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Venezuelan fashion workshop swaps gowns for body bags after deadly earthquakes
15+ min ago (426+ words) Posted today at 11: 49am By Javier Andres Rojas MARACAY, Venezuela, July 8 (Reuters) " Seated in his office alongside sketches of elegant dresses, fashion designer Efrain Mogollon starts the workday in Venezuela like any other. But the rows of workers bent over sewing…...
Exclusive-NATO's Rutte brushes off disputes between Trump and allies
15+ min ago (154+ words) Posted today at 11: 37am ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) " Disagreements between U. S. President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders showed the alliance's democratic strength and should serve as a lesson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, NATO boss Mark Rutte said on Wednesday after a…...
Brazilian police search the home of former President Bolsonaro for weapons but find nothing
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (349+ words) Posted today at 12: 19pm Bolsonaro is currently under house arrest in the capital Brasilia, where he is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat to President Luiz In'cio Lula da Silva. "I just left the residence…...
US court says Trump name must stay off Kennedy Center during appeal
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (366+ words) Posted today at 10: 17am WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) " A U. S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot restore the Republican leader's name to the facade of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts'in Washington while he challenges a judge's…...
Trump says he doesn't think Iran conflict will start again
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (172+ words) Posted today at 10: 56am ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) " U. S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not think a full-fledged conflict with Iran would erupt in the wake of military strikes from both sides. "I don't think it's going to start again....
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch Mc Connell to give a public update on his condition
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (357+ words) Posted today at 11: 18am Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch Mc Connell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in…...
Trump unexpectedly switches back to old Air Force One, sidelining Qatari jet
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (489+ words) Posted today at 8: 50am WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) " President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will fly from Turkey to Britain on an older Air Force One aircraft, an unexpected switch that raised questions about a retrofitted Boeing 747 donated by Qatar that…...
Macron says Europe has stepped up in NATO ahead of Ukraine coalition summit
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (599+ words) Posted today at 10: 51am ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) " France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he would use a summit of Ukraine's allies next week to unveil new defence initiatives and joint military exercises, presenting the gathering as further evidence that Europe…...
Analysis-How Iran's "golden weapon' of Hormuz became a bigger priority than its long-disputed nuclear programme
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (947+ words) Posted today at 10: 17am By Parisa Hafezi and Angus Mc Dowall DUBAI, July 8 " Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a "golden weapon" to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new escalations with the United States, and is…...
Trump cites "tremendous unity" at NATO summit, progress on defense spending
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (194+ words) Posted today at 10: 29am By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk ANKARA, July 8 (Reuters) " U. S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters there had been "tremendous unity" at the NATO summit in Turkey and also promised to increase U. S. defense production. "They (European nations)…...