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How an obscure banker slipped into Brazil’s political inner circle, triggering a scandal
BRASILIA, March 13 (Reuters) – For years Daniel Vorcaro was best known in Brazil’s financial world as the head of Banco Master, a bank whose breakneck expansion left some analysts puzzled. Read full story […]
ASEAN ministers urge halt to Middle East war as crisis rattles energy and trade
MANILA, March 13 (Reuters) – ASEAN foreign and economic ministers on Friday called for an immediate halt to the war in the Middle East, and said the effects of surging […]
Trump claimed in G7 call that Iran is “about to surrender,” Axios reports
March 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Trump told G7 leaders in a virtual meeting on Wednesday that Iran is “about to surrender,” Axios reported on Friday citing three officials from […]
Four US service members killed in plane crash over Iraq
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – Four of the six crew members aboard a U.S. military aircraft that crashed in western Iraq are confirmed to have been killed, the U.S. military […]
Cuban president, under pressure from economic crisis and from Trump, to address media
HAVANA, March 13 (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is scheduled to address Cuban media on Friday in a rare appearance that comes amid a severe economic crisis and as […]
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors to be repatriated from Sri Lanka, Iran embassy source and local media say
COLOMBO, March 13 (Reuters) – The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. submarine attack on a warship off Sri Lanka’s coast last week will be repatriated, a […]
Taiwan parliament authorises government to sign stalled US arms deals
TAIPEI, March 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s parliament on Friday authorised the government to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales packages, after officials warned that Taipei would go to the […]
US carrying out rescue effort after military aircraft crash in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters): A U.S. military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday (March 12), in an incident U.S. Central Command said involved another aircraft but was not the result […]
Pakistan bombs fuel depot of private airline near Kandahar airport, Afghan Taliban says
KABUL, March 13 (Reuters) – Pakistan has bombed the fuel depot of private airline company Kam Air near Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport, the Afghan Taliban spokesperson said on Friday, as the […]
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, SnapChat after social media ban
SYDNEY, March 13 (Reuters) – One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data showed, raising […]
