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Trump Threatens to Strike Iran's Bridges and Electric Power Plants
UN to Vote on Hormuz Resolution as China Opposes Authorization of Force
South Korea, France to Upgrade Ties as Macron Trip Overshadowed by Middle East Crisis
Japan Denies Report Government Asked Trading Houses to Join Russia Visit in May
Exclusive-Oil Giants Show Early Interest in US Gulf Deepwater Field Stake, Sources Say
Date: April 2, 2026
By David French, Shariq Khan and Andres Gonzalez LONDON/NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - European energy majors TotalEnergies and Shell are among companies eyeing a majority stake in one of the U.S....
Ferretti Board Says Sweetened Kkcg Maritime Offer 'not Fair or Reasonable'
Date: April 2, 2026
April 2 (Reuters) - Italian yacht maker Ferretti said on Thursday its board considers a sweetened offer by Czech investment firm KKCG Maritime "not fair or reasonable" for independent shareholders....
Trading Day: Oil Strait Back up Again
Date: April 2, 2026
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) - World markets reeled on Thursday, with stocks mostly lower and U.S. oil soaring 11% after President Donald Trump indicated there will be no let-...
UN-backed Haiti Mission Implicated in Four Cases of Sexual Abuse, Report Shows
Date: April 2, 2026
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 2 (Reuters) - United Nations investigations into four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving members of a U.N.-backed security force in Haiti last year were "...
Zelenskiy Offers Ukraine's Maritime Expertise With Strait of Hormuz
Date: April 2, 2026
April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the...
Kremlin Aide Ushakov Says Strait of Hormuz Is Open for Russia, Ifax Reports
Date: April 2, 2026
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was open for Russia. "It is open for us," said Ushakov, speaking on Russian state TV channel, the...