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U.S. presidential visits to Saudi Arabia in good and bad times

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

By Abdelhamid Mekawy, Menna AlaaElDin and Ahmed Tolba DUBAI (Reuters) – Donald Trump visits Saudi Arabia this week, 80 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the foundations of longstanding Saudi-U.S. relations based on an ironclad arrangement – the kingdom pumps oil, and the superpower provides security. Here is a timeline of U.S. presidential visits …

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Trump Tower Damascus? Syria seeks to charm US president for sanctions relief

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

By Timour Azhari and Humeyra Pamuk DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Trump Tower in Damascus, a detente with Israel and U.S. access to Syria’s oil and gas are part of Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s strategic pitch to try to get face time with U.S. President Donald Trump during his trip to the Middle East, according to several …

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Mexico expects early review of USMCA trade pact

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico expects a planned review of the trilateral trade pact with the U.S. and Canada to kick off ahead of schedule, the nation’s economy minister said on Monday. The review of the USMCA trade agreement is set to begin in 2026, but Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said at …

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Kurdish PKK ends 40-year Turkey insurgency, bringing hope of regional stability

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with Turkey for more than four decades, has decided to disband and end its armed struggle, group members and Turkish leaders said on Monday. Since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984 …

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Trump says he may ease sanctions on Syria

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday that he may ease U.S. sanctions on Syria in response to a query from his Turkish counterpart. Syria has struggled to implement conditions set out by Washington for relief from U.S. sanctions, which keep the country cut off from the global financial system and make economic …

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Gaza population faces critical risk of famine, global hunger monitor says

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Half a million people in the Gaza Strip face starvation, a global hunger monitor said on Monday, saying the Israeli-blockaded enclave still confronts a critical risk of famine with a high risk of one occurring by the end of September. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)’s latest report cited a significant deterioration …

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Colombia to sign onto China’s Belt and Road initiative, Petro says

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

(Reuters) – Colombia will join China’s Belt and Road initiative, a massive development project from the Asian nation in which it funds infrastructure projects, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Monday. “We’re going to sign the Silk Road,” Petro said in an interview from the Great Wall of China, using part of the original name …

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Elon Musk invited to Saudi-US investment forum in Riyadh, planning note says

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk has been invited to attend a Saudi-U.S. investment forum in Riyadh on Tuesday on the sidelines of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, according to a planning note seen by Reuters. The visit is expected to be a lavish affair accompanied by blockbuster economic announcements. Those invited …

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US should take more generous view of Latin America, Brazil finance minister says

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

BRASILIA (Reuters) -The United States should look more generously at Latin America and South America, Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday, arguing that the world’s largest economy has “much to gain” from greater industrial development across the continent. Speaking to local outlet UOL, Haddad said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not …

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Families in Turkey await news of loved ones as Kurdish insurgency ends

12 May 2025 12 May 2025

DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Hours after the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced it was disbanding its armed wing, families gathered outside an office in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, many with tears in their eyes and photos in their hands. Some talked about the chances for peace, but many had more pressing personal concerns – …

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