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STOCKHOLM, April 28 (Reuters) – Sweden is issuing an early warning of a potential shortage of jet fuel stemming from the war in the Middle East, Energy Minister Ebba Busch said on Tuesday. “This is based on the Energy Agency’s assessment,” Busch told a press conference. Sweden could in a worst case scenario face rationing …
12m ago What to expect from the king’s address to Congress Since the king’s visit is meant to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary, Charles is likely to speak about the relationship between the two countries, particularly during and after World War II. The king, who plays a different role in the U.K. than does …
The Federal Reserve will announce its third rate decision of 2026 on Wednesday, as officials confront rising inflationa lackluster job market and what is likely to be Jerome Powell’s final meeting as chair. The overwhelming consensus among economists is that the Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, will hold rates steady. On Tuesday, the CME …
April 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. administration is bringing forward immigration hearings for deportations of migrant children in custody by weeks or even months in a bid to accelerate the process, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing administration officials and lawyers for the children. The report said children as young as four had to repeatedly appear …
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in less than three months. Now the administration is scrambling to put more durable tariffs in place to keep revenue flowing into the U.S. Treasury …
When shots rang out at the Washington Hilton as President Trump sat in the ballroom for the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, there were echoes of the hotel’s storied presidential history. On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nearly died after John Hinckley Jr. pulled out a .22 caliber revolver and unleashed …
ACCRA, April 28 (Reuters) – A Ghanaian military convoy protecting 140 civilians came under fire in the northern town of Binduri on Monday, resulting in the death of three of the people being escorted and one injury, the armed forces said. • The convoy was travelling in Ghana’s Upper East Region from Bawku towards Bolga …
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday it intends to introduce to Parliament by July 2 that would create a financial incentive for the social media companies to strike deals with news …
TOKYO (AP) — If there’s one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it’s Japan. Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking up trash after a match first drew public attention in France in 1998 — Japan’s first appearance in the World Cup. The tradition has continued every four years. It …
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 28 (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged partner countries in Southeast Asia on Tuesday not to turn to Russia for oil supplies as they try to cope with widespread fuel shortages caused by the Middle East conflict. The EU approved a fresh round of sanctions on …