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(Corrects second-to-last paragraph to say lower house election was in October, not November) By Tim Kelly KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to push ahead with trade talks on Monday, but failed to achieve a breakthrough that would lower or eliminate tariffs that threaten to hobble the …

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By Nathan Layne MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Reuters) -The suspect accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and shooting another this weekend drove to the homes of at least four state politicians as part of a planned killing spree, U.S. authorities said on Monday. Vance Boelter, 57, faces state and federal murder charges after his arrest on Sunday …

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By Jarrett Renshaw CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) -A U.S. official said on Monday that President Donald Trump would not sign a draft statement from Group of Seven leaders calling for de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict. The draft statement, seen by Reuters, also commits to safeguarding market stability, including energy markets, says Iran must never have a …

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(Reuters) -Eli Lilly will ship the two highest doses of its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound to cash-paying customers on its website starting early August, the U.S. drugmaker said on Monday. With the addition of the 12.5 milligrams and 15 mg doses, all approved doses of Zepbound will be available on the website in single-dose vials …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Iran’s strikes on Israel are self-defense and are “proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure,” Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Security Council on Monday. He wrote in a letter that any cooperation by third countries with Israel’s strikes on Iran “makes …

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