By Yannis Souliotis ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s top court has ordered the release of Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz, setting aside a lower court ruling for his extradition to Romania on an arrest warrant, his lawyer and a source with knowledge of the case told Reuters on Wednesday. Steinmetz was initially detained by Greek police on …
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By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) – Canada has requested consultations with the United States on “unjustified tariffs” at the World Trade Organization, Canada’s ambassador to the WTO in Geneva said on Wednesday. “The U.S. decision leaves us with no choice but to respond to protect Canadian interests,” Ambassador Nadia Theodore said in a statement …
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(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Ajit Sharma in Bengaluru)
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme, a subject it said had been “touched upon” in an initial round of U.S.-Russia talks last month. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Russia has agreed to assist U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration …
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By Erin Banco, Max Hunder and Olena Harmash WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which the Ukrainian leader expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table over the Russia-Ukraine war. “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon …
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(Reuters) – The United States and Canadian officials are in talks about reducing or lifting tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people in the two countries with knowledge of the conversations. A deal could be reached as soon as Wednesday, the report added. (Reporting by …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s second presidency is already more disruptive than his first, Australia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, although she held hopes the country might still get an exemption when it comes to tariffs. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said there was “no doubt” from Trump’s flurry of executive orders since taking office just …
CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel criticized a plan put forward by Arab states for Gaza’s reconstruction on Tuesday, while Palestinian militant group Hamas welcomed it. Shortly after a summit of Arab leaders in Cairo, the Israeli foreign ministry said the reconstruction plan “failed to address” the realities of the situation following Hamas’ October 7 attack on …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – The trial of prominent opposition figures in Tunisia who have been accused of conspiring against the state was postponed on Tuesday until April 11 by the judge, who declined to release those held in custody. The Tunisian political opposition say the charges are fabricated and a symbol of President …
By John Kruzel, Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern neighbor of the United States. The justices heard …
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