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Canada promised Trump a border crackdown. Easier said than done

By Anna Mehler Paperny SAINT-GEORGES-DE-CLARENCEVILLE (Reuters) – Six Lego-like concrete blocks mark the end of a rural road at the U.S.-Canada border. The police vehicle, revving through blowing snow, crunches to a stop. The barriers, installed last August in a joint venture with President Joe Biden’s administration, stop vehicles bearing migrants from barreling across the …

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Russia must be ready to fight NATO in Europe in next decade, minister says

By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence minister said on Monday that Moscow must be ready to fight the NATO military alliance in Europe in the next decade, as President Vladimir Putin said he believed the Ukraine war was turning in Moscow’s favour. Andrei Belousov, Putin’s defence chief, cited a NATO summit …

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Trump says will he talk to Putin, Zelenskiy about stopping Ukraine war

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about bringing the war in Ukraine to an end, saying he is troubled by images of carnage from the conflict. “It’s got to stop,” Trump …

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Universal’s Virgin Music Group to buy Downtown Music for $775 million

(Reuters) – Virgin Music Group, the global independent music unit of Universal Music Group, said on Monday it will acquire Downtown Music in an all-cash deal valued at $775 million (737.32 million euros). Downtown was founded in 2007 as a music publishing company. It works with entrepreneurs, songwriters, rights holders and artist — from newcomers …

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Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documents

By Ammu Kannampilly NAIROBI (Reuters) – A contractor hired by Facebook’s parent company Meta dismissed threats to content moderators by Ethiopian rebels angered by their work, according to new evidence filed in a case challenging the dismissal of dozens of moderators in Kenya. Last year 185 content moderators sued Meta and two contractors, saying they …

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Trump again warns Hamas to release hostages soon, or ‘It’s not going to be pleasant’

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he had a “very good talk” with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the war in Gaza and reiterated his threat that “all hell is going to break out” if Hamas does not release its hostages by Jan. 20, the day Trump takes office. …

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Russia disrupting Baltic security in test for NATO, Polish admiral says

By Barbara Erling and Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) – Russia is disrupting mobile communications and ship-tracking data across the Baltic Sea, endangering vessels and energy supplies to test how Western powers will respond, a Polish admiral overseeing the area said. Vice Admiral Krzysztof Jaworski said Moscow was systematically using such tactics to hide the movements …

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