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4 dead, 38 rescued during attempted channel crossing from France to UK

EQUIHEN BEACH, France (AP) - French authorities said that at least four people, two men and two women, died on Thursday as they were trying to get onboard an inflatable boat to attempt the perilous sea crossing from northern France to the U.K. The prefect ...
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UK and Norway led a military operation to deter Russian submarines in the North Atlantic

LONDON (AP) - British and Norwegian militaries led a weekslong operation to deter Russian submarines suspected of "malign activity" in the North Atlantic, the U.K. military said Thursday. Defense Secretary John Healey said a frigate, planes and hundreds of personnel monitored a Russian attack sub ...
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China hopes ‘relevant parties’ can grasp chance at peace in Iran war

BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said it hoped the "relevant parties can grasp this chance at peace and bring the region back to stability as soon as possible" after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in the weeks-long Middle ...
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Israeli military says it has killed nephew of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem

(Corrects headline and first paragraph to show nephew of Naim Qassem was killed, not Naim Qassem himself) April 9 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it had killed the nephew of Naim Qassem, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, in a strike ...
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Japanese town sours on the crowds coming to see cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan (AP) - The trouble started with a beautiful photo. Social media was soon awash with the lovely view of Japan's snow-capped Mount Fuji looming over a red pagoda and the short-lived cherry blossoms that herald the approach of spring. Tourists wanting a ...
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Romanian president appoints chief prosecutors despite opposition

BUCHAREST, April 9 (Reuters) - Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan appointed seven chief prosecutors and deputies late on Wednesday despite opposition from civil society and the country's top judicial regulator, fuelling concerns about the waning fight against corruption. Transparency International has repeatedly ranked Romania as ...
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Myanmar’s parliament approves cabinet mostly of former generals and holdovers

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's parliament approved a cabinet Thursday that largely includes former generals and holdovers from the past military-led government under Min Aung Hlaing. Despite the formation of a new government following controversial elections in December and January, there's little signs of a ...
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Scientists say the world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all

LONDON (AP) - A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world's oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it's not an octopus at all. Newly published research concludes that fossilized remains listed by Guinness World Records as the earliest known octopus ...
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Analysis-As US and Iran talk truce, Israel digs in for a ‘forever war’

By Rami Ayyub, Maayan Lubell and Emily Rose JERUSALEM, April 9 (Reuters) - Even as the U.S. and Iran seek to cement a ceasefire, Israel is seizing more territory from its neighbours in preparation for a long, drawn-out conflict across the Middle East. Israel's creation of ...
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Australia moves to shore up fuel supplies as it prepares for extended disruptions

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning Thursday that supply disruptions would "have a long tail" even if the Iran ceasefire holds. The government had agreed to terms with Australia's ...
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The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, a likely pressure tactic as Iran, Israel and the United States are now in an uneasy, two-week ceasefire ...
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Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, in a message that may be intended to pressure the U.S. as ...
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