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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of U.S. senators wants Congress’ watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate U.S. law, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The six senators – Chris Van Hollen, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Peter …

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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bond investors have taken a neutral stance in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting this week, reflecting continued caution over U.S. trade policy that threatens to plunge the world’s largest economy into recession. Fixed-income investors said they are either staying neutral relative to their benchmarks, …

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LIMA (Reuters) -Mining in Peru’s northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, after 13 gold mine workers in the area were kidnapped and killed by illegal miners. Peru’s government also plans to set up a military base and implement a curfew lasting from 6 p.m. to …

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By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday an expanded offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas would be “intensive” after his security cabinet approved plans that may include seizing the Gaza Strip and controlling aid. However an Israeli defence official said the operation would not be launched before U.S. President …

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By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) -Shein and Temu, fast-fashion e-commerce platforms that ship merchandise from China, boosted their spending on digital ads in Europe in April, data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower showed, a shift away from the U.S. where the companies face crushing tariffs. Shein and Temu’s ad spending rose the most …

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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Reuters won the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting on Monday for a series of stories that penetrated the international trade in the chemicals used to make fentanyl, the drug at the heart of a crisis that has killed some 450,000 Americans and counting. Other winners of the most prestigious awards …

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By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy (Reuters) -Apple sold $4.5 billion worth of bonds late on Monday, its first offering in two years, and said it plans to use proceeds to repurchase stock and repay outstanding debt. The offering included $1.5 billion of three-year notes and $1 billion each of five, seven- and 10-year notes. …

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By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call on Monday that both leaders described as “very productive” and said they discussed everything from how to end Russia’s war in Ukraine to Syria and the Gaza war. In a social media post, Trump said the Turkish …

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