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LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal could replace its ageing American-made F-16 fighter jets with European jets rather than F-35s following U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy shifts, the country’s defence ministry said on Friday. Defence Minister Nuno Melo told Portugal’s Publico newspaper the unpredictable nature of Trump’s policy towards NATO and Europe could determine the country’s pick …

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By Maria Tsvetkova and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it was looking into what it said were possible violations of terrorism laws during protests over the Gaza war at Columbia University, putting fresh pressure on the epicenter of last year’s nationwide anti-Israel activism. Deputy Attorney General Todd …

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By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Ex-central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday and immediately said he could work with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is promising tariffs that could devastate the Canadian economy. Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau, who had a combative and often cold relationship …

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Greenland’s political parties must set aside disagreements and swiftly form a broad coalition government to show unity in the face of a U.S. campaign to annex the island, the Democrats said on Friday after winning this week’s election. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the pro-business party which favours gradual independence from Denmark, expressed the …

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By Khalil Ashawi and Mahmoud Hasano HMEIMIM, Syria (Reuters) – Some of the Syrians who sought sanctuary at a Russian air base from sectarian killings are trickling home to devastated villages. Many others remain inside, fearing for their lives. Thousands of people have been sheltering at the Hmeimin air base since violence swept Syria’s coastal …

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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – A London court hearing, reported to be Apple’s appeal against a British government order to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, was held in secret on Friday, with media not allowed to attend despite a formal request. In February, The Washington Post reported that Britain …

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By Steve Holland, Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin said he would honor if they surrendered. Trump posted on social media after his envoy, Steve Witkoff, held …

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By Mark Trevelyan and Maxim Rodionov (Reuters) -Russia will spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region if Kyiv tells them to surrender, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to avoid a “horrible massacre” there. Ukraine denied its men were encircled, describing that as a …

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