By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Secret Service was investigating what he described as “sabotage” at the United Nations, alleging that an escalator malfunction, a teleprompter failure and sound problems disrupted his appearance at the world body a day earlier. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, said …
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(Corrects in 8th paragraph to quote Sachs saying that costs for solar power have fallen to 8 cents per watt, instead of a fraction of a watt.) By Katy Daigle, Simon Jessop and Heather Timmons NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.N. special adviser on sustainability and Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs said the Trump administration’s attacks on …
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By Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadian federal police charged a former Royal Bank of Canada employee in Ottawa with allegedly accessing banking profiles of senior political leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney. The accused, Ibrahim El-Hakim, was charged with fraud, unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking in identity information, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said …
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By Sarah Morland and Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) -A top U.S. official in Haiti said on Wednesday that continued U.S. funding for the U.N.-backed security force in Haiti would not be guaranteed if the Security Council rejects Washington’s proposal to restructure and expand the mission. “The U.S. provision of support for the MSS (Multinational Security Support …
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(Reuters) -The recent recognitions by some Western nations of a Palestinian state will not “bind Israel in any way,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. “A Palestinian state will not arise,” the prime minister’s office posted on X. Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday to embrace a Palestinian …
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By Ricardo Brito and Luis Jaime Acosta BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s Federal Police can trace whether gold came from an illegal mine in the Amazon rainforest, and investigators told Reuters they are expanding the program to other countries, hoping to catch more criminals who are trying to escape Brazil’s tightening enforcement by smuggling gold across borders. Gold …
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(Reuters) -Xcel Energy said on Wednesday it has reached settlement agreements that resolve all claims related to the 2021 Marshall Fire in Colorado. The U.S. utility’s unit, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), expects to pay roughly $640 million related to the settlements, while $350 million will be funded by remaining insurance coverage. Xcel, however, …
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By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert WASHINGTON/MONTREAL (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday criticized a United Nations aviation group for not focusing enough on safety and security and called for reform. “Over the years, this body has extended itself far beyond its proper mandate – wasting critical resources on social programs or climate …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday she had sent diplomatic notes to Washington over the deaths of two migrants in the U.S., a man shot by a federal immigration agent and a second one who died in hospital after being detained. Speaking in a morning press conference, Sheinbaum said a Mexican …
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By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said late on Tuesday they formally requested his release from house arrest, saying he has not been charged under an investigation that led to his imprisonment last month. Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August for failing to comply with restraining orders …
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