By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors who may have been hoping the Federal Reserve is poised to come to the aid of tariff-rattled markets took away an unwelcome message from the central bank’s chief on Wednesday: the Fed may be in a bind. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank would wait …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied media reports they were involved in talks with the U.S. over a possible land offensive by military factions in Yemen against the Houthi group that controls much of the country. A senior UAE official dismissed the reports, calling them unsubstantiated, while a Saudi …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – The UN nuclear watchdog should play a role in nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Thursday, ahead of a second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran. Grossi, who arrived in Tehran on Wednesday, held discussions with Iran’s foreign minister and nuclear …
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet’s atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes. The two …
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By Josh Smith and John Geddie SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – The tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea and Japan appear set to be part of President Donald Trump’s tariff negotiations, despite efforts by both countries to separate security talks from trade. In posts on the Truth Social platform, Trump said defence cost-sharing …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -The Colombian government declared a nationwide health emergency late on Wednesday due to an increase in yellow fever cases. The outbreak has resulted in 74 confirmed cases and 34 deaths since the start of last year, said Health Minister Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo. Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of …
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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine and the United States have made “substantial progress” in their talks on a minerals deal and will sign a memorandum in the near future, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking a bilateral minerals deal as part of his push to end Ukraine’s …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea criticised the United States for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, describing the move as an “open threat” to Pyongyang’s security, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. In a statement carried by KCNA, a spokesperson for the country’s defence ministry said the deployment …
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SAN JUAN (Reuters) -Puerto Rico was hit with a massive power outage on Wednesday after energy plants across the island unexpectedly shut down, power generator Genera said. Puerto Rico has long dealt with chronic power outages, including a blackout on New Year’s Eve, as its infrastructure crumbles. Genera added in a post on X it …
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QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa appointed Sariha Belen Moya as the new economy minister, replacing Luis Alberto Jaramillo, the government said in a decree on Wednesday. Moya previously led the National Planning Secretariat. Noboa also appointed Jaramillo as minister of production and foreign trade. On Sunday, Noboa and the country’s electoral authority declared …
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