BEIRUT (Reuters) -The U.S. has cancelled meetings in Washington with Lebanese armed forces commander General Rudolf Hachem after objecting to a statement the army issued on Sunday about border tensions with Israel, Lebanese officials familiar with the matter said. A Lebanese security official told Reuters the cancellations were “sudden and shocking” and prompted Hachem to …
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela, while expressing a willingness to hear directly from Nicolas Maduro regarding the Venezuelan leader’s proposals to avert further U.S. military escalation. Asked if he would rule …
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The launch of an investigation in Italy into allegations that foreigners paid to shoot at civilians during the siege of Sarajevo three decades ago has raised survivors’ hopes that people will be brought to justice. About 11,000 civilians were killed by shelling and sniper fire from Bosnian Serb army positions on hills around …
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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The UN Security Council on Monday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and authorizing an international stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed last month to the first phase of Trump’s 20-point plan for …
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ROME (Reuters) -The world is facing a deepening hunger crisis with resources falling far short of needs, the United Nations World Food Programme warned on Tuesday, citing sharp declines in humanitarian funding. In its 2026 Global Outlook, the Rome-based WFP said 318 million people were expected to face crisis levels of hunger or worse next …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian Parliament on Monday narrowly voted in favor of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget, staving off the threat of a second election in less than a year. Legislators voted 170-168 to adopt a motion allowing the House of Commons to start studying the budget. Although there will be other votes in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest saber-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Trump has intensified his campaign against maritime drug trafficking, authorizing more forceful interdiction operations and …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would launch strikes against Mexico if it would stop drugs from being trafficked into the United States. “Okay with me, whatever we have to do to stop drugs,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson)
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to approve the sale of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, speaking a day before he hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a day of diplomacy. “I will say that we will be doing that,” Trump told reporters in …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that it hoped another summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could take place as soon as the necessary preparation had been completed. Putin and Trump last met in August at a summit in Alaska, where they discussed a possible resolution to end the …
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