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BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Friday rejected an accusation by U.S. President Donald Trump that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship intercepted by U.S. forces was a “gift from China.” The U.S. said it fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to evade its blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s military …
JAKARTA, April 24 (Reuters) – Indonesia has no plan to impose tolls on ships passing through the Malacca Strait, its finance minister said on Friday, after his comments about monetising the strategic sea route made waves earlier this week. Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reiterated a clarification made by the country’s foreign minister on Thursday that Southeast …
NICOSIA, April 24 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday tasked their defence ministries with continuing to work on the contentious Franco-German FCAS fighter jet project, officials said. Plans to develop a futuristic air combat system together with Spain have been hanging by a thread amid a public dispute …
April 24 (Reuters) – Intel shares jumped more than 22% in premarket trade on Friday as the chipmaker’s robust revenue outlook signaled strong demand for the hardware needed to run advanced AI models. If gains hold through close, the shares are set to hit a record high for the first time since 2000, surpassing their …
By Michele Kambas and Ingrid Melander NICOSIA, April 24 (Reuters) – EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc’s previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work, host Cyprus said at a summit on Friday, amid doubts over the U.S. commitment to the NATO military alliance. Worries about President Donald Trump’s …
ROME, April 24 (Reuters) – Conflict, drought and shrinking aid will keep global hunger at critical levels in 2026, with food insecurity expected to worsen in some of the world’s most fragile countries, according to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises. The 10th edition of the hunger monitor, published by a coalition of development …
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Cheers broke out in Indonesia’s capital on Friday as residents, city workers and environmental volunteers hauled bulging nets of invasive fish to the surface of a reservoir in an operation to crack down on “janitor fish.” Authorities are seeking to remove at least 10 tons (9 metric tons) of the fish …
April 24 (Reuters) – Australia in December became the world’s first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, amid mounting concerns over the impact of social media on children’s health and safety. Below is a summary of what countries and …
ISLAMABAD, April 24 (Reuters) – For nearly a week, Pakistan’s capital has been waiting for peace talks between the U.S. and Iran to take place there, and although there is no sign the two sides will meet, large parts of the city remain sealed off by authorities. Key roads leading into Islamabad are shut down …
KATHMANDU, April 24 (Reuters) – Hundreds of mountaineers are stranded at the Himalayan base camp for Mount Everest as a crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, one towering block among them, delays the opening of the route to the world’s tallest peak, officials and climbers said on Friday. The annual climbing season for the 8,849‑m …