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(Reuters) -Indonesia is resisting U.S. efforts to include “poison pill” clauses in a reciprocal tariff trade deal, challenging Washington’s push to curb China’s influence in Southeast Asia, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the negotiations. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by …

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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet on Thursday over a disagreement with a deal Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government signed with the oil-producing province of Alberta to roll back certain climate rules to spur investment in energy production. “Despite this difficult economic context, I remain one of those for …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier stationed in the Latin American region on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration undertakes a military buildup that has deepened tensions with Venezuela. The Pentagon posted a video showing Hegseth speaking into a public address system, wishing …

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BISHKEK (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called the Ukrainian leadership illegitimate and said it was senseless to sign any documents with them. He said the Kyiv leadership lost legitimacy after refusing to hold elections when President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s elected term expired. Kyiv says it cannot hold elections while under martial law and defending …

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By Diego Oré (Reuters) -Most opinion polls show a statistical tie among three of the five contenders to succeed President Xiomara Castro in Sunday’s Honduras election: ruling party candidate Rixi Moncada, former Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura of the National Party and TV host Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party.  Here are their profiles: RIXI MONCADA …

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