By David Alire Garcia, Trevor Hunnicutt and David Ljunggren MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Monday, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with the two neighboring countries. U.S. tariffs on China are still due to …
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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Authorities in Moldova’s separatist Transdniestria region ended month-long power cuts and began restoring heat to apartments in wintry conditions on Monday as flows of natural gas resumed, funded by the European Union. Transdniestria, which split from Moldova at the end of the Soviet era, had relied on Russian gas …
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(Reuters) – A senior Russian diplomat urged a top official of the Palestinian movement Hamas on Monday to keep to its commitment to release a Russian hostage held by the group since its raid on Israel in October 2023. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov raised the issue in talks in Moscow with Musa Abu Marzuk, …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European Union leaders at a dinner on Monday that he wanted to work together to expand the continent’s defences, including greater cooperation on missions and the cost of rearmament. Starmer was invited to join the EU’s 27 heads of state for dinner in Brussels to discuss EU-UK …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is strong enough to pursue its own interests in trade talks with the United States, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday after a meeting with fellow EU leaders. “The European Union is strong. We have every opportunity to make sure we can look after our own interests,” Scholz said. “And …
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ATHENS (Reuters) -Families boarded ferries and extra flights were laid on to help people leave Santorini on Monday as dozens of tremors shook the Greek island for a fourth day. Tremors have been recorded between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea since Friday, forcing authorities to close schools in Santorini …
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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering merging the U.S. international aid agency (USAID) into the State Department in a major revamp that would shrink its workforce and align its spending with Trump’s “America First” policy. Trump has entrusted Elon Musk, the billionaire heading his drive to shrink the …
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By Mike Stone and Erin Banco (Reuters) – U.S. shipments of weapons into Ukraine were briefly paused in recent days before resuming over the weekend as the Trump administration debated its policy towards Kyiv, according to four people briefed on the matter. Shipments restarted after the White House pulled back on its initial assessment to …
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(Fixes typo in vessel’s name in paragraph 3) ATHENS (Reuters) -A Greek Ombudsman has recommended disciplinary action against eight coastguard officers for alleged dereliction of duty in one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks off Greece in which hundreds died in 2023. The inquiry is the first to conclude on the circumstances surrounding the shipwreck off …
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LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has said that although Britain was “out of line” when it came to trade he thought it may be able to avoid tariffs, adding of the imbalance: “I think that one can be worked out.” Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China over the weekend and said …
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