PARIS (Reuters) -The likely implementation of tariffs imposed by the United States on April 2 means Europe will have to take better control of its future, European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde said on Monday. “I’ve tried to describe this as a moment for our Europe… and I see it as the start of …
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and the United States have started talks on joint rare earth metals and other projects in Russia, and some companies have already expressed an interest in them, President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy said in remarks published on Monday. Amid efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to …
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By Andrea Shalal and Anne Kauranen WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Finnish President Alexander Stubb made a surprise trip on Saturday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, where the two leaders discussed strengthening their countries’ bilateral partnership and played a round of golf. “President Stubb and I look forward to strengthening the …
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By Andrea Shalal ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, not just a smaller group of 10 to 15 countries with the biggest trade imbalances. Trump has promised to unveil a massive tariff plan on Wednesday, …
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(Reuters) – Russian special forces shot and wounded a suspect who opened random fire from a roof of a building in the northern city of Murmansk, Russia’s RIA state news agency reported early on Monday citing unnamed emergency services sources. Andrei Chibis, the governor of the Murmansk region of which the city of Murmansk is …
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(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed “productive negotiations” towards a UK-U.S. economic prosperity deal in a phone call on Sunday evening, a Downing Street spokesperson said. The leaders said negotiations will continue this week and agreed to stay in touch in the coming days, according to a Downing Street …
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a demand on Sunday for Hamas to disarm and for its leaders to leave Gaza as he promised to step up pressure on the group while continuing efforts to return hostages. He said Israel would work to implement U.S. President Donald …
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OSLO (Reuters) -A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test. The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was billed as the first attempt at an orbital flight …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The United States will not get Greenland, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday in a post on Facebook in response to Donald Trump’s statements he wants to take control of the vast Arctic country. “President Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: The United States won’t …
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HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said on Sunday he had told U.S. President Donald Trump that a deadline needs to be set for establishing a Ukraine ceasefire in order to make it happen. “April 20 would be a good time for a full ceasefire without any conditions … Because a deadline is needed, …
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