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US Senate planning Jan. 16 hearing for Trump Treasury pick Bessent, Politico reports

9 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is planning a Jan. 16 hearing on President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, Scott Bessent, Politico reported on Thursday, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the panel’s plans. Amanda Critchfield, a spokesperson for the Finance Committee’s new Republican chair, Senator Mike Crapo, said a …

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Canada considers retaliatory tariffs on orange juice, other US goods, paper says

9 Jan 2025

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is considering slapping retaliatory tariffs on a slew of U.S. products including orange juice in case President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from north of its border, a local newspaper said on Thursday. Orange juice is largely produced in Trump’s home state of Florida. Other items under …

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Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah

9 Jan 2025

By Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel. In a speech to the …

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US forecaster says La Nina conditions present, could persist through Feb-April

9 Jan 2025

(Reuters) – La Nina conditions are present and there is a 59% chance of it persisting through February-April 2025, with a 60% chance of transition to ENSO-neutral conditions during March-May 2025, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT La Nina, a climate phenomenon marked by cooler-than-usual ocean temperatures in the central and …

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Who is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander elected president?

9 Jan 2025

BEIRUT (Reuters) – General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ordering it to prioritise civil peace even as troops were killed. Aoun, a 60-year-old career soldier, became the fifth Lebanese army commander to …

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Turkey planning to start flights to Damascus in coming days, minister says

9 Jan 2025

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is planning to start flights to Syria’s Damascus in the coming days, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Thursday. “We are planning a flight from Turkey (to Damascus) in the coming days … When the connection from Damascus to Istanbul is established, we will have solved a great need. Our …

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Turkey to tell U.S. that Syria needs to be rid of terrorists, Turkish source says

9 Jan 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish officials will tell U.S. Under Secretary of State John Bass during talks in Ankara this week that Syria needs to be rid of terrorist groups to achieve stability and security, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on Thursday. Bass’ visit comes amid repeated warnings from Turkey that it could mount a …

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Celebrities lose homes and flee as Los Angeles fires spread

9 Jan 2025

By Hannah Lang, Brendan O’Brien and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -A home reportedly belonging to Hollywood actors Leighton Meester and Adam Brody and another owned by actor Billy Crystal were among more than 1,000 buildings destroyed by wildfires raging across Los Angeles, including a blaze that started on Wednesday in the Hollywood Hills. Jamie Lee Curtis, …

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