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US Treasury's Bessent meets with Hungarian foreign minister on shared priorities
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met on Wednesday with ... prisoners 1:38 AM UTC Middle Eastcategory Hamas says Israel's claim on hostages' handover ceremony ...
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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration's ...
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Scott Bessent: Tariffs are a 'means to an end'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unpacks the power tariffs have ... data for billions of years now holds a full human genome Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House says some employees were fired by mistake
Trump is also making his second administration's first forays on the diplomatic front with calls to Russia's Vladimir Putin ...
The latest on Trump’s presidency as Musk threatens more cuts to federal workforce
President Donald Trump is pursuing his massive government overhaul at home, while also forging ahead with a pivot in US foreign policy regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine and plans for the Middle East.
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Labor pitches free GP care for all
Nine out of 10 GP visits will be free by 2030 under an $8.5bn Labor policy that will be the centrepiece of its re-election pitch, which was quickly matched by the opposition.
White House says some employees were fired by mistake
Trump is also making his second administration's first forays on the diplomatic front with calls to Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on ending the 3-year-old war that began in ...
‘Dealmaker in chief’ ‘frustrated’ by Zelensky’s rejection of ‘historic opportunity’ to give up 50% of its mineral wealth to US
Trump’s fit of pique, Hegseth targets thousands of ‘poor performers’ for firings, including ‘woke’ generals, budget resolution adds $150 billion in defense spending.
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Israeli prime minister, U.S. lawmakers discuss future plans for Gaza, Israel
"We discussed the importance of the full implementation of all phases of the ceasefire in Gaza and the need for Hamas to hold up ... U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said postwar Ukraine ...
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Bessent says Russia-Ukraine deal is part of Trump’s ‘long-art’ peace strategy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contended that the Trump administration’s proposal to Ukraine would provide a “win-win” situation for both the foreign country and the United States ...
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Scott Bessent Fast Facts
1991-2000 - Managing partner of Soros Fund Management in London. 2000-2005 - Establishes and runs his own hedge fund, Bessent Capital. 2006-2010 - Adjunct professor at Yale University. 2007-2010 ...