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US-sanctioned supertankers enter Gulf despite blockade
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - A second U.S.-sanctioned supertanker has entered the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz, shipping data showed, despite a U.S. blockade on vessels visiting Ir...
Apr 15, 2026
Hopes for Middle East peace grow with Israel and Lebanon eyeing ceasefire
By Steve Holland and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) - Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and ...
Apr 15, 2026
Chile's Kast unveils slew of reforms including corporate tax rate cut
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO, April 15 (Reuters) - Chile's new president, Jose Antonio Kast, unveiled on Wednesday details of a long-awaited reform package that includes cuts to the corporate tax rate, ...
Apr 15, 2026
US military says strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific kills three
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the Trump administration's latest strikes tha...
Apr 15, 2026
South Korea, Vietnam leaders to meet in Hanoi next week, sources say
HANOI, April 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam's president To Lam is set to meet his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi next week, five people familiar with the matter said. Lee's visit would be the...
Apr 15, 2026
Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, 13 dead
April 16 (Reuters) - Russia unleashed missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 13 people, including a 12-year-old child, injuring several dozens and ...
Apr 15, 2026
US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, as P...
Apr 15, 2026
Former Brazil spy chief freed in the US after ICE detention, ally and source say
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, April 15 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem was freed from immigration detention in the United States on Wednesday, according to an ally of former Pr...
Apr 15, 2026
World Bank launches 'Water Forward' programme to tackle global water stress
LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - The World Bank and other top development lenders launched a new global initiative dubbed Water Forward on Wednesday, aimed at improving secure water access for a billion p...
Apr 15, 2026
White House offers no hint of Iran war cost as it seeks military funding surge
By Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - White House budget director Russell Vought said on Wednesday he could not estimate the cost of the Iran war, as he defended Pres...
Apr 15, 2026
