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Colombia court orders Petro government to return emergency funds
BOGOTA, April 15 (Reuters) - Colombia's Constitutional Court ordered President Gustavo Petro's government on Wednesday to return funds collected during an economic emergency that was declared unconsti...
Apr 15, 2026
Bessent says he is optimistic Warsh will be Fed chair 'on time'
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he was optimistic that Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, would assume th...
Apr 15, 2026
BoE's Bailey says progress on global stablecoin standards has slowed
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday that progress on establishing international standards for so-called stablecoins, cryptoassets which are pegged...
Apr 15, 2026
Exclusive-Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack, source says
By Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul DUBAI, April 15 (Reuters) - Iran could consider allowing ships to sail freely through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz without risk of attack as part of propos...
Apr 15, 2026
Kremlin says US has rejected its proposal that Russia take Iranian uranium stocks
April 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin's spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday that the United States had rejected its proposal that Russia take all of Iran's enriched uranium out of the country as a ...
Apr 15, 2026
At least 16 reported dead from heavy rains in Hispaniola
April 15 (Reuters) - Days of torrential rainfall over northwest Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic have killed some 16 people, according to civil protection and local media reports on Wednesday....
Apr 15, 2026
S&P 500 closes at fresh record, recovering all losses since start of US-Iran war
April 15 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed at a new record high Wednesday, its first since the U.S.-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation in the war and robust earnings expectations drew inves...
Apr 15, 2026
El Salvador to apply life sentences to minors for serious crimes
By Gerardo Arbaiza SAN SALVADOR, April 15 (Reuters) - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has enacted legal reforms allowing life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 convicted of homicide, terrorism,...
Apr 15, 2026
Thailand yet to decide on whether it will lift internal debt ceiling - Finance Minister
April 15 (Reuters) - Thailand has not yet decided whether it will increase its internal ceiling on a key debt ratio, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Wednesday. Nitithanprapas, who is al...
Apr 15, 2026
IMF chief says 12 or more countries seeking loans to cope with Middle East war energy shock
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund expects at least a dozen countries to seek new loan programs to cope with surging energy prices and s...
Apr 15, 2026
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