(Reuters) -A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that negotiators from his Palestinian militant group and Israel had exchanged lists of prisoners and hostages who would be released should a deal be reached during the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt. Israel hopes the talks will lead to the release and recovery of the remaining …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to help convince Hamas to support his plan to end Gaza’s war and it has been explaining to the group what needs to be done, President Tayyip Erdogan said. Earlier on Wednesday, Hamas said it had exchanged a list of the names of Israeli …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said he was hopeful that his meeting last month with U.S. President Donald Trump would help lift sanctions blocking Turkey’s purchase of F-35 jets, and also help resolve a legal case against state lender Halkbank. The U.S. CAATSA sanctions, applied in 2020 over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defences, …
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STRASBOURG (Reuters) -Recent drone incidents and other airspace violations show Europe is facing hybrid warfare to which it must respond with measures that go beyond traditional defence, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “This is not random harassment,” von der Leyen said in a speech in European Parliament in Strasbourg. “It …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish officials proposed settling a U.S. legal case against state lender Halkbank for some $100 million during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the White House last month, two sources told Reuters. Under the proposal that was discussed, which included additional …
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers are calling for broader bans on chipmaking equipment to China after a bipartisan investigation found that Chinese chipmakers had purchased $38 billion of sophisticated gear last year. Inconsistencies in rules issued by the United States, Japan and the Netherlands have led to non-U.S. chip equipment manufacturers selling …
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By Maria Cheng, Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday promised to treat Canada fairly in talks over painful U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, but was less committed about a continental trade deal that also includes Mexico. “I think they’re going to walk away very happy,” Trump said, referring …
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By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he might use the Insurrection Act, a law authorizing the president to deploy military forces on U.S. soil, if courts and governors continue to block his deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-led cities. Here’s what to know about the centuries-old law. WHAT …
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NIMES, France (Reuters) -Gisele Pelicot returned to court on Monday to face the only man, out of 51, who appealed his guilty verdict in a mass rape trial that shocked France and attracted worldwide attention last year. Pelicot, 72, has become a feminist hero both at home and abroad for waiving her right to anonymity …
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(Reuters) -Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and the commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), General Mazloum Abdi, agreed on Tuesday to a comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts in northern and northeastern Syria. The truce is effective immediately, Syria’s Defence Ministry said. Recent clashes between the two sides have cast a shadow over …
