World

Gunmen kill 29 in attack in Nigeria's Adamawa state, governor says

YOLA, ⁠Nigeria, April 27 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed ⁠at least 29 people in an ‌attack on a community in Nigeria's Adamawa state, the state governor said on Monday.

World

U.S. dollar ticks down

NEW YORK, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar softened in late trading on Monday.

World

Iraq’s Shi’ite alliance names Ali al-Zaidi as PM nominee

April 27 (Reuters) - Iraq's ⁠alliance of Shi'ite political blocs, ⁠the Coordination Framework, on Monday named ‌Ali al-Zaidi as its nominee for the post of prime minister, said a coalition statement.

World

World Insights: Can royal diplomacy steady UK-U.S. ties?

by Xinhua writers Zhao Jiasong, Yu Aicen, Larry Neild

World

3 shot dead in South Africa's Johannesburg CBD

JOHANNESBURG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Three people were shot dead inside a fast-food outlet in the Johannesburg central business district on Monday morning, local media reported.

World

Roundup: Nationwide snowstorm in Russia leaves 3 dead, tens of thousands without power

MOSCOW, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and over 76,000 residents are cut off from electricity supplies across several Russian regions due to severe weather, the press service of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday.

World

Trump discussed new Iran proposal with national security aides on Monday, White House says

WASHINGTON, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump discussed ⁠a new Iranian proposal on ‌resolving the war with Tehran with his top national security aides on Monday, White House ​press secretary Karoline Leavitt ⁠told reporters.

World

White House says press dinner shooting was third major assassination attempt against Trump

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - ⁠White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ⁠on Monday described the foiled attack ‌at the White House Correspondents Association dinner as the third major assassination attempt against President Donald Trump.

World

Turkish finance minister announces investment reform package

ANKARA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek on Monday announced an investment reform package aimed at boosting exports of goods and services, repatriating capital, and positioning the Istanbul Finance Center as a key regional hub.

Cricket

Cricket-Hazlewood headlines rare bowlers' day in IPL as Bengaluru crush Delhi

NEW DELHI, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar routed Delhi Capitals on a rare ⁠bowler-dominated day in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday to set up ‌Royal Challengers Bengaluru's comprehensive nine-wicket victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

World

Georgia's air travel continues robust growth in Q1

TBILISI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's air travel continued its rapid growth recorded last year, posting an 8.7 percent increase in total flights and 32.3 percent rise in air cargo transport in the first quarter of 2026.

World

Armenia posts 4.6 pct rise in foreign trade in Q1

YEREVAN, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's foreign trade turnover rose 4.6 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026 to approximately 4.7 billion U.S. dollars, the Statistical Committee reported Monday.

World

Analysis-Mali at risk of splintering after jihadi and separatist attacks

DAKAR, April 27 (Reuters) - In simultaneous attacks launched on Saturday, an alliance ⁠of al Qaeda-linked militants and separatist rebels killed Mali's defence minister, hit the capital's airport and drove Russian soldiers out of a desert town over a thousand kilometres away.

World

Hezbollah member killed, 3 people wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

BEIRUT, April 27 (Xinhua) -- A member of Hezbollah was killed and three other people were wounded on Monday in a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources.

Technology

Google gets pointers from EU regulators on helping AI rivals access services

BRUSSELS, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google was given pointers by EU antitrust regulators on Monday on ⁠how to help online search rivals and artificial intelligence developers access its services ‌such as those available to its Gemini AI model under rules aimed at reining in Big Tech.

Football

Soccer-Human Rights Watch urges FIFA to push for 'ICE Truce' at World Cup

April 27 (Reuters) - FIFA should press the U.S. government ⁠to establish an "ICE Truce" for this year's World Cup, including a public guarantee from federal authorities to refrain from immigration enforcement operations at games and venues, ⁠Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published on Monday.

World

Exclusive-Bruised by Trump, NATO alliance considers end to annual summits

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - NATO is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources told Reuters, a move that could avoid a ⁠potentially tense encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in his final year in office. 

World

Washington Hilton says it was using Secret Service protocols on night of attack

NEW YORK, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - The Washington Hilton hotel said ⁠on Monday it had been operating ‌under "stringent" Secret Service protocols when a man breached security and fired rounds from a shotgun in the ​hotel where President Donald Trump ⁠was attending a ⁠dinner on Saturday. 

Nation

Student, salesman among three killed in fatal Alor Gajah crash

ALOR GAJAH: Three men killed in a fatal accident along Jalan Felda Hutan Percha here have been identified as a university student studying in Nilai, and two salesmen from Segamat, Johor.

Nation

Monthly Budi95 quota to be maintained at 200 litres for now

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will maintain the temporary monthly quota for the Budi Madani RON95 initiative (Budi95) at 200 litres for now amid the global supply crisis, says Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim.