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Trump: US can take Strait of Hormuz with more time
April 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. can open the Strait of Hormuz with a little more time.
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Italy's Meloni picks new tourism minister in shake-up after referendum
ROME, April 3 (Reuters) - Italy's culture undersecretary Gianmarco Mazzi was sworn in on Friday as the country's new tourism minister, the latest change in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government after her defeat in a referendum on judicial reform.
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Exclusive-US upends global supply program for malaria and HIV amid warnings of gaps
NAIROBI/LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. is upending the way it delivers medical supplies for diseases such as HIV and malaria to lower-income countries, according to seven sources and an internal email, risking a second dislocation of life-saving services in just over a year.
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Russian Su‑30 fighter crashes on training flight in Crimea, TASS reports
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - A Russian Su‑30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea on Friday during a scheduled training flight, with both crew members ejecting safely, the TASS state news agency reported citing Russia's defence ministry.
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World food price rise set to continue if Iran war lasts, FAO says
PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) - World food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
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Greek PM to reshuffle cabinet amid farm fraud scandal over EU aid
ATHENS, April 3 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to reshuffle his cabinet, a government official said on Friday, as an investigation into alleged farm-aid fraud involving EU funds widens, reaching more senior members of the ruling centre-right party.
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Zelenskiy says frontline situation best for Ukraine in the last 10 months
KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the frontline situation for Ukraine was the best in 10 months, adding that Kyiv's troops had foiled a Russian offensive last month.
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Forget democracy, Burkina Faso military leader Traore says
DAKAR, April 3 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget about democracy" and that "democracy kills", the latest sign he aims to rule for the long term.
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Italy’s Uffizi hit by cyberattack, jewels moved to Bank of Italy, Corriere reports
ROME, April 3 (Reuters) - Florence's Uffizi Galleries were hit by a serious cyberattack earlier in the year that prompted emergency measures including the transfer of valuable jewels to the Bank of Italy, Corriere della Sera reported on Friday.
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Australians cancel Easter travel as worries mount over fuel crisis
(Corrects spelling in third paragraph to Ucak, not Ulcak)
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Russia conducting rolling aerial attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) - Russia is conducting a rolling aerial attack on Ukraine since Thursday evening, Ukraine's air force said on Friday, adding that a large number of enemy drones were in Ukrainian airspace.
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Myanmar's junta chief set for parliamentary vote on presidential bid
April 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing faces a parliamentary vote on Friday on his bid to become the country's president, as he seeks to formalise his grip on political power five years after his coup against an elected government.
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South Korea, France to upgrade ties as Macron trip overshadowed by Middle East crisis
SEOUL, April 3 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to upgrade relations between the countries to a "global strategic partnership," Korea's Blue House said in a statement on Friday.
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Cuba to free 2,010 prisoners from island jails in 'sovereign gesture'
HAVANA, April 2 (Reuters) - Cuba on Thursday said it would free more than 2,000 prisoners from the island's jails, according to state-run media, the second time this year its communist-run government has announced a prisoner amnesty amid talks with the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump.
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Trump sacks attorney general, replaces with ex-personal lawyer
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.
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UN-backed Haiti mission implicated in four cases of sexual abuse, report shows
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 2 (Reuters) - United Nations investigations into four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving members of a U.N.-backed security force in Haiti last year were "found to be substantiated," according to a U.N. report.
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Iran says attacks Oracle data center; Dubai authorities deny
TEHRAN/DUBAI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that it had hit a data center of the U.S. Oracle tech corporation based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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Roundup: Humanitarian crisis worsens in Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank as Mideast conflict continues: UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians said Thursday the situation across the Middle East is deteriorating rapidly, with spreading displacement, mounting civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations.
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Zelenskiy offers Ukraine's maritime expertise with Strait of Hormuz
April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid conflict in the Middle East.
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Russia's new car sales rise 4 pct in Q1
MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Sales of new vehicles in Russia rose 4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reaching nearly 300,000 units, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said Thursday.
