By Andrew Gray and Benoit Van Overstraeten BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Defence ministers from some 30 countries met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a “reassurance force” for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia but key questions about its mission and any U.S. support remained unanswered. The gathering at NATO headquarters …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Farah Abu Qainas hoped to become a teacher but an Israeli air strike last year injured her so badly she lost her left leg, throwing all her future plans into doubt and adding the 21-year-old to a list of thousands of new amputees in devastated …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said progress was being made regarding the return of the hostages being held in Gaza and that he was dealing with both Israel and Hamas, but he gave no other details about the talks. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt; writing by Susan Heavey)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to launch free trade talks, the EU and UAE said on Thursday, amid the upheaval and uncertainties created by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs. He has since walked back some of the tariffs. “Today, (the European Commission) President von …
(This April 9 story has been corrected to fix the name to Kent, instead of Kelly, in paragraph 9) By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. spy’s chief of staff on Wednesday said the U.S. intelligence community is investigating whether the FBI was involved in planning the January 6, 2021 assault on the …
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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -President Donald Trump should reinstate two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and use the agency to help consumers, 55 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives said in a letter to the White House on Thursday. Democratic U.S. Representatives Jesus “Chuy” Garcia of Illinois and Jerry Nadler …
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(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s xAI has nearly doubled gas turbines at its Tennessee data center, exceeding previously known figures and surpassing the number for which the company has submitted permits, according to a letter from community groups to the county’s health department. The Southern Environmental Law Center and local groups have called on the health department …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that aims to boost energy production by automatically cutting “outdated regulations,” the White House said. The move is the latest in a string of efforts by Trump’s administration to pump up domestic energy output, loosen government policies and remake the U.S. energy landscape. The …
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By Bate Felix and Wendell Roelf DAKAR (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that could block International Monetary Fund support for some Central African countries, in an effort to guard billions of dollars that oil companies must set aside for environmental restoration. The bill highlights a standoff between foreign investors on one side and …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Olivia Le Poidevin and Hatem Khaled CAIRO/GENEVA/GAZA (Reuters) – The bombs still haven’t killed Rehab Akhras and her family. But if the checkpoints that Israel has sealed off since the start of March are not opened soon, she says hunger surely will. Six weeks since Israel completely cut off all supplies to …
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