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By Robbie Corey-Boulet and Pulcherie Adjoha COTONOU, April 8 (Reuters) – Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is expected to make the leap from behind-the-scenes technocrat to head of state on Sunday when he runs as the strong favourite in a presidential election clouded by jihadist attacks in the north. The 49-year-old former Deloitte executive has …
COPENHAGEN, April 8 (Reuters) – Danish shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran may create transit opportunities for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, but that it did not yet provide full maritime certainty. The war that began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, followed by Iranian …
BEIRUT, April 8 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah halted fire on northern Israel and on Israeli troops in Lebanon in the early hours of Wednesday as part of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announced earlier, three Lebanese sources close to the group told Reuters. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key intermediary in ceasefire talks, said the two-week …
BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit China from April 11 to April 15, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in what will be his fourth trip to the world’s second-largest economy in as many years. (Reporting by Ryan Woo and Ethan Wang; Editing by Himani Sarkar) Copyright 2026 …
Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading …
April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure. Oil dived, bonds rallied and stocks surged as the ceasefire was …
LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf on Wednesday to hold talks with partners to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open permanently after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, his office said. “I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight, which will bring a moment of relief to the region …
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Before Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin spent Tuesday afternoon supporting Democratic congressional candidates in Iowa, she was picking the brains of a table of President Donald Trump’s voters. Slotkin, a potential Democratic 2028 presidential contender, peppered five Iowa voters with questions about divisiveness in U.S. politics and issues affecting their communities. …
April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had won a “total and complete victory” after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. “Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it,” Trump told AFP in the brief call when asked if he was claiming …
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There are faster ways to get from Chicago to Los Angeles, but none have the allure or cultural cachet of Route 66. Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation’s main arteries, people from around the world still flock to …