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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to exercise hope against “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ saying “we need this song of hope today” as conflicts spread around the world. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its second month and Russia’s …
BUDAPEST/BELGRADE, April 5 (Reuters) – Explosives of “devastating power” were found near the Turkstream pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian natural gas to Hungary and beyond, leaders from the two countries said on Sunday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told him that explosives had been found near the pipeline, which transports …
KINSHASA, April 5 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will take in third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on Sunday. (Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Hugh Lawson) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April …
MOSCOW, April 5 (Reuters) – Around 100 people have been evacuated from a military school that is on fire in Moscow, TASS news agency reported on Sunday citing local authorities. It said that according to preliminary information, no people were left in the building. TASS also cited a defence ministry official as saying that the …
BEIJING, April 5 (Reuters) – China confirmed on Sunday the execution of a French national sentenced to death in 2010 for drug trafficking, saying it did not discriminate against defendants on the basis of nationality, a day after Paris criticised the court handling of the case. The Chinese embassy in France made the remarks in …
ZURICH, April 5 (Reuters) – Italy’s ambassador to Switzerland will return to his post, the Swiss foreign ministry said, months after he was recalled in protest over Swiss authorities’ handling of a deadly New Year’s Day bar fire in the Alpine resort of Crans-Montana. Italy recalled the diplomat in January to express its disapproval at …
CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement. Medics said the airstrike targeted a group of people in Jaffa Street, near the …
By Olesya Astakhova, Alex Lawler and Ahmad Ghaddar MOSCOW/LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – OPEC+ may approve an oil output increase on Sunday, four sources from the group said, a rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise production due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The war has …
As this year’s Easter holiday kicks off, Americans may need to dash to the store to pick up candy for the egg hunt or other last-minute items for a family meal. Certain retailers will be closed, so it’s best to plan ahead. See the list below for the supermarkets, retailers and fast-food chains that will …
(Changes “flying objects” to “aircraft”) DUBAI, April 5 (Reuters) – Several aircraft were destroyed during the U.S. mission to find a stranded airman in Iran, the Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday according to Tasnim news agency. “During a joint operation (Aerospace, Ground Force, Popular Units, Basij and Police command), enemy aircraft were destroyed,” the group …