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SYDNEY, April 8 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed a ceasefire in the Middle East struck between the U.S., Israel and Iran, while criticising the rhetoric of President Donald Trump. Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz …
By Andrew Silver and Nicoco Chan NANJING, China, April 8 (Reuters) – Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun pledged on Wednesday to channel the spirit of her party’s founder Sun Yat-sen and seek reconciliation with China, offering praise at his tomb for the country’s achievements following the communist revolution. Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s …
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares surged in Wednesday morning trading, as oil prices plunged after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 5.0% to 56,106.18 in early trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 2.6% to 8,952.30. South Korea’s Kospi soared …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after a senior North Korean official released crude insults against Seoul’s hopes for warmer relations. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles lifted off from …
(Corrects spelling of ‘projects’ in headline) April 7 (Reuters) – Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor endorsed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday won a runoff election in Georgia to replace conservative firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene in the U.S. House of Representatives, NBC News projected. Fuller, a former district attorney in northwest Georgia, defeated Shawn …
NEW YORK (AP) — The two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor were recorded describing their plan to kill as many as 60 people in a bid to “start terror,” according to an indictment released Tuesday. Their conversations were preserved on dashcam audio and …
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – The FBI warned U.S. state and local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran’s government to targets in the United States last month even as the White House sought to downplay the likelihood of an attack, a law enforcement intelligence report reviewed by …
Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers, the NBA’s winningest active coach and someone ranking sixth on the league’s all-time victory list, hinted Tuesday that he might consider giving up his role on the sideline when this tumultuous Bucks season ends. Rivers’ reason: grandkids. And put simply, he sounds like someone who wants to spent more time with …
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, April 8 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s top leader To Lam is planning a visit to China next week to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping, three people briefed on the plans told Reuters, in a trip that would closely follow his elevation to the state presidency. The trip, which is …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick says he just wants to move on after the Dallas Mavericks contradicted his contention that their medical staff incorrectly conducted an MRI on Austin Reaves last weekend. At the Lakers’ practice in Dallas on Saturday, Redick claimed the Mavs’ medical team “scanned the wrong area” …