By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House next year could bring economic pain and difficult decisions for Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once branded a “far left lunatic” by the Republican. The potential consequences include trade disputes that push Canada into recession since 75% of its exports go …
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By Angelo Amante and John Irish ROME/PARIS (Reuters) -U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday he might head to Iran in the coming days to discuss its disputed atomic programme and that he expected to work cooperatively with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Grossi had previously said he hoped to go to Tehran ahead …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries expects to work productively with the incoming Trump administration in the United States, chief executive Richard Francis said on Wednesday. “Our job, as always, is to work productively with any administration, and we’ve shown we can do that, and we will absolutely do that,” Francis told Reuters after the …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into abuses committed by both sides of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon. Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have been fighting for more …
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By Cassandra Garrison and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico must maneuver carefully now that Donald Trump has secured his return to the U.S. presidency, but Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum still has room to negotiate and soften the impact on trade, migration and security. Trump’s campaign rhetoric, including 200% tariffs on cars coming from …
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By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin reacted cautiously on Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, saying the U.S. was still a hostile state and that only time would tell if Trump’s rhetoric on ending the Ukraine war translated into reality. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranians’ livelihoods will not be affected by the U.S. elections, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani was reported as saying on Wednesday after Donald Trump claimed victory in the presidential vote. Arab and Western officials have told Reuters Trump may reimpose his “maximum pressure policy” through heightened sanctions on Iran’s oil industry and empower Israel …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will continue to work with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, shortly before Donald Trump claimed victory in the U.S. presidential election. Chinese strategists expect more fiery rhetoric and potentially crippling tariffs from Trump, who has …
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By Joyce Lee and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office said on Wednesday that it will build a “perfect” security partnership with a new U.S. administration. A high-ranking presidential official told reporters South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was expected to speak to the U.S. president-elect in coming days. Seoul is a …
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By Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, citing a “crisis of trust”, and replaced him with close ally Israel Katz to lead the country’s war in Gaza and Lebanon. Netanyahu’s critics accused him of putting politics ahead of national security at a …
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