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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called for an end to government policies that critics say erode the rights promised to the Indigenous Maori population. As the sun rose on the dawn service at Waitangi where the …

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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka raised concerns that the mass deportation of criminals from the U.S. posed a safety risk to Pacific Island states in a meeting with the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus chairman, Fiji’s government said on Thursday. Rabuka is the first Pacific Islands leader to visit Washington to …

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By Jeff Mason, Matt Spetalnick, Steve Holland and Nidal al-Mughrabi WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s top aides staunchly defended his push to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza and have the U.S. take over the war-ruined enclave, but they also backed away from elements of his proposal in the face of international condemnation. A longtime New …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Officers from several U.S. federal agencies searched for illegal immigrants on Wednesday in Aurora, the Colorado city with a large migrant population where President Donald Trump laid out his immigration policies during his campaign. Federal officials said they were targeting over 100 alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Powerful gangs, armed with weapons largely trafficked from the United States, have united …

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By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December as imports surged to a record high against the backdrop of tariff threats, which might have prompted businesses to rush purchases of foreign-made goods like finished metals and computers. The report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed the United States experienced …

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By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Chip tech provider Arm Holdings said on Wednesday it will no longer meet the top end of its previous full-year guidance, but slightly topped Wall Street’s current-quarter expectations. Arm shares slumped about 6% in extended trading after the report. Since Arm went public in 2023, it has more …

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