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Zelenskiy says Ukraine to present strategy for managed arms exports in two weeks
(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine would present a strategy for “guided”, or managed, arms exports within the next two weeks and saw the United States, […]
Strike in Belem slows COP30 construction, including heads of state hotel
BRASILIA/BELÉM (Reuters) – A strike by construction workers in Brazil’s Amazonian city of Belem, venue of a global climate summit in November, has partially disrupted work on the Leaders’ Village […]
Trump expected to add new $100,000 fee for H-1B Visas, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to introduce a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in an effort to reduce their use as part of his immigration crackdown, Bloomberg […]
US in talks with Taliban on re-establishing counterterrorism forces to Afghan base, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is in discussions with the Taliban about re-establishing a small U.S. military presence at Afghanistan’s Bagram air base as a launch point for counterterrorism […]
Venezuela’s pattern of arrests of opposition members’ relatives meant to create fear, UN says
(Reuters) – Venezuela arrests opposition figures’ family members in a “sustained and systematic pattern” to generate fear and social control, a United Nations fact-finding mission said in an upcoming report. […]
Russia says it presumes Trump still pursuing Ukraine peace efforts
(Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday it presumed that U.S. President Donald Trump was still pursuing efforts to achieve a settlement to the Ukraine conflict despite Trump’s statement that Russian […]
Insurgents raid Nigerian military barracks in Banki, soldiers retreat, residents and sources say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Suspected insurgents attacked a border town in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state and seized weapons from a military barracks as the soldiers there fled, residents and security sources […]
India’s Commerce Minister expected to visit U.S. soon, ET Now reports citing PTI
(Reuters) – India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit Washington soon for trade talks, India’s ET Now news channel reported on Friday citing news agency PTI, a trip […]
Russian jets violated safety zone of drilling platform in Baltic sea, Poland says
WARSAW (Reuters) – Two Russian fighter jets violated the safety zone of the Petrobaltic drilling platform in the Baltic sea, Polish Border Guards said on Friday, adding that the Armed […]
More than 70 killed in attack by Sudan paramilitary in al-Fashir, Sovereignty Council says
(Reuters) – More than 70 people were killed when Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces carried out a drone strike on a mosque in al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state, […]