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.

World

Al Qaeda group says Mali army quits northern town as insurgency spreads

BAMAKO, April 27 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's West ⁠Africa affiliate said on Monday that Mali's army was withdrawing from the northern ⁠town of Tessit, as the insurgents press an offensive that began with weekend ‌attacks near the capital and across the country.

Technology

Microsoft facing UK antitrust lawsuit from Slack over Teams 'bundling'

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Salesforce and its workspace messaging app Slack ⁠are suing Microsoft at London's High Court ‌over alleged anticompetitive practices relating to its Teams app.

World

Mexico's Sheinbaum warns US involvement in anti-drug operation not to be repeated

MEXICO CITY, April 27 (Reuters) - Mexican ⁠President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that her government told ⁠the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence ‌of U.S. officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated. 

Football

Soccer-Modric undergoes cheekbone surgery weeks before World Cup

April 28 (Reuters) - Luka Modric ⁠has undergone successful surgery after fracturing his left cheekbone, the ⁠Croatian Football Federation said on Monday, weeks before the ‌40-year-old AC Milan midfielder is due to participate in his fifth World Cup.

World

At least four killed in train collision on outskirts of Indonesian capital

JAKARTA, April ⁠27 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and 38 ⁠injured when two trains collided in the city of Bekasi, adjoining ‌the Indonesian capital Jakarta, late on Monday, officials said.

Athletics

Athletics-Sawe shrugs off technical doping talk after 'super shoes' propel him to marathon immortality

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - New marathon world record holder ⁠Sabastian Sawe brushed aside suggestions his Adidas "super shoes" amounted to "mechanical doping" on Monday as he basked in the glow of becoming the first man to ⁠break the two-hour barrier in an official race.

Singapore

Beijing blocks US$2bil sale of Singapore-based Manus to Meta

SHENZHEN, (China): China has blocked the sale of artificial intelligence start-up Manus to American tech giant Meta, months after it announced an investigation into the deal involving the Chinese-founded firm now based in Singapore.