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Kuwait detained US-Kuwaiti journalist over war posts, CPJ says
LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - Kuwaiti authorities have detained U.S.-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin who has not been seen for six weeks, a media watchdog said, during a wider crackdown by Gulf n...
Apr 15, 2026
Big ad agencies settle US FTC probe into alleged boycott over political content
By Jonathan Stempel April 15 (Reuters) - Three large advertising agencies settled a U.S. Federal Trade Commission probe accusing them of violating antitrust law by conspiring to boycott online media p...
Apr 15, 2026
Explainer-Why is Sudan at war, and what is the impact?
April 15 (Reuters) - The war in Sudan entered its fourth year on April 15 overshadowed by other regional and global turmoil, despite having created what the United Nations calls the world's worst huma...
Apr 15, 2026
UN human rights office raises concern around trial of Chinese dissident artist
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 15 (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday said it was concerned by the trial of Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provoc...
Apr 15, 2026
Middle East war damage to energy assets may cost up to $58 billion, research firm Rystad says
April 15 (Reuters) - The Middle East conflict could saddle the region with as much as $58 billion in repair costs for energy-linked infrastructure, with oil and gas facilities alone accounting for up ...
Apr 15, 2026
BYD shuns price war in South Africa to build EV brand
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, April 15 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is deliberately avoiding a price war in South Africa as competition ramps up in the continent's second biggest a...
Apr 15, 2026
Next head of UK's PRA says AI threats and opportunities should be addressed equally
April 15 (Reuters) - The incoming head of the UK's prudential regulator for banks and insurers said on Wednesday risks and opportunities arising from the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence...
Apr 15, 2026
UN development chief says $6 billion investment could save 32 million people from war-induced poverty
By Andrea Shalal and Libby George WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Investing just $6 billion into targeted cash payments or energy subsidies to offset energy prices sent soaring by the war in the Midd...
Apr 15, 2026
US can't wait forever to bring down fiscal deficits, IMF says
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States needs to reduce its fiscal deficit by about four percentage points of GDP from the current level of 7% and needs a robust, credible plan to do so, In...
Apr 15, 2026
US home builder sentiment drops to seven-month low in April, NAHB survey says
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilder sentiment deteriorated in April, hitting a seven-month low as the war with Iran led to higher prices for materials and mortgage rates as well as incre...
Apr 15, 2026
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