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(Corrects last paragraph of November 22 story to clarify that Witkoff’s company does business with Len Blavatnik, but not in Miami.) By Erin Banco and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – U.S. officials and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about a meeting last month in which representatives of the Trump administration met with Kirill Dmitriev, …

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TEL AVIV, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country’s president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a request backed by close ally U.S. President Donald Trump. Opposition politicians have come out against the request, with some arguing that …

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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar, a new report showed on Monday. The data comes as a number of European countries move to withdraw from a treaty banning landmine use, citing …

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WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed. “I don’t want to comment on it. The answer is yes,” Trump said when asked if he had spoken with Maduro. He was …

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Nov 30 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s National Assembly will form a special commission to investigate U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the congressional body’s president said on Sunday. Speaking on state television, Jorge Rodriguez said the investigation would look into a …

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TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, leads Honduras’ presidential election with 34% of votes counted, according to preliminary results released on Sunday by the country’s electoral authority. A former mayor of Tegucigalpa, 67-year-old Asfura had 41% of the votes counted so far. The …

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Nov 30 (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s G20 summit, reaffirming South Africa’s status as a founding member of the group. Washington boycotted the Group of 20 leaders’ summit held under South Africa’s presidency in Johannesburg on November 22-23, with …

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