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LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) – At least seven ships – mainly dry bulk vessels – have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, in line with muted activity in recent days, shipping data showed on Monday, while talks between Iran and the United States have stalled. The vessels included ships leaving from …
NEW DELHI, April 27 (Reuters) – India named veteran politician Dinesh Trivedi as its next high commissioner to Bangladesh on Monday, in a rare appointment of a non–foreign service officer as New Delhi seeks to reset ties with its eastern neighbour. Ties between the countries soured after a popular uprising forced Bangladesh’s long‑serving Prime Minister …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Regaining the weight you’ve just lost is a major risk for anyone who decides to stop taking Ozempic or Zepbound. But an experimental outpatient gut procedure might help people transition off their GLP-1 weight loss drug without packing on the pounds, according to new …
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and New Zealand on Monday signed a free trade agreement to deepen economic ties and expand market access, as both countries navigate mounting global trade disruptions. The deal comes as New Delhi moves to diversify export markets to offset the impact of steep tariffs imposed by the United States and …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Type 2 diabetes patients who wear a continuous glucose monitor have better blood sugar control than those who rely on traditional finger-prick testing, a new study says. People equipped with a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) had greater reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels, a …
PALAWAN, Philippines, April 27 (Reuters) – As simulated enemy boats and unmanned craft closed in on the shores of Palawan island facing the South China Sea, Philippine and U.S. forces conducted counter-landing drills on Monday, repelling a mock assault by using live fire against designated targets and intercepting threats. The display of advanced weapons capabilities …
VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) – Pope Leo’s four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the pontiff of despotism and war and also unprecedented attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump that grabbed headlines. But a smaller moment, in which the pope said the Catholic Church should prioritise questions of inequality and justice over those of …
By Joshua McElwee and Muvija M VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) – Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican in which the leaders of the long-separated Catholic Church and Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed together. Mullally, the …
BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday extended its sanctions against Myanmar until at least May 2027, in an effort to maintain pressure on the country’s military rulers more than five years after their coup toppled an elected government. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo for 105 …
The Secretary-General of the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said in a statement Monday that the group’s leadership “categorically reject direct negotiations” that the U.S. has been brokering between Israel and Lebanon’s government. “Those in the position of authority must know that their actions will not benefit Lebanon nor themselves. What the …