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(Fixes grammatical error in first paragraph) By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speeches at a rare gathering of U.S. military leaders on Tuesday were met with sharp criticism from Democrats, praise from Republicans but a muted response so far from military officials themselves.

ROME (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Tuesday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and expressed hope that the Palestinian militant group Hamas would endorse it. “There are very interesting elements” in the plan, the pope was quoted as saying by Italy’s ANSA news agency. “I hope Hamas will accept it within the established timeframe.” Hamas was not part of the talks that led to the proposal, which calls on the group to disarm, a demand it has previously rejected.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports of around 55% are a “good status quo,” but the Trump administration would like to find areas where bilateral trade could increase more freely, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment to Australia for $705 million, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing restoration of power needed to cool the reactors and prevent a meltdown. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said one of the diesel generators providing emergency power was no longer working, seven days after external power lines went down. “This is the seventh day.

(Reuters) -The Israeli government on Tuesday unanimously approved the appointment of Major General David Zini as the new head of the domestic intelligence service Shin Bet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. Netanyahu announced Zini’s appointment in May. Zini, who was appointed for a five-year term, will assume duties on October 5. Zini replaces Ronen Bar, who stepped down in June, announcing his resignation in April after Netanyahu had said that he was sacking him.

(Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday agreed to more than double the size of an 15-month-old underfunded and understaffed international security mission combating armed gangs in Haiti and rename it a gang suppression force. Russia, China and Pakistan abstained from the vote on the measure put forward by the United States and Panama. The remaining 13 council members voted in favor. (Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Christian Martinez)

CHICAGO (Reuters) -The impact of a government shutdown on the economy depends on how widespread the closure is and how long it lasts, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday. Most shutdowns historically have not lasted long and their impact has been limited, Goolsbee said at an event on the U.S. agriculture economy at the Chicago Fed’s headquarters. (Reporting P.J. Huffstutter; Editing by Chris Reese)

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian digital lender Nubank said on Tuesday it had applied for a national bank charter to operate in the United States, in its most concrete step so far toward an expansion outside Latin America. The decision “is aligned with the company’s intention to explore future international opportunities by evolving its regional platform into a global model,” Nubank said in a statement.

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said on Tuesday that her outlook for monetary policy is consistent with the gradual path of easing shown in the latest central bank forecasts, in comments that framed aggressive rate cuts as risky.