US completes withdrawal from key base in Syria as part of a larger drawdown - AP News

US completes withdrawal from key base in Syria as part of a larger drawdown  AP News

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We want to understand how international students are navigating the current job market in the United States.

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UN looks for a short-term solution for moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz

The U.N. looks for a quick solution to get cargo ships with fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz, to prevent a global food crisis.

By Michele Kelemen

Syria takes control of all bases where US forces were deployed

Final convoy of US soldiers and equipment departs Qasrak air base in the northeastern governorate of Hasakah.

Cuban president vows defense of island if US invades

Cuba's president has vowed the Caribbean island state will defend itself if the US launches a military assault. US President Trump has repeatedly threatened to invade.

China warns travellers to avoid Seattle airport after academics denied entry to US

China has advised its citizens travelling to the US to avoid a Seattle airport, citing “malicious interrogation and harassment” of some 20 Chinese academics. The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that the academics had valid visas and were going to a conference but were denied entry after “unreasonable interrogation” by US border officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The ministry said that any citizens planning to travel to the US in near future should improve their awaren...

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France finance minister says Hormuz must open 'but not at any price'

France and Britain will co-host a video conference Friday of countries ready to contribute to a "purely defensive mission" to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade, Dr Bamo Nouri, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of West London, says that the initiative is an attempt by Europe "to reinsert itself into a crisis that has been shaped by US and Israeli decision-making in a war of choice".

By Yinka OYETADE

Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global responsibility’, Starmer says amid Trump blockade

Sir Keir will arrive in Paris late on Friday morning to co-host a gathering of world leaders with Emmanuel Macron

By Helen Corbett

Dominic LeBlanc says Canada isn’t the ‘source of any delays’ on trade talks with U.S.

LeBlanc said it's a waiting game for Canada at this point

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Peace between US, Iran, could take six months, officials say - Bloomberg

The officials recommended that the existing ceasefire between the US and Iran be extended, so as to allow for a more suitable timeframe in which to make the deal.

US, Hamas hold direct talks in Cairo to advance Gaza ceasefire: report

US adviser Aryeh Lightstone met Hamas negotiator in Cairo, joined by Nickolay Mladenov, CNN says

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US trade chief to visit Mexico City for second round of USMCA talks: Thursday's mañanera recapped - Mexico News Daily

US trade chief to visit Mexico City for second round of USMCA talks: Thursday's mañanera recapped  Mexico News Daily

World Bank-IMF meeting in US reaffirms support for Ukraine – Svyrydenko

A ministerial roundtable hosted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the United States has reaffirmed international support for Ukraine, with Kyiv expecting the unblocking of a EUR 90 billion EU loan in the near future.

US trade chief to visit Mexico City for second round of USMCA talks: Thursday’s mañanera recapped

Thursday's presser touched on Mexico's plan for trade talks on Monday, the resignation of another cabinet minister and whether Sheinbaum will participate in an "anti-Trump" meeting this weekend in Barcelona. The post US trade chief to visit Mexico City for second round of USMCA talks: Thursday’s mañanera recapped appeared first on Mexico News Daily

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The US and Hamas spoke directly for the first time since the ceasefire in Gaza: Pressure for a cessation of Israeli attacks and disarmament

Meeting in Cairo between US officials and the Hamas leadership on the disagreements over the implementation of the first phase of the agreement and the transition to the second phase The post The US and Hamas spoke directly for the first time since the ceasefire in Gaza: Pressure for a cessation of Israeli attacks and disarmament appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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