WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said “anything can happen” when asked about the chances of going to war with Iran during his next term in an interview with Time, coinciding with his being named the magazine’s Person of the Year. “Anything can happen. Anything can happen. It’s a very volatile situation,” Trump said, …
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(Reuters) – There is a 59% chance of La Nina emerging in the November-January period, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday, adding that the eventual onset of La Nina conditions would be weak and short-lived. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT La Nina, a climatic phenomenon characterized bycooler-than-average ocean temperatures in the central andeastern equatorial Pacific, is …
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LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia extradited its former anti-drugs director to the United States on Thursday to face cocaine trafficking charges, a milestone in the country’s crackdown on narcotics smuggling. The U.S. accuses Maximiliano Davila of involvement in drugs trafficking and money laundering before and after his time as the director of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics agency …
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By Monica Machicao EL ALTO, Bolivia (Reuters) – In Bolivia’s highland city of El Alto, the row of colorful corrugated metal roofs – blues, oranges, reds and greens – for a moment distracts from the terrifying sight below: a precipitous drop inches (cm) from the houses, known locally as “suicide homes” for the high risk …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to meet with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos next week. Representatives for Bezos, who also owns the rocket company Blue Origin and the Washington Post newspaper, could not be immediately reached for comment. (Reporting by Susan Heavey)
By Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) – The Trump Organization plans to build a Trump Tower in the Saudi capital Riyadh as part of a real estate expansion in the region including in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, Eric Trump, the U.S. president-elect’s son told Reuters on Thursday. Outlining two new projects in Riyadh in partnership …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Thursday, their first face-to-face encounter in three years, as the pontiff has become more vocal in his criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The two men held private talks for a half-hour, the Vatican said but …
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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch expressed concerns on Thursday about two new laws in El Salvador related to cybersecurity and data protection, which the group said could threaten freedom of speech and of the press, as well as privacy. El Salvador’s Congress, controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s party, passed two bills in mid-November …
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By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis called on Thursday for new international agreements to reduce the debt burden faced by low-income countries and a shift in spending from arms and military equipment to the eradication of global hunger. In a message linked to the 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year, which starts on Dec. …
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By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday said the league is aware of a lawsuit that accuses musician Jay-Z of rape but said it is not impacting the NFL’s partnership with the rap mogul’s Roc Nation label, which produces the Super Bowl halftime show. An amended civil lawsuit filed in federal …
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