SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Croatian water-bomber planes joined dozens of firefighters on Sunday to help contain a wildfire that killed one man on the Adriatic island of Hvar, Croatian media reported. The fire, which broke out early in the afternoon, threaten…
Leftist Petro takes office in Colombia amid economic, social challenges
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) -Gustavo Petro will on Sunday become Colombia’s first leftist president, elected by voters who hope he can carry out ambitious social and economic reforms meant to reduce violence and deep ineq…
Biden stands with Muslims after ‘horrific killings’ in New Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden expressed solidarity with the Muslim community on Sunday after a fourth Muslim man was killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in what authorities are describing as targeted attacks. Biden, in a Twitter post a…
Box Office: ‘Bullet Train’ Arrives With So-So $30.1 Million Debut, ‘Easter Sunday’ Stumbles
By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Bullet Train,” a John Wick-ian romp with Brad Pitt in the aisle seat, arrived in theaters with a $30.1 million opening weekend. That’s enough to top the domestic box office chart, but it’s only a so-so result …
German consul arrested in Brazil over husband’s death
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A German diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, Uwe Herbert Hahn, was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the death of his Belgian husband, police said. Hahn said that his husband, Walter Biot, had died on Friday when he fell …
Biden tests negative for COVID again, will exit isolation, White House physician says
By Jeff Mason REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 for a second consecutive day on Sunday and will exit isolation after testing positive for nearly a week, the White House physician said. Following his n…
Palestinians sift through rubble at Gaza camp hit in Israeli strike
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – When Israeli rockets slammed into her neighbourhood in a crowded refugee camp in the Gaza strip on Saturday night, 9-year-old Leen Matar said she was so scared that she began to recite Islam’s final prayers. “We we…
Taiwan is not a part of U.S. but Chinese territory, says Chinese foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that Taiwan is not part of the United States but Chinese territory, in the latest diplomatic invective against U.S. policy since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Spea…
Ukraine probing almost 26,000 suspected war crimes cases – prosecutor
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine is investigating almost 26,000 suspected war crime cases committed since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion and has charged 135 people, its chief war crimes prosecutor told Reuters. Of those charged, around 15 are in Ukrainian custody a…
Four cargo ships sail from Ukraine Black Sea ports
By Natalia Zinets and Daren Butler KYIV/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Four more ships carrying almost 170,000 tonnes of corn and other foodstuffs sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Sunday under a deal to unblock the country’s exports after Russia’s invasi…