UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine by August 8, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. “Both Russia and Ukraine must negotiate a ceasefire and durable peace. It is time to make a deal. President Trump …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Charlotte Greenfield GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -In a makeshift tent on a Gazan beach, three-month-old Muntaha’s grandmother grinds up chickpeas into the tiniest granules she can to form a paste to feed the infant, knowing it will cause her to cry in pain, in a desperate race to keep the baby from starving. …
By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Approval for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva exceeded disapproval for the first time in nine months, a poll showed on Thursday, against a backdrop of a growing dispute with Washington. Earlier in July, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would slap 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports to …
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(Reuters) -An F-35 fighter jet crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday. “The pilot successfully ejected and is safe. There are no additional affected personnel,” a statement from NAS Lemoore said. No further details on the crash were provided. The cause of the crash is under investigation, …
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By Amy Lv, Lewis Jackson and Pratima Desai BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -Proposed limits on U.S. scrap copper exports which aim to reduce reliance on overseas production of the metal, are unlikely to have much impact, analysts say, with exports already below the planned cap. Copper is a vital material for the power generation and transmission industries, …
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By Gram Slattery and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions on Wednesday on over 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities and vessels, in a sign the Trump administration is doubling down on its “maximum pressure” campaign after bombing Tehran’s key nuclear sites in June. The sanctions broadly target the shipping interests …
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By Luciana Magalhaes and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped a 50% tariff on most Brazilian goods to fight what he has called a “witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro, but softened the blow by excluding sectors such as aircraft, energy and orange juice from heavier levies. Trump …
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By Ernest Scheyder, David Shepardson, Gabriel Araujo and Ju-min Park (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a blitz of tariff announcements ranging from changes to previously threatened levies on imports of copper, goods from Brazil and South Korea, to ending an exemption from tariffs for small-value shipments from overseas. The wave of announcements …
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI has opened a standalone office in New Zealand’s capital in part to improve the United States and New Zealand’s ability to counter China’s presence in the Pacific region, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday. Patel said in a statement that opening a dedicated law enforcement attache office in Wellington would …
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s parliament on Thursday passed a law to cut student loans by 20%, wiping more than A$16 billion ($10.31 billion) in debt for 3 million people, and fulfilling a key election promise to help mitigate the rising cost of living. The law is the first passed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor …
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