Apple Beats Out Earnings Estimates With Continued IPhone Momentum

Apple posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Thursday, but investors’ attention is also focused on the upcoming CEO change and the tech firm’s artificial intelligence strategy. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced earlier this month he will be stepping down from the role, with Apple’s head of hardware engineering, John Ternus, assuming the role …

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Exclusive-Syria Relies on Russia’s Oil Despite Pivot to the West

BANIYAS, Syria, May 1 (Reuters) – Russia has emerged as the main supplier of oil to Syria, Reuters reporting shows, despite the new government’s alignment with the West and widespread distrust ⁠of Moscow ⁠over its military support for fallen leader Bashar al-Assad. Oil shipments from Russia have jumped 75% to ⁠about 60,000 barrels per day …

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Some US Troops Cite Benefits of Germany Presence as Trump Threatens Pullback

By Cassell Bryan-Low, Louisa Off and Anja Guder HOHENFELS, Germany, April 30 (Reuters) – At ⁠a ⁠U.S Army training facility in Germany on Thursday, ⁠some senior officers highlighted the benefits of American presence in the country, a day after U.S. President ​Donald Trump said he was reviewing whether to reduce troop numbers in the country. …

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Riot Erupts Over Australian Indigenous Girl’s Suspected Killer, Authorities Urge Calm

By Alasdair Pal and Christine Chen SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters clashed with ⁠Australian ⁠emergency services workers in a remote town following ⁠the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a 5-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday. Australia’s Prime ​Minister, the Northern Territory’s police commissioner and a spokesperson for the victim’s …

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Ukrainian Drone Kills Two Teenagers in Russia’s Belgorod Region

May ⁠1 (Reuters) – ⁠A ⁠Ukrainian drone ​killed ‌two ‌teenagers ⁠aboard a motorcycle ⁠in southern ​Russia’s ​border Belgorod ⁠region, ⁠Regional ⁠Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov ​said on ​Telegram ⁠early ⁠on Friday. Belgorod is a ⁠frequent target of Ukrainian attacks. (Reporting ⁠by Reuters; Editing by ​Chris ​Reese) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026