Exclusive-US counterterror officials plan antifa summit, sources say
By Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is organizing an international summit focused on countering the left-wing movement antifa and other groups, three sources familiar with the m...
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Wall St. futures rise on Iran war de-escalation hopes, indexes set for monthly drops
March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures gained on Tuesday, as markets welcomed a report signaling a potential de-escalation in the Middle East conflict that has set the S&P 500 and the Dow for their biggest monthly decline in years. The Wall Str...
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Russia's Lavrov says regime change plans in Iran and Venezuela were about oil
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that U.S. plans to unfurl regime change in Iran and Venezuela were aimed at gaining more control over oil and gas resources. Lavrov said the United States and...
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China to maintain appropriately loose monetary policy
BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - China's central bank pledged on Tuesday to maintain appropriately loose monetary policy, while noting growing impacts from changes in the external environment. China's economy is broadly stable but still faces challe...
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Israel prepared to keep striking Iran for 'weeks to come', military spokesperson says
JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) - Israel is prepared for "weeks" more of fighting in Iran, a military spokesman said on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview the war was "beyond the halfway point." Lieutenant Colonel...
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UNRWA head seeks investigation into killing of staff in Gaza war
GENEVA, March 31 (Reuters) - Discussions are under way for a U.N. investigation into the killing of more than 390 employees in the two-year Gaza war, the head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest conflict in...
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Italy refuses US aircraft use of Sicily base for Middle East operations, source says
ROME, March 31 (Reuters) - Italy has denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before flying to the Middle East, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, confirming a newspaper report. (Reporting by...
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Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies
By Kentaro Okasaka, Uditha Jayasinghe and Lucy Craymer TOKYO/COLOMBO/WELLINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Indonesia's leader visited Tokyo this week in Asia's latest flurry of fuel bartering efforts to offset crippling shortages caused by conflict in the M...
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Euro zone inflation surges past ECB target on oil shock
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation soared past the European Central Bank's 2% target this month due to surging oil and gas prices, heightening a policy dilemma as expensive energy drags growth and risks generating a s...
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Drone ship builder Saronic valuation more than doubles to $9 billion after funding round
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - Saronic Technologies said on Tuesday it closed a $1.75 billion funding round, more than doubling the value of the autonomous shipbuilding startup to $9.25 billion, as investor appetite for defense technol...
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