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By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian report on combating antisemitism has recommended cutting funding for universities that fail to protect Jewish students and screening visa applicants and non-citizens for extremist views. The plan, led by Australia’s special envoy on antisemitism Jillian Segal, responds to a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents across Australia since the …

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By Christoph Steitz, Julia Payne and David Lawder FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Brussels is discussing with U.S. counterparts a range of measures aimed at protecting the European Union’s auto industry from steep U.S. import duties, including tariff cuts, import quotas and credits against the value of EU automakers’ U.S. exports, industry sources and trade officials say. The …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, many of them speaking a different language, when the Liberian president took to his microphone and spoke in English – his country’s official language. “Liberia is a longtime friend of the United States and we believe in …

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MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is concerned about the United States’ decision to impose 20% tariffs on Philippine exports but will continue to negotiate, its economic affairs minister said on Thursday. Secretary Frederick Go told reporters that the Philippines remains committed to talking with the United States in pursuit of a bilateral deal, such as a …

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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday he was recalling his country’s ambassador to Mexico for consultations after its security minister claimed a drug trafficking plane had come from the Central American nation, which Bukele denied. In a post on X, Bukele said Mexico needed to clarify and rectify Tuesday’s comments by …

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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is delivering artillery shells and mobile rocket artillery missiles to Ukraine, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump’s administration halted shipments of some critical weapons to Kyiv. The pause in some weapon shipments last week appears to have been …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a new 50% tariff on copper to start on August 1 in a bid to promote domestic development of an industry critical to defense, electronics and automobiles. The move marks the latest in a string of sectoral tariffs Trump has placed on industries such as steel …

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By David Lawder, Andrea Shalal and Julia Payne WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50% tariff on U.S. copper imports and a 50% duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1. “I am announcing a 50% TARIFF on Copper, effective …

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