By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge ordered the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors who argued that they were negatively impacted by a 90-day blanket freeze, a court filing showed late on Thursday. The order temporarily blocks the Trump administration from canceling foreign aid …
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By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Dozens of non-government groups monitoring dissent, human and labour rights in China have laid off staff after being forced to suspend work following a freeze on foreign aid by U.S. President Donald Trump, the monitors say. The groups are key to documenting a years-long crackdown by President Xi Jinping …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Russia will be “reintegrated” into the world economy and the European energy system once a peace deal is achieved and the war ends in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday. “If the U.S. president comes and creates peace, there is a deal, I think Russia will be reintegrated …
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By Michelle Nichols and Maya Gebeily UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States has warned U.N. organizations UNICEF and UN Women against any focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and gender ideology as a U.N. food official sought to avoid Washington’s ire by advising some staff to tone down language. Since returning to power on January …
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By Nandita Bose and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will increase military sales to India starting in 2025 and will eventually provide F-35 fighter jets, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “We’ll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars. We’re also paving the way to ultimately provide India …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration has asked U.S. embassies worldwide to prepare for staff cuts, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, as part of the Republican president’s effort to overhaul the U.S. diplomatic corps. The sources said some embassies had been asked to look …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi said on Thursday the United States and India have set a target of doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030 and will work on concluding a mutually beneficial trade agreement very soon. Modi made the comment at a press conference after a meeting with President Donald …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Stephen Eisenhammer and Laura Gottesdiener WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping freeze on foreign aid has temporarily stopped U.S.-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the flow of the synthetic opioid …
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(Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in Washington where they discussed issues including space, mobility, technology and innovation, Modi said on X. “Their discussion also touched on opportunities to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and good governance,” India’s foreign ministry said separately in a statement. On …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is increasing its airborne surveillance of Mexican drug cartels to collect intelligence to determine how to best counter their activities, the top U.S. general overseeing troops in North America said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a number of actions on immigration and the border with Mexico, …
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