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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Reviving the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Alberta to the U.S. could play a part in tightening U.S.-Canada energy cooperation, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday. Carney raised the idea during a Tuesday meeting in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump on defusing trade tensions, according to a source…

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. first lady Melania Trump said she had secured an open line of communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin about repatriating Ukrainian children caught up in the war with Russia, and that some have been returned to their families with more to be reunited soon. “This remains an ongoing effort,”…

LIMA (Reuters) -Dina Boluarte’s dramatic midnight removal on Friday makes her the sixth consecutive president in Peru to fail to complete a full term in office. Peru, has faced ongoing political crises over the decades with a long list of fleeting presidents ousted amid impeachments, resignations, or accusations of corruption over the past three decades.…

BERLIN (Reuters) -The leaders of Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they had agreed in a phone call to move towards using the value of immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine’s armed forces. In a statement published by the German government, the E3 leaders said they would do this in cooperation with the United…

(Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Indian authorities have not yet acted on its requests to serve summons and complaints to Adani Group executives over alleged securities fraud and a $265 million bribery scheme, a court filing showed on Friday. The case is one of the most high-profile attempts by a U.S.…

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump revived the trade war against Beijing on Friday, ending an uneasy truce between the two largest economies with promises to sharply hike tariffs in a reprisal against China curbing its critical mineral exports. The president unveiled additional levies of 100% on China’s U.S.-bound exports, along with…

OTTAWA (Reuters) -The specific deals that Canada is negotiating with the U.S. in key sectors such as steel, aluminum and autos are likely to persist even if the United States-Canada-Mexico trade deal is reviewed next year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney told reporters it was unlikely that “one simple trade deal” could resolve…

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Two months after a smiling Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shook hands at a military base in Alaska in what looked like the start of a U.S.-Russia rapprochement, a top Russian diplomat has raised doubts that the “spirit of Alaska” is still alive. For Russia, the Anchorage summit on August…