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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell on Tuesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to address critical concerns before deciding whether to extend a program that allows Boeing to perform FAA-delegated tasks like inspections and approving repairs. The FAA in May 2022 opted to renew Boeing’s Organization Designation Authorization program — known …

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CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed mediation efforts to restore regional calm which would have a positive impact on Red Sea navigation and end economic losses for all parties, the Egyptian presidency said on Tuesday. The Iran-aligned Houthis have carried out more than 100 attacks on shipping since …

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By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Members of Indigenous communities blocked access to Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in Peru’s Cusco region to protest an expansion plan at the site, a local community leader said on Monday. Local residents in the Espinar province, within the Cusco region, on Sunday began blocking roads and calling for a …

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By Poppy McPherson and Shoon Naing (Reuters) – On Thursday night, Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing stood astride a jeep, touring columns of saluting soldiers as fighter jets shot flares and helicopters buzzed overhead in an annual display of military might in the capital, Naypyitaw. The general was riding high, set to join a …

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By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -China and Russia are “friends forever, never enemies,” Chinese’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published on Tuesday during a visit to Moscow in which he also welcomed signs of normalising ties between Washington and Moscow. “The principle of ‘friends forever, never enemies’ … serves as a solid legal basis …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. increase in duties on goods from China is unfounded, is damaging global markets and is damaging Washington’s reputation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published on Tuesday. The tariffs will not help the United States solve existing problems, but “will cause serious damage not only to the global market …

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