April 17 (Reuters) – A Russian overnight drone attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s largest Danube river port Izmail and one drone strayed into Romanian territory, Ukrainian and Romanian authorities said on Friday. The port lies on the southwestern tip of Ukraine facing Romanian territory across the Danube. It has become an important and frequently …
ABUJA, April 17 (Reuters) – Gunmen abducted secondary school students heading to university entrance examinations and other travellers in central Nigeria’s Benue state, the region’s governor said late on Thursday – the first reported student abduction this year. Armed gangs and Islamist militants frequently target travellers, schoolchildren and rural communities in Nigeria. The authorities did …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx re-signed five-time All-Star forward Napheesa Collier, who’s coming off one of the most productive seasons in WNBA history. The team announced Thursday night it was bringing back Collier, but didn’t disclose terms of the deal. ESPN reported, citing sources, that the Lynx signed Collier to a one-year, $1.4 million …
BEIRUT (AP) — A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war. But it remained unclear whether Israel …
Washington — The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight session after Republicans revolted and refused President Trump’s push for a longer extension. A new proposal was unveiled late Thursday that would have extended the program for five years …
A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, potentially boosting efforts to extend a ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel. It was unclear whether a lasting deal would be reached between the U.S. and Iran before the …
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV neared the halfway point in his four-nation tour of Africa on Friday with a day focused on encouraging Cameroon’s young people, first with a big Mass and then a visit to the country’s Catholic university. Leo was travelling Friday to Douala, Cameroon’s main port city, to celebrate Mass …
April 17 (Reuters) – Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday. Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of offences her allies said were politically motivated to keep her at bay, ranging from incitement and corruption to election fraud and …
By Humeyra Pamuk, Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group to hold its fire as a 10-day truce went in to effect between Lebanon and Israel. Trump said …
By James Pomfret and Yimou Lee TAIPEI, April 17 (Reuters) – As Chinese warships and fighter jets staged massive drills around Taiwan in December, a parallel action was unfolding on smartphone screens. On Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, a news outlet run by the Chinese Communist Party posted a 51-second video of Taiwan opposition leader …