Latest
-
World
Italy's Meloni pledges to amend disputed migrant repatriation bonus scheme
ROME, April 21 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday her government was prepared to make changes to a contested plan offering financial rewards to lawyers who help with migrants' repatriations, even as she stood by the broader idea.
-
World
Trump says Anthropic is 'shaping up,' open to deal with Pentagon
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that AI giant Anthropic was "shaping up" in the eyes of his administration and he was open to a deal to allow the firm to resume contracting with defense officials.
-
World
Minority rights resurface in Slovak-Hungarian relations after Magyar's win
April 21 (Reuters) - The rights of Slovakia's ethnic Hungarian minority have resurfaced as a thorn in bilateral issues after Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar protested Slovak legislation reinforcing post-World War Two retribution acts in his first phone call with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
-
World
Brazil could reciprocate after US expels federal police attache, says Lula
April 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's government could reciprocate after the expulsion of a Brazilian federal police attache from the United States, the South American country's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.
-
World
Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran, adding the U.S. was in a strong negotiating position and would end up with what he called a great deal.
-
World
EU imposes sanctions on two Russian entities it says are linked to disinformation
BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) - The European Council has imposed sanctions on two Russian entities that it said on Tuesday were linked to propaganda and disinformation from Moscow.
-
World
Eight arrested by UK police over London arson attacks
LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police arrested a further eight people as part of an investigation into suspected arson attacks in London, including an alleged plot targeting a venue linked to the Jewish community, the force said on Tuesday.
-
World
Indonesia rights bodies find widespread abuses in 2025 protests
JAKARTA, April 21 (Reuters) - An investigation by Indonesian state-run rights bodies found widespread violations by security forces including sexual abuse of some minors during last year's deadly anti-government protests.
-
World
Pope visits Equatorial Guinea after denouncing authoritarians
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Leo arrived on Tuesday in Equatorial Guinea, led by the world's longest-serving president, for the final leg of a four-nation Africa tour during which the pontiff has issued sharp denunciations of despotism and inequality.
-
World
Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025
GENEVA, April 21 (Reuters) - Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the most deadly and many victims lost in "invisible shipwrecks", a U.N. agency said on Tuesday.
-
World
Kyiv shooter quarrelled with neighbour before attack, minister says
April 21 (Reuters) - A gunman who killed seven people in a mass shooting in Kyiv on Saturday had quarrelled with his neighbour before he opened fire on passersby, public broadcaster Suspilne cited Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko as saying on Tuesday.
-
World
Pope Leo offers thanks for 'great gift' of Francis, one year on from his death
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Leo paid respects on Tuesday to his predecessor Francis on the anniversary of his death last year, remembering the first pontiff from the Americas as someone who gave the 1.4-billion-member Church "so much with his words and his witness."
-
World
Taiwan president cancels Eswatini trip, blames Chinese pressure on African countries
TAIPEI, April 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's trip to Eswatini this week has been cancelled after three African countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories to get there, his office said on Tuesday, blaming Chinese pressure.
-
World
Harvey Weinstein used Hollywood clout to prey on women, prosecutor says at ex-mogul's third rape trial
NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein used his status as a Hollywood titan to prey upon and sexually abuse vulnerable women, a prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday during opening statements in the disgraced movie mogul's third New York rape trial.
-
World
Warsh says he made no rate-cut promises to Trump, plans 'robust' Fed reforms
WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief nominee Kevin Warsh said on Tuesday he had made no promises to President Donald Trump about cutting interest rates, as he tried to assure U.S. senators mulling his confirmation to lead the U.S. central bank that he would act independently of the White House while pursuing broad reforms.
-
World
Russia to halt Kazakhstan's oil flows to Germany via Druzhba, sources say
MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1, three industry sources said on Tuesday.
-
World
Russia has taken 1,700 square km of Ukraine this year, top general says
MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) - Russian forces have taken 1,700 square km (656 square miles) of territory in Ukraine this year and are advancing on its so-called fortress belt in Donbas, Moscow's top general said while inspecting his forces.
-
World
New testimony raises pressure on UK's Starmer over choice of envoy to US
LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - A former top foreign ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced "constant pressure" from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to speed up the appointment of his pick as the ambassador to the U.S., deepening a row that threatens the British leader.
-
World
EU court says Hungary's anti-LGBTQ rules breach law
BRUSSELS, April 21 (Reuters) - Hungary's outgoing government violated European law with rules prohibiting or restricting access to LGBTQ content, which stigmatise and marginalise gay and trans people, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday.
-
World
Analysis-Mass shooting reignites push to loosen gun laws in war-torn Ukraine
KYIV, April 21 (Reuters) - A deadly shooting in Ukraine's capital at the weekend has fuelled calls for the loosening of restrictions on the right to own and carry handguns for self-defence in a country scarred by years of war against Russia.
