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Yemen separatist leader fails to attend crisis talks as Saudi-UAE rift deepens
Jan 7 (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's southern separatists failed to board a flight to Riyadh for crisis talks on Wednesday and his fate was unclear, clouding efforts to contain a military escalation that has caused a major rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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US adds more nations, including Venezuela, to costly visa bond policy
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has put 25 more countries on a list of nations whose citizens could be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for entry into the U.S., the State Department website showed on Tuesday.
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Video recordings by Brown University shooting suspect deemed a confession
BOSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday released transcripts of video recordings in which they say the gunman who carried out last month's fatal mass shooting at Brown University and later took his own life had admitted to planning the attack months in advance.
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Crowds pay tribute as late French cinema star Brigitte Bardot is buried in Saint-Tropez
SAINT-TROPEZ, France, Jan 7 (Reuters) - People lined the streets of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday, applauding as the coffin of French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot, who died last month aged 91, was driven through the Riviera resort after her funeral.
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Trump says Venezuela to turn over 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to US
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Venezuela will be "turning over" 30 to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday in the aftermath of the toppling of Nicolas Maduro who was seized from his country by U.S. forces over the weekend.
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Exclusive-In post-Maduro Venezuela, US eyes security chief as potential target, sources say
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put Venezuela's hardline interior minister on notice that he could be at the top of its target list unless he helps Interim President Delcy Rodriguez meet U.S. demands and keep order following the toppling of Nicolas Maduro, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Analysis-Maduro’s immunity claim tests US power to prosecute foreign leaders
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Nicolás Maduro's first appearance in a U.S. courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions — chief among them whether he can claim immunity from prosecution.
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US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
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Trump, advisers discussing options for acquiring Greenland and US military is always an option, White House says
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and utilizing the U.S. military in furtherance of the goal is "always an option," the White House said on Tuesday.
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Nordic FMs stress collective dedication to Arctic security, urge respect for int'l law
OSLO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden issued a joint statement on Tuesday emphasizing their collective dedication to preserving security, stability and cooperation in the Arctic.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Tuesday.
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Democrats warn of 'whitewash' five years after January 6 Capitol attack, while Trump rallies with Republicans
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Five years after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Democrats in Congress accused Republicans of a "whitewash" of history while President Donald Trump delivered an upbeat speech to Republican lawmakers that made little mention of the riot by his supporters.
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US, Ukraine discussed 'some ideas' on issue of territory, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian officials discussed "some ideas" to address the issue of territory during peace talks to end Russia's war on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, describing the matter as the biggest remaining obstacle in the process.
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22 migrants killed in traffic accident in NE Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 Ethiopian migrants were killed and about 65 others injured in a traffic accident in the northeastern Afar regional state on Tuesday, according to local authorities.
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Spanish PM warns U.S. operation in Venezuela sets dangerous precedent
MADRID, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday said that the U.S. forcible seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro risked pushing the world into a dangerous new era and insisted his country would "not remain silent" in the face of violations of international law.
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5.2-magnitude quake hits NW China's Xinjiang: CENC
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan in Kashgar region in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 3:17 a.m. Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Exclusive-Venezuela, US in talks to export Venezuelan oil to US, sources say
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Venezuelan and U.S. officials are discussing exporting Venezuelan crude to the United States, five government, industry and shipping sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Czech-led ammunition programme for Ukraine can continue, PM says
PRAGUE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic can keep running an initiative sourcing ammunition for Ukraine, but will act as a coordinator and no longer put its own money into it, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday.
