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BARI, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations and encourage Hamas to accept a proposal backed by Israel, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of G7 leaders in southern Italy, Sullivan said the world should encourage the Palestinian militant group to accept the proposal and avoid... (continue reading...)

By Joe Cash

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese firms reserve the right to request anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations into European dairy and pork imports, the country's commerce ministry said on Thursday, when asked whether industry groups were lobbying it to do so.

Following the European Commission's announcement on Wednesday that it would impose extra duties of up to 38.1% on imported Chinese electric cars from July, global food... (continue reading...)

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday he welcomed the U.S. imposing a sweeping new set of sanctions on Russia and praised the measures taken against Russia's defence-industrial base.

"We particularly applaud tough measures against Russia's defense-industrial base and its access to technology and resources abroad," he wrote on X. "Any entity assisting Russia in the production of weapons must be subjected to the most... (continue reading...)

By Jarrett Renshaw

(Reuters) - The nation's largest oil trade group, which includes Exxon Mobil and Chevron , will file a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars and light trucks and encourage electric vehicle manufacturing, the group said.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new tailpipe emission rules in March that will force the nation's... (continue reading...)

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian footballer who was critically injured after being splashed with acid last month said on he hopes his assailants can be brought to justice swiftly.

In his first public appearance since the May 5 attack, a visibly scarred and emotional Faisal Halim told a press conference that he would focus on his recovery before attempting a return to soccer.

"I don't know if I can return to football or not, I just... (continue reading...)