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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump are in direct communication as part of Ottawa’s bid to persuade Washington to lift tariffs, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday. “We are in a trade war and it’s normal that at the same time that the trade war is taking …

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(Reuters) – International monitors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine heard repeated rounds of gunfire that appeared to be aimed at drones reportedly attacking the site’s training centre, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday. Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility with six reactors, in the early weeks …

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(Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is secretly holding direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump to work out a framework for a trade and security agreement, the Globe and Mail reported on Thursday. The talks between the leaders and top cabinet ministers are being held discreetly to ensure a positive outcome, the report said, …

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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Colombia fell 33% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 to 27,052 hectares due to agreements with communities and a greater presence of the state and the Armed Forces, the environment ministry said on Thursday. Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and is home to a …

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CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s government on Thursday rejected new U.S. visa measures targeting its citizens, saying they were part of a political “campaign of stigmatization and criminalization”. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning citizens of 12 countries from the United States and partially restricting entry of people from seven other places, including …

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By Julia Payne and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has changed its team locked in trade talks with the Trump administration, bringing in a close aide to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to deal more swiftly with political questions arising from the technical negotiations, three sources familiar with the talks said. …

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