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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela and told his special envoy Richard Grenell to stop all outreach, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. The news, which was first reported by the New York Times, follows a series of military strikes …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Monday that an insurrection is taking place in Portland, Oregon, as he seeks to deploy National Guard troops to the city amid what he describes as surging crime. He made the comments during an interview on Newsmax. Earlier on Monday, Trump told reporters in the …

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CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday his government had warned Washington of a “false flag operation” by “extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right” to plant explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. A false flag operation is when an act is carried out in such a way that a different party appears …

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By Deepa Seetharaman and Kenrick Cai SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI touted new partnerships to incorporate its AI products across diverse industries at its developer conference on Monday, aiming to drive the strong momentum it has enjoyed among consumers to its enterprise business. “You should expect a huge focus from us on really leaning into enterprise,” CEO …

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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Isabel Teles BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to meet in person soon after a friendly video call on Monday, Brazil’s government said, boosting prospects for a thaw in bilateral relations that are at their worst in decades. During the leaders’ 30-minute …

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By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s agriculture ministry said on Monday another case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was detected in Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, marking the state’s second confirmed case in about two weeks. The infested calf had originated from the south of Mexico and was intercepted in the town …

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By Daniela Desantis and Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION (Reuters) -Former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes said on Monday the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control had lifted sanctions imposed on him two years ago for his involvement in acts of alleged corruption. The announcement followed a statement on the OFAC’s website in which the former president …

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