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Trump promises Arab leaders he won’t let Israel annex West Bank, Politico reports

24 Sep 2025

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S President Donald Trump promised Arab leaders he would not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing six people familiar with the matter. Two people described Trump as being firm on the topic during their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Politico reported. Two …

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Mexico studies more actions to contain screwworm outbreak after case close to US border

24 Sep 2025

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico is evaluating additional actions to deal with an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite after a case of an infected animal was confirmed in the state of Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday. The has been no change in the expectation that …

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Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry says

24 Sep 2025

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The Israeli government has shown a clear intent to establish permanent control over Gaza and to ensure a Jewish majority in the occupied West Bank, a United Nations commission said in a report on Tuesday. The U.N. report details Israeli authorities’ extensive, systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure in Gaza’s …

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Who stopped the UN escalator? Likely Trump’s videographer, says UN

24 Sep 2025

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations believes it has solved the mystery of why an escalator abruptly stopped shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump stepped onto it on Tuesday – his videographer may have accidentally triggered a safety mechanism.  Trump jokingly complained about the incident during his speech to world leaders earlier …

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Landmark New Mexico bridge closed to pedestrians after record number of suicides

24 Sep 2025

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -A rash of suicides at New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge Bridge forced authorities to close the span to pedestrians on Monday, as officials look for a way to install fencing or nets to stop people from taking their own lives at the landmark.   Three people have jumped off …

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Carney says Canada-US trade talks will move to USMCA review process

24 Sep 2025

By Ryan Patrick Jones TORONTO (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that trade negotiations with the U.S. were ongoing, and a lot of the remaining issues would move to a forthcoming review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). Speaking at a press conference in New York after attending the United Nations …

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Trump invites global fans to World Cup and Olympics as US tightens visa policies

24 Sep 2025

(Corrects to remove language in first paragraph that Trump made no mention of his migration crackdown in UN speech) By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that he hopes “countless people from all over the globe” will attend the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics …

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Pentagon disbands panel on military women, alleging divisive feminist agenda

23 Sep 2025

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has disbanded a committee that provided recommendations for women serving in the military, including on their well-being and treatment, alleging on Tuesday it had pursued a “divisive feminist agenda.” The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services was created in 1951 …

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Brazil’s Lula announces $1 billion investment in global forest fund

23 Sep 2025

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism it has proposed to support conservation of endangered forests, at a United Nations event in New York. The announcement, which confirmed an earlier report by Reuters, makes …

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Trump says he will help Argentina, World Bank to accelerate support

23 Sep 2025

By Gram Slattery UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would help Argentina but he did not think a financial bailout was needed as the World Bank said it would accelerate $4 billion in previously planned public-private investments for Argentina. Trump spoke alongside Argentine President Javier Milei as the two …

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