WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Donald Trump said he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter not to supply Iran with weapons, and that Xi responded “that, essentially, he’s not doing that,” the U.S. president told Fox Business Network in an interview that aired on Wednesday. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Andrew Heavens) …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump planned a rare appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to join a roundtable discussion with House lawmakers who are sponsoring legislation to update a nearly 30-year-old foster care program by broadening access to a range of services. The first lady began working on foster care issues after President Donald Trump’s …
DAR ES SALAAM, April 15 (Reuters) – Police in Tanzania said they are questioning the fiancé of U.S. social media influencer Ashly Robinson, who died after an alleged suicide attempt while the couple were on vacation in Zanzibar, a tourist hub off the east African country’s mainland. Police have confiscated the passport of her partner, …
BELGRADE, April 15 (Reuters) – The Serbian army should create units with attack drones, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, as the Balkan country seeks to modernise its armed forces from its obsolete Soviet-era technology. Belgrade has already bought modern weapons and equipment from Europe, Israel and China and it wants to adapt its military …
BEIJING, April 15 (Reuters) – The United States’ claims about China exerting military pressure on Taiwan are distorted, and demonstrate its “malicious intentions”, a government spokesperson in Beijing said on Wednesday. China has stepped up military activity around democratically governed Taiwan, which it views as its own territory, holding several rounds of war games, most …
April 15 (Reuters) – Bank of America’s profit rose in the first quarter, as volatility in the global markets lifted trading activity. Global equity markets entered 2026 on a bullish trajectory, buoyed by year-end momentum from interest rate cuts across the world in late 2025 and robust corporate earnings. However, that optimism soon evaporated, as …
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued sanctions against three individuals and two casinos for their alleged links to Mexico’s Cartel del Noreste, one of several criminal groups designated last year as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. Washington has intensified its crackdown on the Cartel del Noreste – heir to the former Zetas – …
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in Wednesday trading, echoing the rally on Wall Street that came as oil prices eased on hopes the United States and Iran may try again on talks to end their war. Benchmarks in Europe were little changed in early trading. France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.7% in early trading …
5m ago Israeli army strikes south of Beirut as Hezbollah launches more rockets at Israel Two Israeli strikes hit vehicles south of Beirut on Wednesday, state media reported, while Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, hours after Lebanon and Israel held historic direct negotiations. Israel is continuing its strikes on southern Lebanon in its war with …
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, whose war and immigration policies have been condemned by Pope Leo, reiterated his criticism of the religious leader on Tuesday night. In a post on Truth Social, Trump urged that “someone please tell Pope Leo” about the killings of protesters by Iran and that “for Iran …