WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales dropped more than expected in January after three straight monthly increases as high mortgage rates and house prices stifled demand. Home sales decreased 4.9% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million units, the National Association of Realtors said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters …
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By Kirsty Needham, Lucy Craymer and Lisa Barrington SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concerns with her Chinese counterpart on Friday over inadequate notice given by the Chinese navy of a rare live-fire exercise in international waters between Australia and New Zealand that forced airlines to divert flights. Airlines including Qantas, Emirates and …
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By Amanda Ferguson DUBLIN (Reuters) – Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said on Friday she would not attend St Patrick’s Day events at the White House in protest over President Donald Trump’s position on Gaza. Political leaders from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland usually travel to the United States for the …
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By James Mackenzie, Maayan Lubell and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating an already shaking ceasefire. Two of the bodies were identified as infant Kfir Bibas and …
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By Andrew Mills, Pesha Magid and Ahmed Shalaby DOHA/RIYADH (Reuters) – Arab states who were swift to reject President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and resettle its Palestinians are scrambling to agree on a diplomatic offensive to counter the idea, five sources told Reuters. Trump’s plan, announced on February …
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By Olena Harmash, Tom Balmforth and Jeff Mason KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for the Ukraine conflict met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday but there was no immediate word on whether their talks had helped smooth over an unprecedented wartime rift between the once firm allies, and key U.S. officials indicated …
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By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -Canada beat fierce rivals the United States 3-2 in overtime to win a riveting 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston on Thursday and close out an ice hockey tournament high on political tension. Connor McDavid scored the winner after much-maligned Canadian goalie Jordan Binnington had delivered some clutch saves. The taut …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “will largely depend on whether we can make any progress on ending the war in Ukraine,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. Rubio said he discussed such a meeting when he met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s government received its first group of mostly Asian migrants deported from the United States on Thursday, part of a deal with Washington to temporarily house up to 200 deportees from other nations. The deportations are part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on unlawful migration that includes a growing …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Huawei’s founder told Xi Jinping at a meeting the Chinese president held with private sector entrepreneurs that concerns China had about a lack of homegrown chips or operating systems had eased, Chinese state media reported. The People’s Daily on Friday published an article summarising what major Chinese company founders including Huawei’s Ren …
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