GHINNI GHINNI, Australia (Reuters) -Helicopters were airdropping animal feed on Sunday to farmers in Australia stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country’s southeast. Recovery was under way in the mid-north coast region of New South Wales state after days of flooding cut off towns, swept away livestock …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Syria on Saturday said he met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and commended the leader’s steps taken regarding foreign fighters and relations with Israel. Thomas Barrack, a special envoy to Syria and the current U.S. ambassador to Turkey, said in a statement that the two met …
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By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Harvard University’s links to China, long an asset to the school, have become a liability as the Trump administration levels accusations that its campus is plagued by Beijing-backed influence operations. On Thursday the administration moved to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, saying it fostered antisemitism and coordinated with …
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By Cassandra Garrison CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -When residents in the state of Durango vote in Mexico’s first judicial elections next weekend, Leopoldo Chavez will be on the ballot for federal judge – despite the nearly six years he served in a U.S. prison. Chavez was convicted on drug offenses: for smuggling over 4 kilograms of …
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Business heir Daniel Noboa was sworn in for a full term as Ecuador’s president on Saturday, promising to press the South American country’s fight against drug gangs and boost sluggish economic growth. Noboa, elected in 2023 to finish out his predecessor’s term, won an April vote by an unexpectedly wide …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the clean-up had begun in the country’s southeast after floods killed five people and inundated more than 10,000 properties. “We’re continuing to work closely across federal, state and local governments to make sure Australians get the support they need now and through recovery,” Albanese said …
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By Steve Holland and Svea Herbst-Bayliss WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, saying their “planned partnership” would create jobs and help the American economy. Shares of U.S. Steel soared 21% as investors interpreted Trump’s post on Truth Social to mean Nippon Steel …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration issued orders on Friday that it said would effectively lift sanctions on Syria, after President Donald Trump this month pledged to unwind the measures to help the country rebuild after a devastating civil war. The Treasury Department issued a general license that authorizes transactions …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday appealed a federal judge’s block on mass layoffs by federal agencies, a key piece of the Republican president’s plans to downsize the government. In an order late on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston barred agencies from mass layoffs pending the outcome of a …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The pilot of a private jet that crashed into a San Diego home in pre-dawn darkness and fog, killing all six people aboard the plane, may have been unaware landing lights were out of service at the airport where he was headed, officials said on Friday. The twin-engine Cessna Citation on …
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