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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he will not negotiate in public when asked if he had urged Israel not to attack Iran’s oil facilities.

RIPON, Wisconsin,  (Reuters) – Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump is not fit to lead the U.S.,

LONDON/PORT LOUIS, (Reuters) –  Britain said yesterday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and U.S. Commerce Secre-tary Gina Raimondo  signed an agreement yesterday to cooperate on  strengthening supply chains in the two countries for lithium, cobalt and other critical minerals used in electric vehicles and clean energy applications.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The BBC cancelled a prime-time interview with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after one of its best-known presenters accidentally sent him the notes prepared for her questions.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) –  Kenya’s government has asked the International Monetary Fund to conduct an official assessment of corruption and governance issues, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, after a push by Western nations.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – A 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Iraq more than a decade ago was freed from Gaza this week in an operation led by the United States and involving Jordan and the Baghdad government, Iraqi and U.S.

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) signaled in a regulatory filing today that changes in oil prices would reduce the energy major’s third-quarter upstream earnings by US$600 million to US$1 billion.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain said today it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retained use of the important UK-U.S.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – A Singapore court today sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of a former cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-Vice President Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public yesterday.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A strike by 45,000 dockworkers halting shipments at U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act “proportionally” against its regional arch-foe.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Scientists announced yetserday a milestone in neurobiological research with the mapping of the entire brain of an adult fruit fly, a feat that may provide insight into brains across the animal kingdom, including people.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally distributing the drug ketamine.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian troops yesterday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Uganda is seeking funds to build three hydropower plants that would add over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of capacity to help meet rising power demand, an energy official said yesterday.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Iran said early today that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed over the Middle East crisis, immigration, taxes, abortion, climate change and the economy on Tuesday at a vice presidential debate that was heavy on policy disagreements but light on personal attacks.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico’s first woman president yesterday, vowing to bolster women’s rights and ensure Latin America’s No.