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MANILA, April 14 (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said on Tuesday that the country is asking the United States for an extension on a waiver to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products. “We are awaiting their response, but we are very positive on getting this other window,” Garin said at a news briefing, …
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were trading higher tracking Wall Street gains and oil fell on Tuesday as expectations rose over a possible second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran on an end to the Iran war. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was up 2.4% to 57,842.72. South Korea’s Kospi jumped 3.4% to 6,004.30. …
April 14 (Reuters) – Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Izmail port in the southern Odesa region overnight, damaging a Panama-flagged vessel, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Tuesday. Several strikes have been recorded across the port area, Kuleba said on the Telegram messaging app, adding that separate infrastructure elements and equipment were also damaged. …
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought. Leo’s visit to Annaba, the modern-day …
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is up for a vote Tuesday evening in the House, but key senators and the families of the 67 victims think the bill needs to be strengthened. The House bill, …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats have rejected an effort to redraw the state’s congressional map to boost their party’s chances in the midterm elections, a setback for Gov. Wes Moore who put his clout behind the attempt to blunt President Donald Trump’s own redistricting campaign. The clock officially ran out on the proposal late …
BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) – China and Spain pledged on Tuesday to deepen ties and safeguard global peace and development amid an international order that President Xi Jinping called “crumbling” in remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing. The visit https://www.reuters.com/world/china/spanish-premier-sanchez-heads-fourth-china-visit-risks-annoying-trump-2026-04-12/ by Sanchez comes as many Western governments https://www.reuters.com/world/carney-tells-davos-canada-strongly-opposes-tariffs-over-greenland-2026-01-20/ are seeking …
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several deaths in her family and an eviction that left her homeless, Jevona Anderson’s life began to unravel. By 2025, Anderson — then 59 and nearing completion of her bachelor’s degree — was failing classes and falling behind on bills. Eventually, she dropped out, joining a growing group of students who …
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City. Jury selection is set to start as early as Tuesday in the onetime movie mogul’s latest retrial, where jurors will weigh — for the third time — …
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran’s ports, angering Tehran and adding uncertainty around the crucial waterway, although hopes for dialogue to end the war provided some relief to oil markets nL1N40W14D where benchmark prices fell below $100 on Tuesday. After a breakdown …