump on his presidential election victory and invite him to meet at the White House and will address the nation on Thursday. The White House, in a statement after Trump beat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for the U.S. presidency, said …
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By Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House. The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four …
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By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland plans to hold a general election on Nov. 29, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, as his centre-right coalition bids to capitalise on a popular budget and a dramatic slide in support for opposition left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein. Harris had until the end of …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations says replacing its Palestinian relief agency UNRWA in Gaza and the West Bank is not the world body’s responsibility, signaling it was Israel’s problem, according to a letter excerpt seen by Reuters. The U.N. formally responded in a letter to Israel’s decision to cut ties …
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(Reuters) – NATO-member defense spending may come back into focus as former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to office. Republican Trump, 78, was elected president on Wednesday, defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. He previously served as U.S. president from 2017 to 2021. In congratulating Trump on his election, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris is set to call a parliamentary election on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Micheál Martin said. Harris has already said he will name the date this week and has been been laying the ground for an early election since last month’s 10.5 billion euro budget giveaway. The vote …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday expanded sanctions against an individual and an entity who have helped Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik and his son evade existing U.S. sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. Dodik, the pro-Russian president of Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic (RS) who has long advocated the …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Wednesday aid organizations had completed a second polio vaccination round for children in Gaza, administering more than 1.1 million vaccinations in different areas of the enclave, achieving 90% coverage. Limits on the area covered by a humanitarian pause in the fighting to conduct the campaign, meant the …
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By John Irish, Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -The European Union must be united and coordinate closely in view of Donald Trump’s coming return to the White House, the leaders of the bloc’s two main powers, Germany and France, said on Wednesday after holding talks to coordinate their response. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor …
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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia on Wednesday, ensuring Donald Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans were set to hold a majority of at least 52-48 in the U.S. Senate and had added …
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