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Draft Trump trade memo targets US trade deficit, China purchases of US exports

21 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ordering federal agencies to “investigate and remedy” persistent U.S. trade deficits, and address other countries’ unfair trade practices and currency manipulation, according to a draft White House trade memo seen by Reuters that stops short of ordering immediate new tariffs. The memo, expected to be signed shortly, …

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Syria’s de facto leader congratulates Trump, looks forward to improving relations

21 Jan 2025

CAIRO (Reuters) – Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration in a statement on Monday, saying he is looking forward to improving relations between the two countries. “We are confident that he is the leader to bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region,” …

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Trump to lift pause on 2,000-pound bomb supply to Israel, Walla News reports

20 Jan 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to lift the Biden administration’s freeze on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in his first days in office, Walla News reported on Monday, citing an interview with the Israeli envoy to Washington. Trump is also expected to reverse sanctions the Biden administration imposed against …

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Pope Francis dissolves South American Catholic group mired in scandal

20 Jan 2025

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious community with members across South America and the United States, following years of investigations into alleged sexual and psychological abuse by the group’s founder and others. The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, based in Peru and once numbering some 20,000 members, confirmed its …

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Yemen’s Houthis to target only Israel-linked vessels following Gaza deal

20 Jan 2025

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Yemen’s Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israel-linked ships provided the Gaza ceasefire is fully implemented, the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOOC) said. The Sanaa-bsed HOCC, which liaises between Houthi forces and commercial shipping operators and is associated with the Houthi military, said it was stopping “sanctions” …

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In search for US journalist Austin Tice, a clue from 11 years ago

20 Jan 2025

By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In the early days of 2013, an American man, dressed in ragged clothing, dodged between houses in the streets of Damascus’ upscale Mazzeh neighborhood looking for a civilian to take him to safety after more than five months of captivity in the concrete cells of a local …

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Dollar drops, European stocks jump on Trump tariff delay

20 Jan 2025

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar fell broadly on Monday, while European stocks jumped, after an official for the incoming U.S. administration said President-elect Donald Trump would stop short of imposing tariffs at his inauguration, which takes place later in the day. European equity markets were firmly in positive territory in afternoon trading after …

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Explainer-Capital One arena takes centre stage at Trump’s inauguration

20 Jan 2025

(Reuters) – Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday at an inauguration ceremony that has been scaled back due to a forecast of severe cold weather in the nation’s capital. WHAT EVENTS ARE EXPECTED? Trump will take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address …

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Putin congratulates Trump before inauguration, says open to talks on Ukraine, nuclear arms

20 Jan 2025

By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking office hours before Trump’s inauguration in Washington and said he was open to dialogue with the new U.S. administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms. Putin, who said he wanted to secure a long-lasting peace in Ukraine …

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Indonesia mulls repatriation bid for accused Bali bomb plotter, minister says

20 Jan 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia is looking into ways to repatriate an al Qaeda-linked Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of involvement in some of the country’s deadliest attacks, including the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali, a senior minister told Reuters on Monday. Described by former President George W. Bush as “one of the world’s most …

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