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WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on five companies and individuals it said were involved in recruiting former Colombian military personnel to fight on behalf of a paramilitary group in Sudan. “This network has fueled the conflict, which has given rise to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises …
MADRID, April 18 (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday the reason she declined a meeting with Spain’s prime minister during her visit to the country was him hosting a summit of progressive leaders in Barcelona. The refusal from Machado, a right-wing liberal, to meet with the leftist coalition government led …
April 18 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a summit in Turkey’s Antalya that the time has come for a conversation with the U.S. about how Washington sees future economic ties with Russia, but that differences remain between the two countries. Lavrov also said that NATO is “not in the best state”, …
April 18 (Reuters) – French film star Nathalie Baye, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me if You Can,” has died at the age of 77, AFP reported on Saturday citing Baye’s family. She died Friday evening at her home in Paris, the French news agency reported. (Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru, Editing …
ATHENS, April 18 (Reuters) – At least two merchant vessels said they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, three maritime security and shipping sources said. The impact was not immediately clear. (Reporting by Yannis Souliotis in Athens and Marwa Rashad in London; Writing by Renee Maltezou; …
One year after it launched a universal school voucher program, Tennessee will nearly double the program with 15,000 additional vouchers, directing about $260 million in public funds to private schools. The Tennessee Senate voted 18-14 on Thursday to fund 35,000 vouchers for the 2026-27 academic year. The Senate bill conformed to its companion in the …
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. government plans another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — following two prior sales that saw no interest from major oil companies and amid ongoing litigation aimed at blocking drilling in a region seen as sacred by the indigenous Gwich’in. The sale will be …
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday sounded out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new Mythos model, which has attracted attention from the federal government for how it could transform national security and the economy. A White House official, who requested anonymity to discuss the meeting …
DUBLIN, April 17 (Reuters) – Dubai police have arrested alleged Irish crime gang boss Daniel Kinahan on charges of organised criminal activity, a law-enforcement source said on Saturday. Dubai police said in a statement on Friday that they had “arrested an Irish fugitive for his alleged role in an organised criminal group involved in international …
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Saturday for “structures of solidarity” to help those on the margins as he wrapped up his visit to Cameroon and headed to Angola on the third leg of his four-nation African odyssey. Leo celebrated Mass at the Yaounde Airport for thousands of people, including President Paul Biya …