By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes in Rafah should not affect negotiations toward a deal between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas on the release of hostages, a U.S. official said on Monday, ahead of expected further talks between spy chiefs in Egypt. Senior officials from the United States, Egypt, Israel and …
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Monday that every country needs to have its own artificial intelligence infrastructure in order to take advantage of the economic potential while protecting its own culture. “You cannot allow that to be done by other people,” Huang said at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Huang, whose …
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By Andrea Shalal WILMINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Israel should not launch a military operation in Rafah without a credible plan to ensure the safety of the roughly 1 million people sheltering there, the White House said. Biden and Netanyahu spoke for about 45 minutes, days …
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By Evan Garcia LAS VEGAS – The sports gambling industry is preparing for a record-breaking inflow of money as Americans bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas. A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to bet a combined $23.1 billion on the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, the …
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By Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip/DOHA (Reuters) -The Abu Mustafa family’s tent is hard against the high concrete and metal fence separating Gaza from Egypt in Rafah, the last relatively safe place in an enclave devastated by Israel’s military offensive, but one that may now also come under attack. The family is …
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By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday canonised the first female saint from his native Argentina, an event that brought his former fierce critic, Argentine President Javier Milei, to the Vatican. Francis led a canonisation Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, better known as “Mama Antula”, …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Air defence systems operated by U.S.-led coalition troops based in eastern Syria halted six drone attacks targeting their base at the Conoco oil field on Saturday, a security source said. The source did not tell Reuters if there were casualties. Coalition troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who together fight remnants …
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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama denied a request from Nicaragua to allow safe passage for ex-President Ricardo Martinelli to leave the country, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday, after Nicaragua granted asylum to the former Panamanian leader. Martinelli is a declared presidential candidate in Panama’s upcoming May election, but a nearly 11-year prison …
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(Reuters) -Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was handed a life sentence by a U.S. court on Friday for his role in the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president. A Haitian-American national, Vincent admitted to providing aid to the plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise in his home, including …
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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa snatched a legislative victory on Friday after his bid to raise value added tax (VAT) was able to proceed as lawmakers hit an impasse while trying to decide whether or not to allow the measure. Noboa has argued that raising VAT – alongside other tax …
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