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Venezuela acting president replaces long-time defense minister
March 18 (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday that General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez will replace General Vladimir Padrino as defense minister, a position Padrino has held for more than 11 years.In a post on Telegram, Rodriguez thanked Padrino for his service a...Reuters
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Venezuela acting president replaces long-time defense minister
March 18 (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday that General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez will replace General Vladimir Padrino as defense minister, a post Padrino has held for more than 11 years.Reuters
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US broadly authorizes transactions with Venezuela's oil company PDVSA
US waives many of the sanctions imposed on PDVSA in 2019Will not help global oil impact from Iran war, analyst saysDeals in negotiation with PDVSA can now be signed, payments to go to US-controlled fundLicense reinforces US protection over Citgo, parent companiesBy Timothy Gardner and Marianna Parra...Reuters
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Booms, threat warning in Saudi capital Riyadh ahead of foreign ministers' meeting
By Timour Azhari March 18 (Reuters) - Saudi air defences dealt with a "ballistic threat" in Riyadh on Wednesday, state TV said, after several loud booms were heard and some of the city's residents received phone alerts for the first time warning them of a hostile aerial threat. It...Reuters
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‘Not our war': Europe says no to Trump
Europeans push back against Trump on IranSay they were not consulted, don't understand aimsTransatlantic ties already under strainIran war unpopular in Europe, surveys show EU needs calm in face of Trump's unpredictability, Kallas says By Andreas Rinke, Ludwig Burger and John Irish BERLIN...Reuters
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Top Republican calls out Trump's Homeland nominee over inflammatory rhetoric
U.S. Senator Rand Paul grilled nominee Markwayne Mullin over remarks Mullin previously said he understood why a neighbor assaulted Paul in 2017Democrats block DHS funding over immigration tacticsBy Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Rand Paul, the Republican chairman of a Se...Reuters
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Music streaming platform Deezer posts first-ever annual profit
By Leo Marchandon March 18 - French music streaming platform Deezer DEEZR.PA reported its first-ever annual profit on Wednesday, helped by partnerships and rebranding generating direct subscriber growth.Deezer, which competes with Spotify SPOT.N and Apple AAPL.O Music in the crowded music strea...Reuters
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Meta's Facebook unveils three-month creator program to take on YouTube, TikTok
March 18 (Reuters) - Meta-owned META.O Facebook launched a new monetization program for established creators on Wednesday, designed to offer them increased reach and guaranteed pay for three months on eligible reels to better compete with rivals TikTok and YouTube.Social media companies have been tr...Reuters
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Mexico's Alsea Pegs 2026 Capex At $311 Million
March 18 (Reuters) - Alsea SAB de CV ALSEA.MX:MEXICO'S ALSEA EXPECTS TO INVEST ABOUT 5.5 BILLION PESOS ($310.96 MILLION) IN 2026MEXICO'S ALSEA EXPECTS TO OPEN BETWEEN 180 AND 220 STORES IN 2026MEXICO'S ALSEA EXPECTS SALES TO GROW BETWEEN 5% AND 7% IN 2026MEXICO'S ALSEA EXPECTS EBITD...Reuters
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Leader of Ecuador's Los Lobos crime group arrested in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, March 18 (Reuters) - A leader of the Ecuadorean crime group Los Lobos has been arrested in Mexico City's international airport, Mexican and Ecuadorean authorities said on Wednesday.The suspect, known by the alias "Lobo Menor," was the subject of an Interpol red notice and is...Reuters
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Music streaming platform Deezer posts first-ever annual profit
March 18 - French music streaming platform Deezer DEEZR.PA reported its first-ever annual profit on Wednesday, helped by partnerships and rebranding generating subscriber growth.Deezer, which competes with Spotify SPOT.N and Apple AAPL.O Music in the crowded music streaming market, operates in mor...Reuters
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US assesses China not planning to invade Taiwan in 2027
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - China does not currently plan to invade Taiwan in 2027 and seeks to control the island without the use of force, the U.S. intelligence community said on Wednesday, striking a measured tone on one of the world's biggest potential flashpoints....Reuters
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Top Vatican cardinal urges Trump, Israel to end war 'as soon as possible'
By Joshua McElwee ROME, March 18 (Reuters) - The Vatican's top diplomat on Wednesday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to end the expanding Iran war as soon as possible and suggested Israel should also stop its strikes against Lebanon. "I would say to finish it as soon as possible ......Reuters
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Top US spy says not intelligence community's job to determine an "imminent threat"
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday asserted that it is not the responsibility of U.S. spy agencies to determine "what is and is not an imminent threat" to the United States.The top U.S. spy made the comment when asked if the U.S...Reuters
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Riyadh residents receive phone alerts for first time warning of hostile threat
March 18 (Reuters) - Several loud bangs were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday and some of the city's residents received phone alerts for the first time warning them of a hostile aerial threat, a Reuters witness in the city said.Reuters
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Israel struck two bridges over Lebanon's Litani River, defence minister says
JERUSALEM, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the military struck and destroyed two additional bridges over Lebanon's Litani River, saying they were used by the Iran-aligned Hezbollah group to smuggle weapons south. He did not specify where t...Reuters
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