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South Korea begins probe into ship fire in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran dispute
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Oceans Ministry said on Friday that government investigators had started examining the cause of an explosion and fire aboard a Korean-operated vessel amid uncert...
May 08, 2026
Stung by West Africa rejections, France courts rest of continent at Kenya summit
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, May 8 (Reuters) - Shorn of influence in its former colonies in West Africa, France will seek to deepen ties elsewhere on the continent next week at an Africa summit in the Ke...
May 08, 2026
World food prices rise to more than three year high in April, FAO says
LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - World food prices climbed in April to their highest in more than three years, with vegetable oils particularly elevated due to the Iran war and the effective closure of the S...
May 08, 2026
Water levels on river Rhine in Germany rising after rain but vessels still part loaded
HAMBURG, May 8 (Reuters) - Rain has raised water levels on the river Rhine in Germany enabling vessels to sail with more cargo after shallow water hindered shipping this week, but sailings with full l...
May 08, 2026
Indian minister says probe into Air India Dreamliner crash is in final stage, report due in a month
NEW DELHI, May 8 (Reuters) - India's civil aviation minister said on Friday that the investigation into the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash that killed 260 people last year is in the "last stage". T...
May 08, 2026
Taiwan parliament approves extra defence spending but less than government wanted
TAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament approved extra defence spending of $25 billion on Friday, or just about two-thirds of the amount sought by the government to bolster...
May 08, 2026
South Korea parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after...
May 08, 2026
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) - Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland's population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Swiss governm...
May 08, 2026
Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a unilateral two-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Pu...
May 08, 2026
Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds
By Jesus Calero May 8 (Reuters) - Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Frida...
May 08, 2026
