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US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.
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Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 4 (REUTERS) - - People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump hurled insults at immigrants from the Horn of Africa country and said he wanted them out of the United States.
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Honduras presidential candidate Nasralla says Trump’s interference damaged his election chances
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said last-minute interference from U.S. President Donald Trump in the country's closely fought election had damaged his chances of winning and left him trailing as vote counting dragged on.
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Russia's Putin to hold summit talks with India's Modi in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, aiming to boost trade with the top buyer of Russia's arms and seaborne oil as Western sanctions squeeze their decades-old ties.
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Bondi orders US law enforcement to investigate 'extremist groups'
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered federal law enforcement to step up investigations into the anti-fascist antifa movement and similar "extremist groups," and asked the FBI to compile a list of entities possibly engaged in domestic terrorism, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.
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US military says it killed four men in strike on suspected drug vessel
Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday.
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U.S. stocks little changed as job cuts increase
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks were relatively unchanged on Thursday as investors consolidated recent gains amid growing certainty that the Federal Reserve will deliver a 25-basis-point interest rate cut at its Dec. 10 monetary policy meeting, the final one of 2025.
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Fugitive pro-Russian Moldova business magnate says he is halting projects
CHISINAU, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Fugitive Moldovan business magnate Ilan Shor, accused by authorities in the ex-Soviet state of buying votes and trying to destabilise it with Russian backing, said on Thursday he was halting all his economic projects in the country.
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US says Pentagon review sees opportunities to strengthen AUKUS submarine deal
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has completed its review of the AUKUS project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and has found areas to put the deal on the "strongest possible footing," a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Chinese-linked hackers use back door for potential 'sabotage,' US and Canada say
Dec 4 (Reuters) - Chinese-linked hackers used sophisticated malware to penetrate and maintain long-term access to unnamed government and information technology entities, U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies said on Thursday.
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Chinese, Dutch business leaders urge efforts to build stable, resilient global supply chains
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Dutch business leaders have urged efforts to build stable, resilient and efficient global supply chains amid rising geopolitical tensions and expanding national security concerns.
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Finland approves new climate plans, leaves key forest sink challenge unresolved
HELSINKI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish government on Thursday approved two key climate policy plans aimed at meeting national and European Union (EU) climate targets, but left unresolved how to reverse the decline in the country's forest carbon sinks, a central element in its 2035 carbon neutrality goal.
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Lawmakers have reviewed summary of Pentagon order on Caribbean attacks, sources say
Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have reviewed a summary of a Pentagon document that lays out the scope of the Trump administration's campaign to strike vessels carrying narcotics in the Caribbean, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
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Danish economy defies headwinds with solid growth: ministry
OSLO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's economy remains robust despite higher tariffs and recent global turbulence, with the government forecasting continued solid growth and rising household purchasing power through 2027, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday.
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U.S. CDC's advisory committee discusses vaccine recommendations
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is convening in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday to review and vote on a series of vaccine-related recommendations.
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Venezuela asks lawmakers to approve 2026 budget of $19.9 billion
Dec 4 (Reuters) - Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday presented the government's 2026 budget proposal to the National Assembly, urging lawmakers to approve spending of some $19.9 billion.
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EU approves BiH's Reform Agenda
SARAJEVO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission has approved Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) Reform Agenda, paving the way for the country to access up to 976.6 million euros (1138 million U.S. dollars) under the EU's 6-billion-euro Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, the European Union (EU) Delegation to BiH said Thursday.
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US approves potential $2.68 billion sale of air strike weapons to Canada
OTTAWA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of air strike weapons and related equipment to Canada for an estimated cost of $2.68 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
