KATHMANDU, April 21 (Reuters) – Nepal has resumed issuing permits for its nationals to work in the Middle East, an official said on Tuesday, six weeks after suspending the procedure because of conflict in the region. About 75% of all Nepali workers abroad work in Middle East nations, mainly as labourers at building sites, and …
DAKAR, April 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. firm central to the Trump administration’s push to secure critical minerals from Congo overstated its mining experience, Reuters has found. Virtus, which bought Chemaf’s mines in March for $30 million from the miner’s shareholders, stated on its website that it had a track record in Congo due to its operating …
By Guy Faulconbridge and Anton Kolodyazhnyy MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) – Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this year and are advancing on its so-called fortress belt in Donbas, Moscow’s top general said while inspecting his forces. Russia has since its 2022 invasion been seeking to take …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian state television on Tuesday issued an on-screen alert saying that “no delegation from Iran has visited Islamabad … so far” as speculation about possible talks with the United States grows. The on-screen alert likely reflects the internal debate ongoing within Iran’s theocracy as it weighs how to respond …
There had never been a unanimous NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Until now. Victor Wembanyama — as expected — was announced Monday as the league’s top defensive player. The San Antonio center was second in the voting for DPOY as a rookie, was the favorite last season until a medical condition ended his season …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job at the Federal Reserve by appearing at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. But the role that he may eventually assume could turn out vastly different than what he expected. Inflation is worsening as …
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook beat Linus Ullmark from the slot at 13:53 of the second overtime to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Monday night and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Martinook — who was stopped on a penalty shot in the first OT — …
By Jack Kim and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, April 21 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has rejected as “absurd” claims that his minister overseeing relations with North Korea revealed classified information provided by the U.S. on Pyongyang’s nuclear facilities. South Korean media have reported the U.S. has stopped sharing some intelligence on North …
DUBAI, April 21 (Reuters) – Iran executed a man on Tuesday who was accused of being a leader of a network linked to Israel’s intelligence service and of setting fire to a mosque in Tehran during January protests, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported. Mizan identified the man as Amirali Mirjafari, saying he had been …
NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – SpaceX plans to cement founder Elon Musk’s control after its IPO, granting him and a small group of insiders super-voting shares that will outweigh other investors, according to excerpts of the company’s IPO filing reviewed by Reuters. The prospectus, which was confidentially filed this month, provides fresh details of …