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- US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he has not spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, while reiterating that the United States shares a "very good relationship" with China.
- US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous.
- The Iran-flagged Felicity has reached Sikka Port in western India, while the Curacao-flagged Jaya is at the eastern port of Odisha, the data shows.
- "Did the Trinamool not facilitate the BJP's first parliamentary victory in 1998 and 1999? Subsequently, you (Mamata Banerjee) became the Railway Minister," Asaduddin Owaisi said
- Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has received a CareEdge-ESG 1+ rating with a score of 87.3 from CARE ESG Ratings Limited (CareEdge-ESG), a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered ESG rating provider.
- Back in the 2021 elections, Vijayfamously arrived on a bicycle to cast his vote, drawing widespread attention.
- The ED case is linked to a first information report (FIR) filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in November 2020 that alleged a coal pilferage in Eastern Coalfields Ltd's mines in West Bengal
- The Instagram-owner's global net ad revenues are expected to reach $243.46 billion in 2026, ahead of Google's projected $239.54 billion, the market research firm said.
- A girl from Chakradharpur sub-division of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district fell victim to human traffickers and was allegedly sold for Rs 25,000 in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.
- "There's nothing to apologise for. He's wrong," Trump told reporters, a day after a social media post and comments slamming the US-born pope.
- Telangana BJP spokesperson NV Subash termed Revanth Reddy's comment as "misleading and opportunistic"
- US President Donald Trump warned on Monday that any Iranian fast-attack ships approaching the blockade would be destroyed.
- A murder convict from Kerala, who escaped from a hospital last year and was hiding in Mumbai disguised as a ragpicker, was arrested from near a train station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), a police official said on Monday.
- Sunetra Pawar said there were questions about her ability to take on responsibility, but support from the people of Baramati gave her the strength to move forward.
- Ratna Debnath is an ordinary woman with no prior connection to politics. Yet she now finds herself in the electoral arena.
- Traditionally, Tamil Nadu has shown strong swings in change of power every five years. Would MK Stalin's DMK be able to hold on to power, or Vijay's TVK reshape the contest entirely?
- In a social media post on Monday, Trump claimed that Iran's navy had already been largely destroyed in the fighting, with 158 ships sunk.
- A formal complaint has been lodged with the National Commission for Women (NCW) against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging false, defamatory, and misleading statements made during an election campaign, along with subsequent online harassment.
- US-Iran-Israel War LIVE: US President Donald Trump said that Iran "lies" as they had promised to open the Strait of Hormuz but did not.
- The call, according to Benjamin Netanyahu, was made by JD Vance from his plane en route back from the Pakistani capital.
- Ship-tracking data showed two ships turning around in the strait as the blockade went into effect.
- ISLAMABAD/DUBAI/WASHINGTON April 13 – After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and U.S. officials ended their highest-level talks in decades https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/ without a breakthrough, but 11 sources familiar with the negotiations said dialogue was still alive.
- The man was handcuffed and forced outside in the snow in his underpants and sandals.
- Hezbollah supporters have protested against the planned talks, branding the Lebanese prime minister a “zionist”.
- Had Israel not acted, names like Natanz might have become synonymous with horror, like Auschwitz, said the Israeli prime minister.
- He said he's received calls from the "right people", without revealing who, and that they "want to work a deal".
- NEW YORK, April 13 – The Trump administration has agreed to restore a large rainbow Pride flag to New York’s Stonewall National Monument, reversing its decision to remove the symbol from the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, a court filing said on Monday.
- BRASILIA, April 13 – Former Brazilian intelligence chief Alexandre Ramagem has been detained by ICE in the United States, the agency reported on its website on Monday, after he fled Brazil in September following his conviction for plotting a coup with ex-President Jair Bolsonaro.
- The case will serve as a "bellwether" as the ride-share company faces more than 3,300 similar lawsuits.
- If control measures are not adopted, the population could increase to as many as 1,000 by 2035.
- SANTO DOMINGO, April 13 – Some 30,000 people have evacuated their homes in the Dominican Republic over recent days due to torrential rains from weather systems that have hovered over the Caribbean nation hurling rain onto much of its northern region for more than a month.
- COTONOU, April 13 – The sole opposition candidate in Benin's presidential election, Paul Hounkpe, has conceded defeat to Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni following the vote in the West African country, state television reported on Monday.
- The children were holding an open-air class as a sit-in to demand access to their school when troops fired the tear gas.
- He denied that he was trying to look like Jesus Christ: "I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do Red Cross”.
- LONDON, April 13 – Global financial policy makers gather in Washington for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring Meetings this week against the backdrop of yet another global economic shock – this time from the Iran war https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/.
- BUDAPEST, April 13 – Hungarian election winner nL8N40W0GT Peter Magyar vowed on Monday to change the constitution in a drive to restore democratic standards, following a landslide victory https://www.reuters.com/world/hungary/elections/ he said showed the country wanted to be anchored in Europe after 16 years of nationalist rule.
- Lawmakers are zeroing in on separate controversies involving other lawmakers after the Eric Swalwell scandal.
- As the head of the Catholic Church, it's right for the pope to condemn every form of war, she said.
- Oil prices surged, with no sign of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ease the biggest ever disruption in supplies.
- But some are sceptical on whether the next leader, Peter Magyar will show stronger backing for Kyiv.
- In surpassing Google, Meta has essentially had many of its core strategies validated, says an analyst.
- The Straits Times Index ended down 5.24 points at 4,984.17.
- Under a five-year agreement, its distribution value chain here will be managed by Octopus (Asia-Pacific) Holdings.
- They are piling into tech firms and retreating from discretionary stocks.
- Many want to prioritise the technology, but lack the access and know-how to turn interest into results.
- Demand has surged globally since pistachio-filled “Dubai chocolate” bars went viral on TikTok and Instagram.
- Backer Justin Sun accused the project of secretly building controls that let insiders freeze token holders’ funds.
- The latest pool adds about US$600 million to its funds under management.
- Equities in the city-state have suffered the least in the region since the outbreak of the Iran war.
- Brent crude jumped 8.5 per cent to US$103.31 a barrel as at 4.40pm Singapore time.
- Singapore Maritime Foundation chairman Hor Weng Yew hopes to change Singaporeans' impression of the industry.
- Job titles are often less meaningful than people think they are, say HR experts.
- Her comments came as the latest AI model from Anthropic raises urgent cybersecurity concerns.
- They are recognised by the World Economic Forum for their use of Industry 4.0 technologies to scale production and strengthen supply chains.
- The carrier is struggling to reverse record losses and fix persistent operational failures.
- Retail investors bought more shares in March despite the war in the Middle East.