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Trump says Saudi king agreed to raise oil output by up to 2 million barrels
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's King Salman had agreed to his request to increase oil production "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels," an extraordinary amount not confirmed by t...
Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from U.S. sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
Protesters across U.S. call on Trump to reunite immigrant families
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities across the United States on Saturday to demand the Trump administration reverse an immigration crackdown that has separated children from parents at the U.S-Mexico border and sp...
U.S. protesters urge Trump to reverse immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands gathered in front of the White House on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies, which have separated children from parents at the U.S-Mexico border and sparked plans for military-run...
Trump, Trudeau discuss trade, economic issues over phone call
BEDMINSTER, N.J./OTTAWA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late on Friday to discuss trade and other economic issues, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said on Saturday.
Moorland fire in north England spreads, major incident declared
LONDON (Reuters) - Fires on moorland outside the northern English city of Manchester intensified on Saturday, prompting authorities to declare a major incident.
Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers
NAHUATZEN, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican voters will stream to the polls this Sunday in a pivotal presidential contest, but leaders representing tens of thousands of indigenous people have vowed to block voting in their communities to protest a system t...
Investors hopeful Mexico's Lopez Obrador will veer to the center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican assets are poised to strengthen even if leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Sunday's presidential election, analysts say, on expectations he will govern from the center and as the uncertainty stemmi...
U.S. government says it will detain migrant children with parents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said in a court filing on Friday that it has the right to detain children and parents caught crossing the U.S. border illegally for the duration of their immigration proceedings.
Canada hits back on U.S. tariffs; Mnuchin denies Trump wants to quit WTO
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada struck back at the Trump administration on Friday over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, vowing to impose punitive measures on C$16.6 billion ($12.63 billion) worth of American goods until Washington relents.
Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship
YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Natio...
Drake on course to smash streaming records with 'Scorpion'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian rapper Drake, the world's best-selling artist of 2016, looked on course to set records tumbling again on Friday with his soul-baring new album "Scorpion," in which he reveals he is a father.
Trump says he is not seeking new chief of staff, but 'things happen'
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is not looking for a new chief of staff to replace John Kelly but at some point "things happen."
Wall Street ekes out gain as Nike surges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's major stock indexes edged higher on Friday, as a surge in Nike Inc shares helped the quarter close out on an upswing while concerns over U.S. international trade relations ebbed.
Trump says he plans to name Supreme Court nominee on July 9
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans to announce his nominee for a coming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 and that he has five finalists, including two women.
Wall Street ends up on Nike, bank gains; posts declines for week
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surge in Nike Inc shares and a rally in bank stocks lifted Wall Street's major stock indexes on Friday, though all three still posted weekly declines.Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ros...
Nike and banks propel Wall Street gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surge in Nike Inc shares and a rally in bank stocks lifted Wall Street's major stock indexes on Friday, though all three were still on track to post weekly declines.
Quincy Jones honored as Montreux Jazz Festival kicks off
MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Quincy Jones, the legendary American music producer, was honored on Friday at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the annual event where he served as co-director in the 1990s and continues to be a regular feature.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and tear gas during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said.
Manafort assistant gave FBI access to storage locker: testimony
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - A personal assistant to Paul Manafort granted an FBI agent access to a storage locker in Virginia, allowing the government to secure evidence that President Donald Trump's former campaign manager is trying to suppress...