Businessman Rafael Lopez Aliaga leads Peru’s presidential vote with 23.4%, official count shows
LIMA, April 12 – Right-leaning candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga is leading Peru’s presidential race with 23.4% of the votes, early results of the official vote count showed Sunday. Read More
Hungary opposition’s landslide win heralds reforms, thaw in EU ties
BUDAPEST, April 13 – Peter Magyar’s landslide victory in Sunday’s Hungarian election has handed his centre-right Tisza party a sweeping mandate that will give it a free hand to enact…
Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent’s needs
VATICAN CITY, April 13 – Pope Leo https://www.reuters.com/world/pope/ begins an ambitious 10-day tour of four countries nL8N40K24T in Africa on Monday urging global leaders to address needs on the continent…
Lebanon PM says he’s working to get Israeli troops to withdraw
Israel says the ceasefire in the Iran war does not apply to its battle with Iran-backed Hezbollah. Read More
US military to begin blockade of Iranian ports on April 13
It says the US forces will not impede vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports. Read More
We’ve been underestimating flying foxes
Researchers calculated that flying foxes have helped in the creation of more than 91 million trees in Australia. Read More
Once inspired by Orban, Hungary’s Peter Magyar unseats him in landmark election
BUDAPEST, April 12 – When Peter Magyar was a child, he taped a photo of Viktor Orban nL8N3ZL0R8, then an anti-Communist firebrand, on his bedroom wall, thrilled by Hungary’s first…
UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south
Israeli soldiers have fired ‘warning shots’ in the area, striking and damaging clearly identifiable UNIFIL vehicles. Read More
Trump says US gas prices may remain high through November midterm election
He said prices could go higher in a rare acknowledgement of the political fallout from his decision to attack Iran. Read More
Saudi summons Iraq ambassador over ‘attacks’ from its territory: State media
It’s the latest accusation suggesting that attacks targeting the Gulf states may have been launched from Iraq. Read More