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ISTANBUL (AP) — Officials and visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey gathered in northwest Turkey on Saturday to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli. The solemn ceremony began at 5:30 a.m. local time near a beach where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or Anzacs, first landed at Gallipoli at dawn on April 25, 1915. The hour-long event included mournful hymns, prayers and the laying […]

By Dhwani Pandya, Sumit Khanna , Helen Reid and Ruma Paul SURAT, India, April 24 (Reuters) – A surge in fossil fuel prices since the Iran war is squeezing polyester suppliers and garment makers across India and Bangladesh, threatening to raise costs for fast-fashion retailers like Zara and H&M. Filatex, one of India’s biggest polyester yarn producers, is paying nearly 30% more for the petroleum-derived feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid […]

April 23 (Reuters) – Teck Resources on Thursday beat analysts’ estimates for first-quarter profit, aided by an increase in copper prices and record sales, while the company’s proposed merger with Anglo American remained on track. The Canadian miner said it expects the Middle East conflict to push up freight and explosives costs through the second quarter, particularly at its Chilean operations which rely on imported diesel. Teck and its peers […]

Lane Hutson scored 2:09 into overtime and the host Montreal Canadiens took Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Friday, moving ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven set. While Hutson scored the game-winner, it was Montreal’s fourth line that lifted the Habs to victory. Kirby Dach and Alexandre Texier both had a goal and an assist, and Zack Bolduc had two helpers. Jakub […]

Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton exited New York’s game at Houston on Friday due to right lower leg tightness, but the team is optimistic it isn’t a serious injury. “Just some tightness in his calf,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after New York beat the Astros 12-4. “Hopefully, we got ahead of it. We’ll just see where he’s at (Saturday).” Stanton was pulled from the game with no outs in […]

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — For the first time in two decades, Palestinians in battle-scarred Gaza have a chance to vote in local elections Saturday. And in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, voters are casting ballots for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Turnout may reflect the level of public trust in a broader system led by aging leaders in the West Bank and as Gaza prepares […]

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A painful fuel crunch and soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war have nudged the European Union to look hard into funding alternative energy routes in the Middle East to circumvent hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that the EU is ready to work with Persian Gulf countries for new projects conveying energy […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with U.S. representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest effort to broker a deal comes as an indefinite ceasefire has paused most fighting, but economic fallout is still mounting with global energy shipments disrupted by the closure […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Every day, visitors from around the world make their way to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art — not necessarily for the galleries inside, but for a statue of a fictional boxer from South Philadelphia. The bronze figure of Rocky Balboa — arms raised in victory, clad in boxing trunks and boots — has become a point of pilgrimage for people around the world. For […]