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By Leika Kihara and Jihoon Lee INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -Japan and South Korea held their first finance leaders’ meeting in seven years on Tuesday and agreed to resume regular dialogue as tensions in the wider region and slowing growth prod them to increase co-operation and mend strained relations. The resumption of bilateral financial discussions comes ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s planned visit to South Korea on Sunday […]

(Reuters) – Russia launched a third nightly round of attacks on Kyiv in six days, city authorities said early on Wednesday, but air defence systems destroyed all its drones, with no immediate reports of casualties or destruction. Air raid sirens blared for several hours in Kyiv, the surrounding region and most of eastern Ukraine, with the skies clearing only at dawn. “All enemy targets were identified and shot down in […]

By Brendan O’Boyle and Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United States will continue to accept migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela under a humanitarian program after May 11, when the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday. Mexico, for its part, will continue accepting back migrants returned to the country on humanitarian grounds, both nations said […]

By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) – New Zealand could be gearing up for another heated flyhalf debate heading into the World Cup with Damian McKenzie staking a strong claim to the All Blacks number 10 shirt with his form for the high-flying Waikato Chiefs. Debates over who should play first five-eighth for the All Blacks are part of New Zealand tradition and go back at least to the days of Grant […]

By Laura Sanicola and Muyu Xu (Reuters) -Oil was little changed on Wednesday after hitting five-week lows in the previous session, as investors priced in expectations for interest rate hikes in the U.S. and Europe and waited for clarity on future policy path. Brent futures gained 3 cents, or 0.1%, to $75.35 a barrel by 0333 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) edged down 3 cent at $71.63. Both […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange of fire between Israel and armed groups in Gaza, before three Palestinian officials said the sides had agreed to a ceasefire. Earlier, Israeli jets struck in Gaza as armed groups there fired rocket barrages toward Israel in response to the death of Khader Adnan, a prominent political leader of […]

By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) – The Florida Panthers spoiled the Toronto Maple Leafs’ long-awaited return to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Tuesday with a 4-2 victory in the opener of their best-of-seven series. From the moment Toronto sealed their place in the second round there has been a palpable buzz all around the city. The Leafs’ win over Tampa Bay in the first round had […]

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Authorities near Houston say they have caught a man suspected of killing five of his neighbors, including a 9-year-old boy, with an AR-style rifle after the family confronted him late at night about firing rounds in his yard. Francisco Oropeza, 38, was arrested Tuesday, four days after the shooting late Friday in the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Houston, according to […]

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Dozens of police rescuers were scouring a remote area in northwest Nepal on Wednesday looking for five villagers who went missing after being hit by an avalanche while searching for a valuable aphrodisiac herb, an official said. Four women and one man were missing since Tuesday when an avalanche hit their camp at the village of Byas while seven others escaped, Darchula district official Pradip Singh Dhami […]