UK Leader Starmer Faces More Pressure Over Mandelson Ambassador Appointment

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more heat Tuesday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the United States, with lawmakers set to vote on whether Starmer should be investigated by a parliamentary standards watchdog over the ill-fated decision. Starmer’s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is due to testify …

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Iranian Defence Official Holds Talks With Russian, Belarusian Ministers

MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) – Russian Defence ⁠Minister ⁠Andrei Belousov held ⁠talks in Kyrgyzstan on Monday with ​Iran’s Deputy Defence Minister Reza Talaei-Nik, state-run TASS ‌news agency reported. Belousov reiterated ‌Russia’s longstanding position that the Iran ⁠war ⁠should be resolved exclusively through diplomatic means and said ​he was confident Moscow and Tehran would continue to …

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South Korea Appeals Court Sentences Ex-Frst Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 Years in Jail

SEOUL, ⁠April ⁠28 (Reuters) – ⁠South Korea’s ​former ‌First ‌Lady ⁠Kim Keon ⁠Hee was ​sentenced ​on ⁠Tuesday to ⁠four ⁠years in ​prison ​for stock ⁠manipulation ⁠and bribery, after ⁠an appeals court increased ⁠her sentence. (Reporting by ​Heejin ​Kim) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026

Iran Willing to Share Defensive Capabilities With Asian Partners, Deputy Defence Minister Says

DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) – Iran ⁠is ⁠ready to share ⁠its defensive weapons capabilities with “independent ​countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation ‌Organisation (SCO)”, Deputy Defence Minister ‌Reza Talaei-Nik said on Tuesday, ⁠according ⁠to Iranian state media. Iran fought a war with ​the United States and Israel from late February to early April, during …

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Sabres Are on the Verge of a Long-Awaited Series Win, and the Ducks Are Too

Beat the Boston Bruins at home in Game 5 on Tuesday, and the Sabres will skate in the second round for the first time since 2007. “You can expect this to be the hardest game that we’re going to have to play short-term here, because they’re in the nothing-to-lose-and-everything-to-gain category,” said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, …

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Ukraine Needs to Approve Parcel Tax to Keep IMF Funding, Source Says

KYIV, April 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine needs to adopt ⁠a ⁠law introducing a value-added tax ⁠on inexpensive parcels from abroad to ensure its $8.1 billion programme with the ​International Monetary Fund – due for review in June – remains on track, a source close to discussions said. Kyiv ‌depends on international aid to cover ‌its …

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