KYIV (Reuters) -Electronic payments systems in post offices, restaurants and the metro system were out of action in Ukraine early on Saturday, according to officials and Reuters witnesses. Ukraine has in the past said it was the target of cyberattacks by Russia, but there was no immediate indication of any hostile action behind the disruptions …
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By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has responded in writing to a list of U.S. conditions for possible partial sanctions relief, saying it had acted on most of them but others required “mutual understandings” with Washington, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters. The United States last month …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s envoy to the funeral of Pope Francis aims to use his attendance to “have a good chat” with leaders of countries who are friendly to Taipei, taking the opportunity to boost the international ties of the diplomatically-isolated island. While the Vatican is one of only 12 countries to …
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By Sonia Rolley and Jessica Donati (Reuters) – Congo and Rwanda vowed to come up with a draft peace deal by May 2 and refrain from providing military support to armed groups, according to an agreement signed in Washington on Friday as part of diplomatic efforts to end violence in eastern Congo. The agreement, reached …
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(Refiles to correct number of the update in the slug to UPDATE 3) By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed a former member of his Senate staff who primarily has experience as a business consultant as the U.S. State Department’s top official for Europe, according to the department’s website. The …
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By Mark Trevelyan and Steve Holland MOSCOW/LONDON/ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow on Friday to discuss the U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine, and Trump said the two sides were “very close to a deal,” despite apparent differences in their …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shortly after Pope Francis’ death was announced on Monday, President Donald Trump ordered American flags dropped to half-staff, offering nothing but praise for the world’s Roman Catholic leader. The compliments stood in sharp contrast to some of the criticism exchanged between the two leaders over a decade-long bickering mostly …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and related equipment to the Netherlands for an estimated cost of $2.19 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday. The principal contractor for the sale will be RTX Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in …
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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow’s space weapon efforts, according to U.S. analysts. The Cosmos 2553 satellite, …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Ukraine has not yet signed a deal on rare earth minerals and he hopes it will be signed immediately. “Ukraine, headed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not signed the final papers on the very important Rare Earths Deal with the United States. It is at least …
