By Alien Fernandez HAVANA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Cubans gathered in Havana’s Revolution Square for the traditional May Day march on Thursday, amid a grueling economic crisis and as tensions ratchet up with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Raul Castro, 93, dressed in a military uniform and referred to as the leader of …
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(Reuters) – Oman said on Thursday that the next round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks provisionally planned for Saturday, May 3 would be rescheduled for logistical reasons. Washington and Tehran have been conducting negotiations over the past month on a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear programme in return for the lifting of financial sanctions. New dates …
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Thursday of “contradictory behaviour and provocative statements” after Washington warned Tehran of consequences for backing Yemen’s Houthis and imposed new oil-related sanctions on it in the midst of nuclear talks. Washington and Tehran have been conducting negotiations over the past month on a deal to curb …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Schools were closed and flights cancelled as New Zealand’s capital Wellington was hit by its strongest winds in over a decade on Thursday while a state of emergency was declared in parts of the South Island after 24 hours of heavy rain. Average wind speeds reached up to 87 …
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -The estranged husband of an Australian woman accused of murdering three of his elderly relatives with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms told a court on Thursday their relationship had become increasingly strained in the year before the deaths. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the July 2023 murders of …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a senior Iranian national security official on Wednesday that Beijing appreciated Tehran making diplomatic efforts regarding its nuclear programme, ahead of a new round of U.S.-Iran talks on Saturday. “China values Iran’s commitment not to develop nuclear weapons” and “appreciates Iran’s diplomatic efforts”, Wang told Ali …
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By Idrees Ali (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran on Wednesday that it will face consequences for supporting the Houthis, even as the United States has relaunched talks with Iran over its nuclear program. The United States and Iran have so far held three rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Gulf state Oman, …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s centre-left Labor government is likely to retain power in a close-run national election this weekend, two opinion polls showed on Thursday, with voters ranking U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies among their top concerns. A RedBridge-Accent poll published by News Corp newspapers on Thursday showed Labor leading 53%-47% against …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot missile systems equipment and support services to Kuwait for an estimated cost of $425 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The primary contractor for the equipment and services is RTX Corp. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub)
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuba is pinning its hopes on attracting more visitors from Communist ally China as part of a last-ditch bid to revive a sputtering tourism industry devastated by renewed U.S. sanctions under the Trump administration and a crisis-wracked economy. Visitors from abroad, a critical source of foreign currency on the island, …
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