WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has reached frameworks of bilateral trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador, the White House said on Thursday.
Under the agreements, the United States will remove reciprocal tariffs on certain items that cannot be grown, mined or naturally produced in the United States; and the four countries agreed to cooperate with the United States or open up their markets in multiple areas. (U.S.-Trade-Tariff)
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BERLIN -- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Friday announced that Germany will contribute an additional 150 million euros (174.3 million U.S. dollars) to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a NATO framework that enables allied countries to finance U.S. weapons for Ukraine.
Pistorius made the announcement at a joint press conference with several other European defense ministers. The new pledge follows Germany's earlier contribution of 500 million U.S. dollars to the PURL mechanism in August. (Germany-Ukraine-Aid)
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BEIRUT -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday confirmed that sections of concrete barriers recently erected by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) crossed into Lebanese territory, violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and Lebanon's sovereignty.
According to a UNIFIL statement, peacekeepers conducted a geospatial survey in October of a concrete T-wall installed by the IDF southwest of the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun. (Lebanon-Israel-Wall)
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MOSCOW -- Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday discussed issues related to nuclear and physical security at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), said Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
During consultations in Kaliningrad, delegations from the two sides focused on efforts to restore the plant's external power supply following repairs to two high-voltage transmission lines completed in late October and early November, respectively, Rosatom said. (Russia-Nuclear-Zaporizhzhia) Enditem
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