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By Mohamad Torokman AQABAT JABR, West Bank (Reuters) -A growing wave of unrest between Israelis and Palestinians claimed two more lives on Monday, after a poll showed plummeting support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party amid a divisive plan to rein in the Supreme Court’s powers. A Palestinian teen was killed during a military raid in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, while hospital officials said the […]

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on Wednesday, officials said, as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. The high-level meeting in Washington will follow one held in Havana in November and comes a year after the […]

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on Wednesday, officials said, as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. The high-level meeting in Washington will follow one held in Havana in November and comes a year after the […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he is confident the new fiscal framework will be approved by congress as his government builds a new political chapter in the country’s history. In a speech marking his 100th day in office, Lula said he still thinks interest rates are “too high” and hinder economic growth, but he is sure congress will approve the long-awaited new […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he is confident the new fiscal framework will be approved by congress as his government builds a new political chapter in the country’s history. In a speech marking his 100th day in office, Lula said he still thinks interest rates are “too high” and hinder economic growth, but he is sure congress will approve the long-awaited new […]

MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Former champion Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years to outlast Tallon Griekspoor 5-7 6-3 6-4 and reach the Monte Carlo Masters second round on Monday while Andy Murray’s first appearance in the tournament since 2017 ended in a loss to Alex de Minaur. Wawrinka looked in danger of falling in his opener for a second straight year after losing a tight opening set, but the 38-year-old […]

MONTE CARLO (Reuters) – Former champion Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years to outlast Tallon Griekspoor 5-7 6-3 6-4 and reach the Monte Carlo Masters second round on Monday while Andy Murray’s first appearance in the tournament since 2017 ended in a loss to Alex de Minaur. Wawrinka looked in danger of falling in his opener for a second straight year after losing a tight opening set, but the 38-year-old […]

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on Wednesday, officials said, as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. The high-level meeting in Washington will follow one held in Havana in November and comes a year after the […]

By Matt Spetalnick and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba will hold another round of migration talks on Wednesday, officials said, as the Biden administration braces for the end of COVID-era border restrictions that have blocked Cubans in recent months from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. The high-level meeting in Washington will follow one held in Havana in November and comes a year after the […]