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 …
April 27 (Reuters) – South Carolina health officials have declared an end to a measles outbreak that sickened 997 people over six months, making it the largest single-location outbreak in the United States since the disease was declared eliminated. The outbreak began in October 2025 and spread mainly through largely unvaccinated school-age children, according to …
JAKARTA, April 27 – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has appointed a labour union chief as the country’s new environment minister, the palace said on Monday, replacing Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, who oversaw several high profile environment-related probes since taking office in late 2024. • New Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat, chief of All-Indonesia Workers’ Union Confederation, …
By Gus Trompiz and Naveen Thukral PARIS/SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – Farmers around the world are facing the second surge in fertiliser prices in four years due to the Iran war. But with grain prices too low to cushion the blow from the deeper supply crunch this time around, many are rethinking planting plans, putting …
April 27 (Reuters) – Mali’s government is facing new questions about how long it can hold on to power two days after insurgents launched attacks across the country, hitting the main army base outside the capital and killing the defence minister. Saturday’s assaults, featuring what analysts and diplomats described as an unprecedented level of coordination …
MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) – An employee of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, controlled by Russian forces, was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack, the Russian-installed management of the station said in a Telegram post on Monday. “A driver was killed today when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone struck the transport department at the Zaporizhzhia …