The James clan has the chance to add another chapter to its family lore this month, thanks to Bronny’s growth into a player that all of the Los Angeles Lakers can trust. LeBron and Bronny seem likely to play postseason minutes together this month when the Lakers face the Houston Rockets in the first round. …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 16 (Reuters) – Nearly 6 million people in Haiti are expected to face acute food insecurity in the coming months, underscoring how gang violence, mass displacement and economic strain are keeping the Caribbean nation in the grip of a deepening humanitarian crisis, according to a new assessment published on Thursday. About 5.8 million …
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank said on Thursday they had resumed dealings with Venezuela, which had been paused since 2019. The move paves the way for a full IMF assessment of Venezuela’s economy for the first time in some 20 years and could eventually unlock billions of …
PARIS (AP) — The leaders of France and the U.K. will gather dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The Paris meeting is part of attempts by sidelined …
SYDNEY, April 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on Friday met survivors of December’s Bondi Beach shooting that left 15 dead, on the final day of their visit to Australia. A father and son who police say were inspired by Islamic State are alleged to have opened fire on a …
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday faced renewed calls from his political opponents to resign after it was revealed that his former ambassador to the United States failed security vetting and was still allowed to take up the job. The government on Thursday confirmed Mandelson – who was subsequently …
April 17 (Reuters) – A Russian overnight drone attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s largest Danube river port Izmail and one drone strayed into Romanian territory, Ukrainian and Romanian authorities said on Friday. The port lies on the southwestern tip of Ukraine facing Romanian territory across the Danube. It has become an important and frequently …
ABUJA, April 17 (Reuters) – Gunmen abducted secondary school students heading to university entrance examinations and other travellers in central Nigeria’s Benue state, the region’s governor said late on Thursday – the first reported student abduction this year. Armed gangs and Islamist militants frequently target travellers, schoolchildren and rural communities in Nigeria. The authorities did …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx re-signed five-time All-Star forward Napheesa Collier, who’s coming off one of the most productive seasons in WNBA history. The team announced Thursday night it was bringing back Collier, but didn’t disclose terms of the deal. ESPN reported, citing sources, that the Lynx signed Collier to a one-year, $1.4 million …
BEIRUT (AP) — A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war. But it remained unclear whether Israel …