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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United Nations’ climate bureau held an urgent meeting on Tuesday over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters. Brazil is preparing to host this year’s U.N. …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia and France on Tuesday called on countries at the United Nations to support a declaration that outlines “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards implementing a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.  The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. this week …

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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil is planning relief measures for companies impacted heavily by steeper U.S. tariffs set to take effect in August, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday. Speaking to CNN Brasil, Haddad said the plan, which will be reviewed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, includes steps to ensure companies have the confidence …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The State Department said on Tuesday that the United States repatriated a U.S. citizen minor from a displaced persons camp in northeast Syria for unification with the child’s family. “Approximately 30,000 individuals from more than 70 countries remain in two displaced persons camps in northeast Syria, the majority of whom are children under …

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By Daphne Psaledakis (Reuters) -A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country’s foreign minister told Reuters last week, in a rare official acknowledgement of the toll of rising attacks. Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Dussey said 15 attacks in northern Togo …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Thailand said on Tuesday he would tell Bangkok if confirmed in the post that conflicts like Thailand’s recent border skirmish with Cambodia do nothing to help the Thai people or the country’s alliance with Washington. Sean O’Neill, a career foreign service officer who has …

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