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Russia confirms deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting in Ukraine war, Yaounde says
DAKAR, April 7 (Reuters) - Cameroon said Russian authorities have confirmed the deaths of 16 Cameroonians fighting against Ukraine, the first time the Central African country has spoken about the involvement of its nationals in the ongoing war.
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French high speed train crashes into military truck, killing driver
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - A French high-speed train crashed on Tuesday morning into a truck carrying military equipment at a level crossing near Calais, killing the train driver, a spokesperson for the local prefecture said.
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Iran war jeopardizes U.S. global leadership, warns Italian minister
ROME, April 7 (Reuters) - The Iran war has put U.S. global leadership on the line, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said, expressing fear about the "madness" of nuclear escalation.
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Ukrainian drone strike hits apartments in Vladimir region, kills two adults and child, officials say
MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - An overnight Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Vladimir region killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents in their apartment, Alexander Avdeev, the regional governor, and local officials said.
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Russian drone hits city bus, kills 3 people in Ukraine's Dnipro region, officials say
KYIV, April 7 (Reuters) - A Russian drone strike on a city bus killed three people and injured 12 more on Tuesday in the city of Nikopol in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian officials said.
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Vice President Vance visits Hungary to boost Orban ahead of pivotal election
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance was travelling to Hungary on Tuesday on a mission to boost the campaign of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces the toughest re-election bidof his career.
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South Korea says Pyongyang's response to drone apology marks progress in easing tensions
SEOUL, April 7 (Reuters) - South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Tuesday that North Korea's rare conciliatory response to President Lee Jae Myung's expression of regret over drone incursions marked "meaningful progress" toward easing military tensions.
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Trump vows action against media over Iran rescue leak
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that Washington would find and jail the journalist who leaked the information about the US rescue mission of its crew in Iran, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported.
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Australia's most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
SYDNEY, April 7 (Reuters) - Australia's most decorated soldier was arrested on Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crime murders relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while on deployment in Afghanistan.
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UN alarmed by threats to Iran's power plants, bridges
NEW YORK: The United Nations (UN) is alarmed by the United States (US) rhetoric that threatens attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges, a UN spokesperson said on Monday (April 6), reported Xinhua.
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Strait of Hormuz traffic rises to highest level over weekend since early days of Iran war
ISTANBUL: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose over the weekend to its highest level since the early days of the Iran war, signalling a partial recovery in vessel movements through one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
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Vietnam parliament elects party leader To Lam as new state president
HANOI, April 7 (Reuters) - Vietnam's lawmakers unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state president for the next five years, a parliament official said after the vote on Tuesday.
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Analysis-Trump seizes on rescue of downed airman to recast unpopular Iran war
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was on the verge of a crisis in the Iran war, faced with the rare instance of an American airman shot down and stranded deep inside enemy territory.
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Final death toll 12 in Russian petrochemical plant accident
April 7 (Reuters) - Rescue workers completed search operations five days after a large fire at a Russian petrochemical plant and the final death toll stood at 12, the company owning the plant said early on Tuesday.
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Tajikistan's foreign trade rises 27.3 pct in first 2 months
DUSHANBE, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover reached 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in January-February 2026, up 27.3 percent year on year, according to data released Monday by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Monday.
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Feature: Sudan faces worsening fuel crisis as prices soar
KHARTOUM, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's capital is in the grip of a deepening fuel crisis. Hundreds of vehicles line up at the few operating stations. Drivers idle under the scorching sun, sometimes waiting all day for gasoline or diesel.
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Trump says Iranians should rise up against government if ceasefire declared
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that he thought the Iranian people should rise up against the government in the country if a ceasefire were declared, but understood that it was too dangerous for them to do so.
