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Trump’s new tariffs shift focus to balance of payments; economists see no crisis
Feb 24 – President Donald Trump’s temporary 15% tariffs to replace those struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court are meant to resolve a problem that many economists say does […]
Iranian military helicopter crashes into fruit market, four dead
DUBAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – An Iranian Army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in the central province of Isfahan on Tuesday, killing the pilot, co-pilot and two merchants, state […]
Trump, facing headwinds at home and abroad, to address State of the Union
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver the traditional State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday at a fraught moment for his presidency, with […]
Taiwan rattled by 5.6 magnitude quake, no reports of damage
TAIPEI, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Taiwan’s northeastern county of Yilan on Tuesday, the island’s weather administration said, with no reports […]
Canada plans to assist Cuba while Washington squeezes the island
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Canada said on Monday it plans to provide assistance to Cuba while the island grapples with fuel shortages after Washington moved to choke off Cuba’s oil […]
Explosion outside Moscow railway station kills two, police say
Feb 24 (Reuters) – An explosion outside a Moscow railway station killed two people early on Tuesday, including a police officer and a suspect believed to have planted an explosive […]
Brazil to revoke waterway decree after Indigenous protesters occupied Cargill port
SANTAREM/BRASILIA, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Brazil has decided to revoke a decree that would have expanded Amazonian waterways in a federal privatization program, a government official said on Monday, a […]
Australia begins inquiry into antisemitism after Bondi attacks
SYDNEY, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Australia will on Tuesday begin a government-backed inquiry into antisemitism, after an attack on a Jewish event last year killed 15 people. Read full story […]
Egyptian president, Saudi crown prince discuss developments in Gaza
CAIRO/RIYADH, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud discussed on Monday developments in the Gaza Strip […]
US ambassador to France banned from meeting French government
PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, has been banned from meeting members of the French government after not showing up at the Foreign Affairs […]