Trump considers replacing Hegseth with DeSantis to run Pentagon, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping his nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his place, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people famili...
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Trump's plan for Ukraine comes into focus: Territorial concessions but NATO off the table
By Gram Slattery and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to Donald Trump publicly and privately are floating proposals to end the Ukraine war that would cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future, according to ...
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Tiny Nauru in talks with Australia, China amid Pacific influence tussle
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Pacific island nation of Nauru is in talks with Australia on a migration and economic deal, a Nauru official said on Wednesday, as the world's third-smallest country also weighs offers from China. Beijing tr...
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Keira Knightley finds wit and festive tension in spy series 'Black Doves'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Keira Knightley says her new series "Black Doves" stands out for its tongue in cheek take on the world of espionage. Knightley, who also executive produced the show, plays Helen Webb, an undercove...
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Michigan fires OC Kirk Campbell
Michigan dismissed offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell on Monday. Tight ends coach Steve Casula was named the interim offensive coordinator as Michigan prepares for a bowl game. Campbell, 38, had been on the Wolverines' staff s...
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Asian stocks slip, rattled by South Korean political unrest
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian equities stumbled on Wednesday while currencies were volatile as traders scrambled to contend with the political storm in South Korea, where martial law was imposed and subsequently lifted hours later. ...
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Qatar to invest $1.3 billion in climate technology in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in climate technology in the United Kingdom, with engineering company Rolls-Royce set to benefit from some of the cash to support its energy transition, the British government sai...
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Amazon announces new slate of AI models
By Greg Bensinger LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Amazon announced a new slate of artificial intelligence platforms, known as foundation models, at its annual AWS conference, allowing for text, image and video generation among other things. The new offerings pit ...
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes northern Philippines, GFZ says
MANILA (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the northern Philippines on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said, as authorities warned of damage and aftershocks from the tremor. The quake was at a depth of 37 km (23 mil...
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Texas extreme winter cold could challenge power grid in early 2025
NEW YORK (Reuters) - This winter is forecast to bring sudden bouts of extreme cold to Texas that could test the state's electric grid in early 2025, the grid operator's chief meteorologist said on Tuesday, reviving memories of crippling Storm Uri f...
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