(Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an “inclusive” government taking account of the country’s diverse ethnic and religious interests. A ministry statement said Moscow was closely watching the situation more than a week after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s government on Monday proposed C$1.3 billion ($913.05 million) for border security after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened tariffs unless Canada reduced the movement of migrants and drugs into the United States. The border funding proposal was part of the mini-budget, or fall economic statement unveiled on Monday. Trump has threatened 25% …
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By Friederike Heine and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for an early election on Feb. 23 necessitated by the collapse of his government. Scholz’s three-party coalition fell apart last month after the pro-market Free …
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By Jeff Mason PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will “hold the key” to what happens in Syria, where rebels backed by Ankara toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad earlier this month. Making his first comments on how he views the NATO ally’s role in post-conflict Syria, …
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By Anna Mehler Paperny SAINT-GEORGES-DE-CLARENCEVILLE (Reuters) – Six Lego-like concrete blocks mark the end of a rural road at the U.S.-Canada border. The police vehicle, revving through blowing snow, crunches to a stop. The barriers, installed last August in a joint venture with President Joe Biden’s administration, stop vehicles bearing migrants from barreling across the …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he had a “very good talk” with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the war in Gaza and reiterated his threat that “all hell is going to break out” if Hamas does not release its hostages by Jan. 20, the day Trump takes office. …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned on Monday, saying she was no longer on the same page with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the best path forward for Canada. Following is the full text of her resignation letter. December 16, 2024 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. 80 Wellington Street …
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(Reuters) -Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has dismissed the prime minister, Akylbek Japarov, the presidential administration said in a statement on Monday. Japarov has been “dismissed from his post due to a transfer to another position,” the statement on the presidential website said. Japarov had been prime minister since 2021. The president assigned the prime ministerial …
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A heron took flight in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, stretching its wings and soaring over a river after veterinarians saved it from near-certain death by removing a plastic cup attached to its neck and blocking its throat. The mission to save the bird prompted an outcry in Brazil over …
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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s political parties haven’t agreed on much since Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition collapsed in November, but some laws could still be passed before an early election in February. The departure from the coalition of the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) deprived Scholz’s government of its parliamentary majority and left in …
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