(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Australia for $705 million, the Pentagon said Tuesday. (Reporting by Christian Martinez)
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job openings increased marginally in August while hiring declined, consistent with lackluster labor market conditions that could allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again next month despite resilient consumer spending. Households are also growing pessimistic about the labor market. A survey from the Conference Board on Tuesday …
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By Andrew Mills and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The first group of about 400 Iranians expected to be deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown were due to land in Qatar on Tuesday before flying to Tehran, a U.S. and an Iranian official said. The group included both convicted criminals and people …
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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will announce an agreement with Pfizer on Tuesday to voluntarily sell the company’s medications through Medicaid at lower prices, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The Trump administration has been pressing drugmakers to align domestic prices with the lowest levels paid by comparable high-income countries under the “most-favored-nation” …
(Corrects to add editing credit in signoff) By Sai Ishwarbharath B, Haripriya Suresh and Rishika Sadam BENGALURU/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten U.S. firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration is considering attacking drug cartels “coming by land” in Venezuela after the U.S. military struck several boats it claimed were carrying illicit drugs from that country. “Now we’ll look at cartels,” he told reporters as he left the White House. “We’re going to look very …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban have separated after 19 years of marriage, various news outlets reported on Monday, citing unidentified sources. The celebrity power couple began living apart in early summer, with Urban moving out of the family home in Nashville, Tennessee, and acquiring his own residence …
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CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree granting him additional security powers in case the U.S. military enters the country, the nation’s vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, said on Monday. The measure marks the latest escalation in tensions between the two countries, with Maduro publicly alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary said on Monday it was blocking access to 12 Ukrainian news sites after a similar move by Kyiv, worsening relations between the two neighbours, which have been fraught during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukraine blocked various websites deemed to contain pro-Russian views at the request of the security services. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he supported U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace proposal to end the war in Gaza. “I support your plan to end the war in Gaza, which achieves our war aims. It will bring back to Israel all our hostages, dismantle Hamas’ military capabilities, end its political …
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