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(Reuters) – The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports. In Memphis, Tennessee, two children and an adult were found dead on Saturday after the storm’s heavy winds knocked trees onto several houses, according to the Memphis Police Department. In Tennessee’s McNairy County, […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday he was suspending anti-government protests and was ready for talks after an appeal from President William Ruto, though he warned that demonstrations could restart in days. Thousands have joined three marches over the past two weeks against high living costs and alleged fraud in last year’s vote. All have been marred by violence and a fourth rally was scheduled […]

By Maha El Dahan and Ahmed Rasheed DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, in a surprise move that analysts said would cause an immediate rise in prices and the United States called inadvisable. The pledges bring the total volume of cuts by OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries […]

By Doina Chiacu, Steve Holland and Rich McKay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to make public remarks in Florida on Tuesday after being arraigned in New York City on an indictment by a grand jury that heard evidence on hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, while his lawyer said on Sunday he anticipates moving to dismiss the charges. Trump, 76, […]

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – ValueAct Capital is pushing Seven & i Holdings to explain its corporate strategy to shareholders including why it is not spinning off of its 7-Eleven convenience store chain or considering selling the whole company. The investment firm, which owns a 4.4% stake and has been pushing for change since 2020, is ratcheting up pressure before the company’s April 6 earnings call and the […]

(Reuters) – AS Roma beat Sampdoria 3-0 at a rainy Stadio Olimpico on Sunday to move into the fourth place in Serie A thanks second-half goals from Georginio Wijnaldum, Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy. Roma have 50 points, the same as third-placed Inter Milan, and are two ahead of fifth-placed AC Milan who are in action against leaders Napoli later on Sunday. Seven minutes after the break, Sampdoria were […]

By Mark Trevelyan and Felix Light (Reuters) – Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine. Russia’s state Investigative Committee said it had opened a murder investigation. State-owned RIA news agency said 25 people were wounded and 19 […]

By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) held a narrow lead in Sunday’s parliamentary election, with 20.8% support from advance ballots, but the early tally is often skewed and the outcome remained a toss-up as counting continued. The Social Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sanna Marin was second with 20.7% support, followed by the nationalist Finns Party at 18.6%, with 40.1% […]

PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro’s ex-economy minister Jakov Milatovic secured 60.1% of votes in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, heralding a defeat of long-serving incumbent Milo Djukanovic, according to a pollster’s partial projection. Djukanovic got 39.9%, the Podgorica-based Center for Monitoring and Research (CEMI) pollster said on the basis of partial results tabulated from a statistical sample of votes cast. (Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Andrew Heavens) Brought to […]