South Sudan’s Kiir Sacks Parliament Speaker and Deputy

NAIROBI, April 7 (Reuters) – South ⁠Sudan ⁠President Salva Kiir ⁠has sacked the East African nation’s ​speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, according to ‌a decree read out ‌in the parliament on Tuesday. (Writing by Vincent Mumo ​NzilaniEditing by Bate Felix) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026

US Remarks on NATO Are Pushing Europe to Seek Alternative Security Options, Spain Says

MADRID, April 7 (Reuters) – Recent U.S. complaints ⁠about ⁠NATO allies and threats ⁠to quit the alliance are pushing European countries ​to seek alternative security arrangements, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares ‌said on Tuesday. After European countries ‌declined to send their navies to open up the ⁠Strait of ⁠Hormuz to global shipping following the …

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Hungary’s Orban Offered Help to Putin, Bloomberg Reports

BUDAPEST, April 7 (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban offered ⁠last ⁠year to help Russian President Vladimir ⁠Putin “in any way”, such as by hosting a summit in Budapest to ​settle the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported, citing the transcript of a phone call. A Hungarian government spokesman ‌did not immediately respond to …

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Iran Has Attacked Saudi Petrochemical Complex in Jubail, Fars News Agency Says

April 7 (Reuters) – ⁠Iran ⁠on ⁠Tuesday attacked ​a petrochemical ‌complex ‌in ⁠Saudi Arabia’s ⁠Jubail industrial city, located ​in the ​Eastern province, ⁠Iran’s semi-official ⁠Fars ⁠news agency ​said. The Saudi government ​communications ⁠office, ⁠state oil giant Aramco and its ⁠petrochemicals subsidiary SABIC did not immediately respond to ⁠requests for comment. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing ​by …

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Universal Music targeted in takeover bid by hedge fund Pershing Square

American hedge fund Pershing Square, led by the activist investor Bill Ackman, announced Tuesday that it had offered to buy Universal Music Group in a merger, saying it believed the world’s biggest music label was undervalued by stock markets. Pershing Square said its offer to Universal shareholders included 9.4 billion euros ($10.9 billion) in cash …

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Gunmen Attack Building Housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

ISTANBUL (AP) — A gunfight erupted outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, leaving two assailants dead and a police officer wounded, Turkey’s Haberturk broadcaster reported. The report said attackers were carrying long-barreled weapons. An exchange of fire with police killed two while a third assailant was captured. One officer sustained …

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Exclusive-ICE Arrested More Than 800 People After Tips From US Airport Security Agency

By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested ⁠more ⁠than 800 people following tips shared by federal ⁠airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump’s presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by ​Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known. …

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Airline Pilots Must Be Given Final Say on Flying in War Zones, Aviators’ Group Says

MONTREAL, April 7 (Reuters) – Pilots must be given a “final and ⁠non-negotiable” ⁠say allowing them to refuse to fly ⁠over or within conflict zones without influence from commercial pressures, global union group International ​Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) said. The position paper on Monday from IFALPA comes as the six-week-long Iran war …

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