CHICAGO, March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. grain prices have surged since the Iran war began, triggering a flurry of corn and soybean sales by farmers who squirreled away last year’s harvests due to weak prices. Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, farmers across the Midwest have capitalized on climbing prices by selling corn, soy …
By Michelle Conlin and Tom Wilson NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – Investors in World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by President Trump and his sons, have secured what the company described on its website as “guaranteed direct access” to certain members of its team for those who lock up $5 million worth of their tokens for …
MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom warned on Friday of “increased military risks” around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant due to intensifying combat in the area. “The number of artillery strikes, drone attacks and mortar fire has been increasing in recent months,” Alexei Likhachev said following a meeting …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the country’s military, warned Friday that any new protests against authorities would be met with a stronger response than in January, when several thousand people were killed. “The evil enemy, failing to achieve its field battle goals, is once again pursuing the instillation of fear and street riots,” …
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, March 13 (Reuters) – For years Daniel Vorcaro was best known in Brazil’s financial world as the head of Banco Master, a bank whose breakneck expansion left some analysts puzzled. Less noticed during Master’s ascent was Vorcaro’s ability to build a contact book that included Supreme Court justices, the heads of Brazil’s Senate …
By Mikhail Flores and Nestor Corrales MANILA, March 13 (Reuters) – ASEAN foreign and economic ministers on Friday called for an immediate halt to the war in the Middle East, and said the effects of surging oil prices and disrupted trade are already hitting Southeast Asia’s economies. Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian …
Mexico’s government said Thursday it had seized 14 million doses of fentanyl, the latest major haul in a drive to stem the flow of the powerful opioid into the United States. The Public Security ministry said the drugs were found during raids on a clandestine drug laboratory and warehouse in the municipality of Villa de …
HAVANA, March 13 (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is scheduled to address Cuban media on Friday in a rare appearance that comes amid a severe economic crisis and as the Communist government has come under increasing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The appearance “to address issues of national and international importance” is scheduled …
COLOMBO, March 13 (Reuters) – The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on a warship off Sri Lanka’s coast last week will be repatriated, a source in the Iranian embassy in Colombo and Sri Lankan media reported on Friday. Iranian warship IRIS Dena was struck by a torpedo from a U.S. …
By Napat Wesshasartar and Artorn Pookasook BAN SAI, Thailand, March 13 (Reuters) – Thousands of miles from the Middle East in Thailand’s rural northeast, Sommai Butdee waits for news of her nephew, one of three crew members missing from the Thai-flagged vessel after it was struck with two projectiles earlier this week as it travelled …