By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not think it was practical for Ukraine to join NATO and that it was unlikely Ukraine will get back all of its land. Trump discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday in phone calls with Russian President …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking access to dozens of migrants flown to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying they were being denied the right to an attorney. ACLU filed the complaint on behalf of families of detainees, who say the detainees themselves …
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By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the Trump administration does not see NATO membership for Kyiv as part of a solution to the war triggered by Russia’s invasion. Speaking at a meeting of Ukraine’s military allies at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain supports U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to bring the war in Ukraine to an end and the country’s priority is to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the foreign office said in a statement. “We share President Trump’s desire to bring this barbaric war to an end. Russia could do …
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s agricultural research agency Embrapa, which helped turn the country into a leading grains exporter, is preparing a 12-year research program that could do the same for cannabis cultivation in the farming powerhouse. Embrapa scientists, who bred genetic varieties of grains, cotton and vegetables best suited for Brazil’s tropical …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama this week or the next to discuss Petrobras’ bid to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon river, he told a local radio station on Wednesday. Lula, who has defended state-run Petrobras’ bid to explore the region, …
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(Reuters) – The National Institute of Health’s principal deputy director, Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, resigned and retired from government service on Tuesday, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. Citing a letter to colleagues, the newspaper added that Tabak did not give a reason for his decision. It added, citing a person familiar with decision, …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Talks to form Austria’s first coalition government led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Wednesday, days after the FPO’s negotiations with the conservative People’s Party (OVP) ground to a halt, with each side blaming the other. The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO was bidding to head a government for the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, setting up a likely vote on awarding him the position in coming days. The Senate voted 53-47 along party lines to limit debate on Kennedy’s nomination amid staunch …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s energy department said on Tuesday it approved the disbursement of a loan guarantee that had been finalized days before he took office to Calumet for the expansion of a sustainable aviation fuel refinery in Montana. The Montana Renewables refinery in Great Falls opened in late 2022 …
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