TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday called for an early implementation of Japan’s plan to increase defence spending, but said he had made no specific demand on the scale of the increase in a meeting with his Japanese counterpart. The comment comes a day after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told …
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro’s most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30. Police have often conducted large-scale operations against criminal groups ahead of major events …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -In a post on the social media site Truth Social on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he didn’t come to South Korea to see Canada, amid a trade spat with the United States’ northern neighbour. “For those that are asking, we didn’t come to South Korea to see Canada!” he wrote shortly …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The first deportation of a person from Australia to the Pacific Island nation of Nauru under a billion-dollar deal to resettle non-citizens with criminal records raises “serious human rights concerns”, Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner said on Wednesday. Australia last month agreed to pay Nauru A$2.5 billion ($1.6 billion) over three …
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By Jihoon Lee GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korea aims to deepen cooperation with the United States, stabilise supply chains with China, and diversify its trading partners to navigate global challenges, its top trade envoy said as the country hosts Asia-Pacific leaders for a trade forum. Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo said it was still …
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By Steve Gorman PALMDALE, California (Reuters) -NASA’s X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the sound barrier with little noise, paving the way for faster commercial air travel. The sleek aircraft, built for NASA by aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin, …
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By Timothy Gardner and Katha Kalia (Reuters) -The U.S. government inked a partnership with the Canadian owners of Westinghouse Electric on Tuesday that aims to build at least $80 billion in nuclear reactors. It is one of the most ambitious plans in U.S. atomic energy in decades, underscoring President Donald Trump’s agenda to maximize energy …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Marta Nogueira BRASILIA/SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) -The U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Brazil, Gabriel Escobar, held meetings with mining executives during an industry event on Tuesday to discuss rare earths, three sources familiar with the matter said. The meetings were held on the sidelines of an event in Salvador, in the northeastern state …
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(Reuters) -Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a category five hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. It was one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin, the NHC added. (Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru)
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of the five Central Asian nations next week, a source familiar with the gathering told Reuters on Tuesday. Representatives for the White House did not respond to a request for comment about the planned November 6 meeting, which the source said would include the …
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