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GENEVA, April 10 (Reuters) – Lebanon is facing a food security crisis as the Iran war disrupts supplies of goods inside the country, the United Nations World Food Programme said on Friday. A fragile two-day-old ceasefire has halted the campaign of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, but it has not so far calmed a …
ALMATY, April 10 (Reuters) – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said on Friday that a parliamentary election in the resource-rich Central Asian country would take place in August, but stopped short of naming an exact date. Kazakhs in March voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting a new constitution to streamline the country’s parliament and …
MILAN (AP) — Stefano Gabbana has stepped down as chairman of the fashion house that he co-founded with Domenico Dolce, the company said on Friday. Gabbana’s resignation from oversight roles was effective Jan. 1. The company called it “a natural evolution of its organizational structure and governance.’’ Gabbana, 63, will continue in his creative role …
April 9 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday about the need for a plan to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz “as quickly as possible,” following a U.S. ceasefire with Iran, Downing Street said. Starmer discussed with Trump the UK’s efforts to convene partners to …
April 5, 2026 | A commercial plane prepares to land at Beirut Airport as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut. Since March 2, Israeli strikes throughout Lebanon have killed more than 1,800 people and wounded more than 6,000, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel has invaded southern Lebanon and …
LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – British defence minister John Healey said on Friday that the United States is “absolutely locked” into NATO. A Reuters report on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump had discussed the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe. “America is absolutely locked into, with benefits as well as massive contributions, …
LONDON (AP) — Protests over high fuel prices in Ireland entered a fourth day on Friday, sparking concerns about fuel shortages and emergency services as demonstrators clogged roads and blocked access to refining and distribution sites around the country. The Irish government is set to meet with farmers, truckers and agricultural contractors on Friday to …
By Vivian Sequera and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS, April 9 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday approved a mining law expected to open the sector to private and foreign investment, following loosened restrictions by the U.S. to spur outside capital in the struggling economy. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has supported …
SEOUL, April 10 (Reuters) – A wolf that escaped from its enclosure in a South Korean zoo has spent three days on the loose, captivating the public, spawning a cryptocurrency meme coin and even prompting a message of concern from the country’s president. Neukgu, a roughly two-year-old male wolf weighing about 35 kilograms (77 lbs), …
JOHANNESBURG, April 10 (Reuters) – A court in Eswatini has ruled that the first five migrants the Trump administration sent to the African kingdom have a right to a lawyer, after they were denied legal representation on their transfer from the U.S. to a Swazi jail in July. The court rejected a government argument that …