(Reuters) – Donald Trump has agreed to say hello to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a White House official said, during the U.S. president’s regional tour that began with a stop in Riyadh. There were no immediate details about the format of any exchange between Sharaa and Trump, but any meeting …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MbS, signed on Tuesday a strategic economic partnership agreement in Riyadh during Trump’s regional visit. The partnership includes agreements for energy, mining, and defense. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, Editing by Maha El Dahan)
BEIJING/BRASILIA (Reuters) – China and Brazil pledged on Tuesday to defend free trade and multilateralism as the two countries signed 20 agreements in Beijing to strengthen their ties amid global trade uncertainties. The two countries should firmly oppose unilateralism, protectionism and “acts of bullying”, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da …
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By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – The Trump administration told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that “dangerous behavior” from a group of Venezuelan migrants detained by the federal government in Texas justified lifting a court order blocking their immediate deportation. The administration said in a court filing that 23 migrants at a Texas detention facility had …
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By Doina Chiacu and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed ethical concerns about his plan to accept an airplane as a gift from the Qatari royal family, saying on Monday it would be “stupid” to turn down the generous offer. The $400 million luxury plane, which would be outfitted to serve …
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(Adds dropped ‘Paul’ in papal name in paragraph 5) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV has told the world’s Jewish communities he wants to strengthen the Roman Catholic Church’s dialogue with them, in a message coming after a souring of relations between the Vatican and Israel over the war in Gaza. The …
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By Steve Holland, Michael Erman and Patrick Wingrove WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed a wide-reaching executive order on Monday directing drugmakers to lower the prices of their medicines to align with what other countries pay that analysts and legal experts said would be difficult to implement. The order gives drugmakers price targets …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s conservative Liberal Party elected Sussan Ley, a former outback pilot with three finance degrees, as its first woman leader on Tuesday, after an election loss partly due to comparisons with U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in for a second term on Tuesday after …
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By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that he would seek to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sidelines of the G7 meetings in Canada next week to discuss foreign exchange. “I’m making preparations to attend the meetings of G7 finance leaders in Canada next week,” Kato …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting on Monday and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered enclave soon resumed. Israel’s military received Edan Alexander, 21, from the International Committee of the Red …
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