1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (500+ words) April 16 (Reuters) " Tehran has sought to tighten its grip over the Strait of Hormuz by charging tolls on vessels to ensure safe passage, in conjunction with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The following explains law governing toll collections and actions…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (130+ words) April 16 (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force downed or "neutralised "31 Russian missiles and 636 drones in attacks "at "the "country over the "past 24 hours, it said on Thursday. "During "this period, the enemy "launched "two waves of "combined attacks on. .. April 16 (Reuters) " Ukraine's…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (250+ words) KATHMANDU, April 16 (Reuters) " Nepal's new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate "the property and assets of past "and present politicians and officials, a move aimed at controlling corruption in the Himalayan nation....

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (120+ words) SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australia and Malaysia "are committed "to working together to strengthen their energy "supply "chain "resilience and promote "stable trade flows, the countries said in "a joint statement on "Thursday. The "statement added ". .. SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) " Australia and…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (979+ words) By Steve Holland and Maayan Lubell WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) " Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the administration of President Donald Trump…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (233+ words) April 15 (Reuters) " A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to stop Hawaii from suing "fossil fuel companies in state court over "climate change, citing a "longstanding" policy against federal intervention in state court processes. The dismissal…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (393+ words) HANOI, April 16 (Reuters) " Vietnam's president To Lam is set to meet his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi next week, five'people familiar with the matter said. Lee's visit would be the first by "a foreign leader to Vietnam…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (274+ words) April 15 (Reuters) " Senior U. S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives of companies including General Motors and "Ford Motor, the Wall Street Journal reported on "Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (462+ words) WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) " The U. S. Senate on Wednesday blocked two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, as President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rallied behind his support "for the Jewish state. But…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (384+ words) April 15 (Reuters) " The California Supreme Court stripped conservative attorney John Eastman of his law license on Wednesday over his efforts to overturn U. S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to "Democrat Joe Biden. The court did not immediately release an opinion "explaining…...