Ryan Patrick Jones

Breaking news correspondent @Reuters covering U.S. and Canada. [email protected]

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(Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot ​down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries
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Trump says Iran downed Apache helicopter, US must react - https://t.co/AxJWnBS0SJ

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Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins. Investors don’t - https://t.co/gLThVL9anr

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Alberta government will hold non-binding referendum on staying in Canada, premier says - https://t.co/nmpYyuokce

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CALGARY - Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta will proceed with a non-binding referendum in October on whether its residents want to remain part of Canada, ‌Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday, a largely symbolic move that could still pose a major challenge for PM Mark Carney.

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Former Cuban President Raul Castro is indicted in US - https://t.co/Wb3vrl8Vtm

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May 20 (Reuters) - Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted in the United States, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday, in a move that marks ​an escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the Caribbean island's communist government.

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May 8 (Reuters) - Virginia's top court on Friday threw out a new electoral map that was crafted to flip four Republican-held U.S. congressional seats to Democrats, handing President Donald Trump's party a victory ahead of the November midterm elections.

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WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran on Thursday, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking U.S. forces in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran.

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May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. military naval units operating in the area of the Strait of Hormuz came under Iranian missile fire following an attack by the U.S. military on an Iranian oil tanker, Iranian state media, citing an unnamed military official, said on Thursday.

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NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled against President Donald Trump's latest 10% global tariffs, finding across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law.

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SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - With their location trackers shut off to avoid Iranian attacks, the United Arab Emirates and buyers have recently sailed several tankers loaded with crude through the Strait of Hormuz ​in a bid to move oil bottled up in the Gulf.

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WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - A growing number of Democratic primary challengers are making opposition to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a campaign issue as they seek to unseat party incumbents backed by the influential pro-Israel advocacy group.

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May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday urged countries to support its United Nations resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining of the Strait of Hormuz, but diplomats said China and Russia are likely to veto it.

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LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - A series of well-timed market bets on falling oil prices totaling as much as $7bln during March and April spread across multiple exchanges and types of fuel and derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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BREAKING - HEGSETH ORDERS WITHDRAWAL OF 5,000 TROOPS FROM GERMANY, TO BE COMPLETED OVER NEXT SIX TO 12 MONTHS