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By Tom Wilson, Tom Bergin, Lawrence Delevingne and Michelle Conlin LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump’s family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion’s share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favor insiders. Launched last …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British, French and Ukrainian military leaders will meet in the coming days to build on “real momentum” in efforts to boost Ukraine’s security, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. The meeting to “drive forward the next stage of detailed planning” was agreed on a call between Starmer and …

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PARIS (Reuters) -Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (RN), was handed a five-year ban from running for public office after being convicted on Monday of embezzlement, almost certainly preventing her planned run for France’s presidency in 2027. Here are political reactions from France and other parts of the world to the sentence. …

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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama’s police said on Sunday they had rejected a request by the judiciary branch to seek a red notice by Interpol for former President Ricardo Martinelli, on the grounds that this is prohibited for refugees or political asylum seekers. Martinelli, who was president of the Central American nation from 2009 to 2014, …

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(This March 28 story has been corrected to say that the co-founders failed to implement a Bank Secrecy Act-compliant anti-money laundering program, not violating the Bank Secrecy Act, in paragraph 3) (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned the three co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, a White House official said on Friday. In addition, …

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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the U.S. would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump’s threat to bomb unless Tehran reaches a new nuclear deal with Washington.  Trump reiterated his threat on Sunday that Iran would be bombed if it does not accept his offer …

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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said on Monday, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said “intense operations” were planned in the south of the enclave. The latest proposals would leave open …

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By Daren Butler DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year conflict with Kurdish militants are stoking distrust among Kurds anxious to see what a fragile peace process may bring. At stake is a potential boost to NATO member …

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