CAIRO (Reuters) – The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel on Tuesday evening, and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility. Sirens were heard in several places in Israel. The militia group fired a hypersonic ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, according to the group’s military …
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By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. officials told families of hostages still held in Gaza they see a better chance of a deal for their release after Washington reached an accord with militant group Hamas for an American hostage’s freedom that largely bypassed the Israeli government. U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs Adam …
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(Reuters) – Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said on Tuesday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to lift sanctions on Damascus marked a “new start” in his country’s reconstruction path, according to a post on X. Shibani thanked Saudi Arabia for facilitating the removal of the U.S. sanctions on Syria. (Reporting by Menna Alaa …
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By Gram Slattery and Nandita Bose RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Iran the “most destructive force” in the Middle East, blaming Tehran for instability across the region and warning that the United States will never allow it to obtain a nuclear weapon. Offering what he described as both a final …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has information that over 100 Venezuelans deported from the United States are being held at a high-security centre in El Salvador, where they face potential human rights violations, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday. The fate and whereabouts of at least another 245 …
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By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican on Sunday, war commitments permitting, a top presidential aide told Reuters on Tuesday. In a telephone interview from Kyiv, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak said the Ukrainian president would be …
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By Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) -Juliette Binoche, head of this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury, said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on films made abroad, among his other policy decisions, was also about saving his reputation. “We can see that he’s fighting, and he’s trying in many, many …
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(Reuters) -Verizon said on Tuesday it would invest $5 billion over the next five years in small business suppliers in the U.S. with the goal of boosting domestic supply chains. The investment program would help create a pipeline of business for these suppliers from Verizon and other large corporations, the company said. The company also …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Tuesday a recent round of talks with the U.S. had been fruitful but the imposition by Washington of further sanctions was not compatible with the negotiations. The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a shipping network it says has sent millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China, the State …
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By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – A surprising tariff pause between Beijing and Washington will not help U.S. farmers revive soy sales in China without additional concessions, producers said, because top-supplier Brazil still has a competitive price advantage. Under the truce announced on Monday, the United States will cut extra tariffs it imposed on Chinese …
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