2 Killed in Plane Crash at Small Airport in Arizona

MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Two people have died in a fiery plane crash at a small airport in Arizona, officials said Wednesday. The plane went off the runway and burst into flames, Marana Mayor Jon Post said. City spokesperson Vic Hathaway said there were two people on board the plane. They have not been identified. …

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Police Arrest Michigan Man After Wife’s Bahamas Disappearance

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – Bahamian authorities have arrested ⁠a ⁠Michigan man whose wife went ⁠missing at sea over the weekend, the assistant commissioner of police in ​the Caribbean nation told Reuters on Wednesday, after search and rescue efforts for the woman were called off. Brian ‌Hooker’s arrest came after the U.S. ‌Coast Guard launched …

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Carney Speaks With Artemis II Crew as Canada’s First Lunar Astronaut Makes History

TORONTO, April 8 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney ⁠spoke ⁠to astronauts on the Artemis ⁠II mission on Wednesday, celebrating the first Canadian to fly around ​the moon and marking a lighter moment in U.S.-Canadian relations that have been strained under U.S. ‌President Donald Trump. Jeremy Hansen, a ‌50-year-old Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, …

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Vietnam’s Top Leader Will Make Four-Day Visit to China, Chinese State Media Says

BEIJING, April ⁠9 (Reuters) – ⁠Vietnam’s top ⁠leader To Lam ​will visit China ‌next week from ‌April ⁠14 ⁠to 17, Chinese state news agency ​Xinhua said on Thursday. The announcement confirms ​a Reuters report about ⁠Vietnam’s ⁠state president ⁠and party ​chief’s planned visit to ​its ⁠largest and most significant neighbour in terms ⁠of geopolitical and …

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US Court Overturns Conviction of Former Honduran President Hernandez

April ⁠8 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠U.S. court ​of ‌appeals ‌on ⁠Wednesday ruled to ⁠overturn the ​conviction ​against former ⁠Honduran ⁠President ⁠Juan Orlando Hernandez ​and ordered ​a ⁠judge ⁠to remove the charges against ⁠him. (Reporting by Iñigo Alexander and ⁠Laura Garcia, Editing by ​Himani ​Sarkar) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

US Senator Urges Taiwan Parliament to Pass Stalled Defence Spending Plan

TAIPEI, April 9 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s parliament should pass ⁠a ⁠stalled special defence budget to ⁠send a signal to China and the world that it ​is serious about peace through strength, U.S. Senator Jim Banks said during a meeting with ‌President Lai Ching-te in Taipei. Lai ‌last year proposed $40 billion in extra defence spending …

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