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By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was a handy foil for President Donald Trump, a target of blame for everything from high mortgage interest rates to the pace of economic growth. But with new Chair Kevin Warsh now installed as the country’s central bank chief – completing Trump’s imprimatur across the top echelon of U.S. economic policymaking posts […]

May 25 (Reuters) – Lionel Messi came off the pitch in the 73rd minute of his last club match before the World Cup on Sunday but Inter Miami coach Guillermo Hoyos said he thought the Argentine was just fatigued after playing on a heavy pitch.       The eight-times Ballon d’Or winner was substituted after clutching the back of his thigh in the wake of one of his trademark free kicks during […]

BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) – The death toll from flooding in southwestern China’s Chongqing has risen to nine and 11 people are missing following torrential rain in the municipality, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday. A number of neighbourhoods and villages in the district of Yongchuan were severely hit by sudden, extreme rainfall overnight on Saturday, state media reported earlier. Three deaths were confirmed on Sunday. The rainfall caused flash […]

CAIRO (AP) — A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend said it had been “largely negotiated.” It is not clear when or how the deal might be finalized and when its various parts will take effect. Trump spoke after calls with allies in the Middle East, including […]

RIGA, May 25 (Reuters) – Latvian opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs of the United List said on Monday he aimed to form a four-party majority government after the ruling coalition collapsed this month over national security concerns, though a final deal has yet to be struck. The Baltic states, close allies of Kyiv and members of NATO, have reported repeated incursions by Russian drones in recent months as Ukraine steps up […]

DAKAR, May 25 (Reuters) – Senegal’s parliament speaker, El Malick Ndiaye, has announced his resignation, deepening political turmoil in the West African nation two days after the president dismissed the government.  • Ndiaye, a senior figure in the ruling PASTEF party, said on Sunday his resignation was a personal decision, giving the “higher interest of the nation” as a reason for his departure. • President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dismissed Prime […]

May 25 (Reuters) – Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, said on Monday it plans to launch a stablecoin representing the Georgian Lari, with the support of the government of Georgia, making it one of the first joint efforts to place a national currency on  digital asset rails.  The stablecoin will be called ‘GEL₮’, Tether said.  Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency pegged to a fiat currency. They […]

MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal he posed no threat, a familiar sound in the mist-covered forests of Rwanda ’s Volcanoes National Park. Here in one of Africa’s most well-known parks, steep ridges and dense vegetation often obscure even the largest mountain gorillas — also endangered — and scientists are turning to new technology to detect and protect […]

JAMUNDI, Colombia (AP) — Gladys Marín only has to cross the street to reach a school where polling stations will open Sunday in her small town in Colombia. But she’s still not sure she’ll make the short walk, because fears for her safety could outweigh the chance to vote for the country’s next president. Her home in the southwestern village of Potrerito sits less than 100 meters (320 feet) from […]