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A devotee dressed as a townsperson takes part in a Way of the Cross reenactment in Arraijan, Panama, Good Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

France’s Macron Says Discussed Iran Ceasefire, Ukraine With Turkey’s Erdogan

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PARIS, April ⁠11 (Reuters) – ⁠French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he ‌had discussed the ‌Iran ceasefire ⁠https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ ⁠talks and the situation in Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-russia-war/ with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. “We initially discussed the situation ⁠in the ⁠Middle East, ⁠and called for all parties to respect the ⁠ceasefire and to make sure this…

Trump Says US Forces Are ‘Clearing’ Strait of Hormuz

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WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump on ⁠Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the ‌Strait of Hormuz nL1N40T08R, ‌and that all of Iran’s ⁠minelaying ships ⁠have been sunk. “We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote in a…

Exclusive-Iranian Source Says US Has Agreed to Unfreeze Iranian Funds, Washington Denies It

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DUBAI, April 11 (Reuters) – A senior Iranian source ⁠said ⁠on Saturday the U.S. had agreed ⁠to release Iranian frozen assets held in Qatar and other foreign banks, but a U.S. official swiftly denied FWN40U0B6 the assertion. The senior Iranian source welcomed the purported U.S. move as a sign ‌of “seriousness” in reaching a deal…

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs wraps up second bay area visit in 3 weeks

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Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has concluded his second visit to the Greater Bay Area in three weeks, a move that analysts view as a push from the central government to speed up the city’s integration with national development. Xia Baolong, director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, was…

Ukraine Can Play Useful Role in Strait of Hormuz, Britain Says

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KYIV, April 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine can play a useful role ⁠in ⁠international efforts to secure the Strait ⁠of Hormuz, Britain’s armed services minister said, praising its drone technology as among the best in the world. Britain has organized discussions this month among more than 30 nations nL1N40L0A8 on how to reopen the strait, amid an…

Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific and HK Express cut some flights as jet fuel prices rise

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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will cancel a small proportion of passenger flights between mid-May and the end of June, as surging jet fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East continue to weigh on airlines globally. The airline said on Saturday that about 2 per cent of its total flight…

Vance Warns Iran Not to ‘Play Us’ as He Leaves for Talks

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LOS ANGELES, April ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠Vice President ⁠JD Vance said on Friday he was looking ‌forward to having ‌positive negotiations ⁠with ⁠Iran as he left for talks in Pakistan with a warning to Tehran not to “play us.” “We’re looking forward to ⁠the ⁠negotiation. I ⁠think it’s going to be positive,” Vance told reporters…

China Involvement in Iran Would Complicate Matters

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WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠Trade ⁠Representative Jamieson Greer ⁠said on Friday that the United States is trying to maintain a stable ‌relationship with China, but ‌if Beijing gets involved with ⁠Iran in ⁠a way that is counter to U.S. interests, that would complicate matters. “The underlying goals of our economies are so different….

UK’s Starmer and Trump Discussed Military Options for Strait of Hormuz

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LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – British ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Keir Starmer ⁠said on Friday that he discussed military capabilities and the logistics of ‌moving vessels though the ‌Strait of Hormuz when he ⁠spoke ⁠to U.S. President Donald Trump a day earlier. “We’ve been pulling together a coalition of countries … working on a political, diplomatic plan,…

Ukraine in Talks With Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain on Security Cooperation, Zelenskiy Says

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KYIV, April 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine ⁠is ⁠in talks with ⁠Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain to cooperate in the security sector and share its ‌drone defence expertise and ‌technology, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy visited ⁠several ⁠Middle Eastern countries last month to offer Ukraine’s technology and expertise on how to counter Iranian drone attacks. Security cooperation…