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By David Brunnstrom and John Irish April 6 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but in significantly watered-down form after veto-wielding China opposed authorizing force, diplomats said. Oil prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel struck …
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) – The current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, 1979 and 2002 together”, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), told Le Figaro newspaper. “The world has never experienced a disruption to energy …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once upon a time there were three little girls who starred as private detectives answering to a never-seen boss in a show that turned into a pop culture phenomenon called “Charlie’s Angels.” Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd reunited to mark the show’s 50th anniversary at PaleyFest LA on Monday …
MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) – An overnight Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Vladimir region killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents in their apartment, Alexander Avdeev, the regional governor, and local officials said. The boy’s 5-year-old sister survived the strike on the Alexandrovsky District in the west of the Vladimir region, but suffered serious burns …
General manager Tom Fitzgerald is parting ways with the New Jersey Devils, the latest NHL team to make an abrupt late-season change in the front office or behind the bench. Co-owner David Blitzer announced Monday that a decision had been made for Fitzgerald to leave the organization. Fitzgerald had been GM since January 2020 and …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies made 29 3-pointers Monday night against Cleveland, matching an NBA single-game record. The 3-point record had been shared by Milwaukee and Boston. The Bucks made 29 3s in a 144-97 victory at Miami on Dec. 29, 2020, and the Celtics equaled the record in a 132-109 win against …
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan’s Roddy Gayle Jr. snagged a final rebound, then flung the ball to the other end of the court, effectively ending UConn’s frantic bid for a miracle. The horn sounded, and Morez Johnson Jr. came over to share a celebratory scream and hearty hug — from one transfer to another — as …
By Tom Balmforth and John Irish LONDON/PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) – Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment. The conclusions, reviewed by Reuters, also found that Russian and …
By Michael Kahn, Supantha Mukherjee and Tom Balmforth PRAGUE/STOCKHOLM/LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Specialist mini jet engine makers across Europe are ramping up production and investment to head off a looming supply shortage that threatens to hold back Ukraine’s rapid deep-strike drone programme at a critical stage of the war with Russia. Mini turbojet drones …
April 7 (Reuters) – Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday on what she says is a mission of peace, happening at a time Beijing has ramped up its military and political pressure against the democratically governed island. Cheng, chairwoman of the largest opposition party, the Kuomintang or KMT, will be in …