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BRUSSELS/EDINBURGH (Reuters) -EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen headed to Scotland on Saturday ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon, commission spokespeople said, as EU officials said the two sides were nearing a trade agreement.
Trump, in Scotland for a few days of golfing and bilateral meetings, told reporters upon his arrival on Friday evening that he was... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) board has appointed senior State Department official Darren Beattie, a right-wing ideologue with a history of inflammatory comments on women and minorities, to lead the congressionally-backed organization.
Beattie, who serves as the senior bureau official at the office of undersecretary for public diplomacy, will maintain his role in the department while leading USIP on an acting basis, the... (continue reading...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is reviewing a decision to deny entry to a Venezuelan Little League team that had been due to compete in an international baseball tournament in South Carolina, the State Department said on Saturday.
Cacique Mara Little League is now out of contention for this year's 2025 Senior League Baseball World Series, which begins on Saturday in Easley, South Carolina, Little League International said in a statement.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Ziad Rahbani, the Lebanese composer and musician who created a distinct Lebanese sound from Western and Arabic musical roots, and whose sardonic critique of the country's sectarian politics rang true to Lebanese across the divides, has died.
He was 69.
Rahbani was much loved across Lebanon and his words remained relevant across generations, from those who grew up with him... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -U.S. investment firm KKR is in talks to buy Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres in a deal that could value the Asian infrastructure provider at more than $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report. KKR and STT did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment.
KKR is already a backer of the closely held data center... (continue reading...)
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