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SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Reuters) – Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that state energy firm Petronas would give priority to providing Australia with its excess fuel supplies, as the two countries sought to bolster energy security following the disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Anwar said he had obtained an assurance from …
MOSCOW, April 16 – A major Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse killed two children and sparked a large fire, Russian officials and media reported. Tuapse is one of Russia’s major southern ports, serving as an oil product export hub and also handles dry bulk cargo such as coal and fertiliser. …
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said leaders of Lebanon and Israel will speak, saying he was “trying to get a little bit of breathing room” between the countries, after more than six weeks of war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. “It has been a long time since the …
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half, Al Horford hit four 3-pointers during Golden State’s electrifying fourth-quarter comeback, and the Warriors advanced in the NBA’s play-in tournament with a 126-121 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Curry’s seventh 3-pointer broke a tie with …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched one-run ball over six innings and struck out 10 in which he did not also bat since 2021, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Mets 8-2 Wednesday night, sending New York to its seventh straight defeat. Dalton Rushing, who replaced Ohtani as designated hitter, hit his first …
April 16 (Reuters) – Tehran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The following explains law governing toll collections and actions that countries opposed to tolls might take. WHAT IS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ? …
KATHMANDU, April 16 (Reuters) – Nepal’s new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation. Shah, 35, became prime minister after his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) scored a …
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — There is an odd sense of isolation when you are covering Pope Leo XIV from inside the Vatican’s traveling press pool: Escorted from venue to venue with police motorcades that clear even the most congested of traffic jams, it’s a membership that has many privileges. Every morning this week, …
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks mostly gained while oil prices steadied Thursday over expectations of an extension of a ceasefire in the Iran war and hopes for more talks between the U.S. and Iran. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 2.4% to 59,549.59. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 2% to 6,215.38. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.2% …
April 16 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s air force downed or neutralised 31 Russian missiles and 636 drones in attacks at the country over the past 24 hours, it said on Thursday. “During this period, the enemy launched two waves of combined attacks on Ukrainian territory, using ground-based and air-launched missiles, as well as attack drones,” the …