JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on social media platform X on Thursday that he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump on the Ukraine war and the need to foster good bilateral relations. “We both agreed that the war should be brought to an end as soon as possible …
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By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday urged G20 counterparts to cooperate in stabilising markets, warning that U.S. tariffs and countermeasures taken by some countries were hurting global growth and destabilising financial markets. Kato also said he would hold bilateral talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday, though …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan met on Wednesday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a constructive atmosphere focused on advancing Turkey-U.S. relations, the Turkish Treasury said. “We touched on cooperation opportunities in the fields of investment and trade, transportation and energy, and emphasized the importance …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – When a South Korean delegation meets U.S. counterparts in Washington on Thursday for trade talks, they face a wide range of potential agenda items. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to hold “one-stop shopping” negotiations and has mentioned the trade balance, tariffs, shipbuilding, energy cooperation, and military cost sharing as …
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By Promit Mukherjee and Rod Nickel VICTORIA, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, riding high in polls, looked for support on Wednesday in British Columbia, one of a few fiercely competitive areas that will help determine the outcome of Monday’s national election. Carney’s Liberals are leading in the most populous provinces of …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday it is opening a probe into national security impacts of imports of medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks and related parts into the United States. The “Section 232” investigation could form the basis of grounds to impose new tariffs on work trucks, buses, vans and …
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(Reuters) – Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow them to freely move within the country, the country’s immigration director, Omar Badilla, said on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Chaves’ government agreed with the Trump administration at the start of the year that it …
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(Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed state officials to step up efforts to guarantee reliable fuel supplies for the nation’s biggest auto market, prompting oil companies to blame state policies for difficult business conditions and high pump prices. Newsom’s letter to California Energy Commission Vice Chair Siva Gunda, dated April 21 and seen by …
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By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ordered the dismissal of the head of the social security agency, INSS, as he faces investigation for alleged corruption, the government said on Wednesday. Alessandro Stefanutto was the prime target of a sweeping operation carried out by authorities on Wednesday, …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -An Israeli air strike on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza killed 10 people on Wednesday, an attack that Israel said targeted militants operating from within the complex. Since a January ceasefire collapsed on March 18, Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,600 Palestinians, many …
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