JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said on Monday that he believed U.S. President Donald Trump would not agree to a “bad” nuclear agreement with Iran. “I have a lot of confidence that President Trump would walk away from a bad deal today,” Dermer said on a panel at a conference in …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – (This April 25 story has been corrected to add new context and replace the quote in paragraphs 3 and 4 to clarify that no programmes are fully suspended, but some are being reduced in scope. It also corrects the sum in the UNHCR appeal to $550 million, not …
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By Philip Pullella, Joshua McElwee and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday, confirming what a source had previously told Reuters. The date was decided during a closed-door meeting of cardinals at …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has proposed revamping its four-decade-old free trade agreement with the United States, its economy minister said on Monday, as it looks to head off tariffs from its closest ally. An upgraded trade pact would ease restrictions on data sharing that would enable significant collaboration, Economy Minister Nir Barkat told Reuters at …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt told reporters that Trump was increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and both needed to come to the negotiating table …
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By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark’s King Frederik on Monday pushed back by one day a visit to Greenland planned to underscore unity with the Danish territory in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in taking over the huge Arctic island. The royal palace in Copenhagen said the trip was now expected to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. imposed sanctions on Monday on three vessels and their owners for delivering oil and gas products to Yemen’s Houthis, as Washington piled pressure on the Iran-backed rebels over their attacks on Red Sea shipping. The sanctions targeted Marshall Islands-registered Zaas Shipping & Trading Co and Great Success Shipping Co, and …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament voted on Monday to temporarily “banish” six opposition lawmakers from the building and cut their salaries after they used smoke flares during a protest in the chamber against a law banning Pride marches by LGBTQ+ communities. It is the first time that lawmakers have been barred from the chamber since …
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(Reuters) – Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that he sees greater momentum for ratification of the long-delayed trade agreement between the South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union as geopolitical and trade tensions grow. Following 25 years of talks, the free trade deal, which had divided European nations, was finalized in …
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By Malgorzata Wojtunik and Leonardo Benassatto VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – It is one of the wonders of the world, attracting millions of visitors every year. But those now in Rome hoping to admire the Sistine Chapel will not get their fix of its monumental Michelangelo frescoes. “Notice is hereby given that the Sistine Chapel will …
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