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Factbox-Why are French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's X?
PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's summons for questioning by prosecutors in Paris is linked to a widened investigation into alleged offences linked to X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, a...
Apr 20, 2026
German union renews calls for Commerzbank independence after UniCredit's latest push
FRANKFURT, April 20 (Reuters) - The German labour union Verdi said on Monday that it was sticking to its call for Commerzbank's independence as Italy's UniCredit continues its push to buy the German l...
Apr 20, 2026
Israel says it thwarted Iranian plan to attack Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline
JERUSALEM, April 20 (Reuters) - Israel on Monday said it had uncovered an Iranian network that had planned to attack a pipeline carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan to the Mediterranean as well as Israe...
Apr 20, 2026
China's Xi, in call with Saudi crown prince, calls for Strait of Hormuz to remain open
BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called for normal passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz to be maintained, in a phone call on Monday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince ...
Apr 20, 2026
Honeywell to sell productivity solutions unit to Brady for $1.4 billion
April 20 (Reuters) - Honeywell has agreed to sell its productivity solutions and services unit to industrial equipment maker Brady in an all-cash deal worth $1.4 billion, the conglomerate said on Mond...
Apr 20, 2026
Column-Amid Middle East chaos, China changes tactics on Taiwan and Japan
By Peter Apps April 17 (Reuters) - As U.S. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington last weekend after unsuccessful peace talks in Pakistan over the crisis in the Gulf, China's Foreign Ministry ...
Apr 20, 2026
NWS confirms multiple tornadoes Friday night in Central Illinois
LINCOLN, Ill. - The National Weather Service in Lincoln says a squall line over West-Central Illinois Friday night produced substantial straight-line wind damage with embedded tornadoes. Preliminary r...
Apr 20, 2026
Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola trip
By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua McElwee SAURIMO, Angola, April 20 (Reuters) - Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and...
Apr 20, 2026
TopBuild shares jump after $17 billion QXO deal
April 20 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. building products distributor and installer TopBuild jumped nearly 20% in premarket trading on Monday, a day after the company agreed to be acquired by construction...
Apr 20, 2026
Exclusive-Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection, sources say
By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan has put a $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan on hold after Saudi Arabia asked for the agreement to be terminated and sai...
Apr 20, 2026
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