(This April 30 story has been corrected to remove references to Cerebrus Capital Management and Cantor Fitzgerald, in paragraph 7) By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. private sector delegation, led by a former Trump administration official, is set to visit Greenland this week to explore investment opportunities in the Arctic island’s vast natural …
JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against “an extremist group” that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday. A Syrian Foreign Ministry statement rejected “all forms of foreign intervention” in Syria’s internal …
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By Tom Balmforth, Yuliia Dysa and Trevor Hunnicutt KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine and the U.S. on Wednesday signed a deal heavily promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump that will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction. The two countries signed the accord in Washington after months …
By Emma Farge and Cecile Mantovani GENEVA (Reuters) -Hundreds of U.N. staff protested outside the United Nations’ European headquarters on Thursday at job losses within the global body due to major aid cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump and other donors. Switzerland’s Geneva, which calls itself the ‘City of Peace’, is a humanitarian and diplomatic …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian artist who painted a portrait of Donald Trump that was given to the U.S. president by Vladimir Putin says he never suspected his work would become an instrument of Russia-U.S. diplomacy. The painting by Nikas Safronov depicts Trump clenching his fist in a gesture of defiance in the moments after …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is a full economic partnership that will allow President Donald Trump to negotiate with Russia on a stronger basis, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday. The deal, signed on Wednesday, will give the United States preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine’s …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Increased looting of food stores and community kitchens in the Gaza Strip shows growing desperation as hunger spreads two months after Israel cut off supplies to the Palestinian territory, aid officials say. Palestinian residents and aid officials said at least five incidents of looting took place across the enclave …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha hailed a minerals deal signed with the United States as “an important milestone” in relations with Washington on Thursday and discussed the agreement with the European Union’s top diplomat. The deal, which has been heavily promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump and was signed on Wednesday in Washington, …
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By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people will descend on Omaha, Nebraska, to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett, 94, is expected to answer shareholder questions over four and a half hours at Berkshire’s annual meeting on Saturday. Vice Chairman Greg Abel, 62, who …
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MADRID (Reuters) -The state should take 100% control of the Spanish grid operator, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz said on Thursday, days after the country suffered its worst blackout. Red Electrica, known as REE, is 20%-owned by the state and the rest is in private hands. “REE is a private monopoly. This cannot be …
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