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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

UKRAINE-CRISIS-EAST-BAKHMUT/

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Situation in Bakhmut 'especially hot'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that the military situation around the city of Bakhmut, besieged by Russian forces for months, was "especially hot".

ISRAEL-POLITICS-NATIONALGUARD/

Israel OKs Ben-Gvir's 'national guard' but hedges on his powers

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel authorised on Sunday a national guard sought by far-right security chief Itamar Ben-Gvir to focus on Arab unrest, but held off on giving him direct command after political rivals voiced concern the force could become a sectarian "militia."

U.S.

USA-TRUMP-NEW-YORK-SPEAK/

Donald Trump set to speak from Florida after arraignment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to make public remarks in Florida on Tuesday after being arraigned in New York City on an indictment by a grand jury that heard evidence on hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, while his lawyer said on Sunday he anticipates moving to dismiss the charges.

USA-WEATHER/

Death toll from US storms rises to 29

The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports.

BUSINESS

GLOBAL-OIL/

OPEC+ announces surprise oil cuts; U.S. calls move inadvisable

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, in a surprise move that analysts said would cause an immediate rise in prices and the United States called inadvisable.

TESLA-DELIVERIES/

Tesla posts record deliveries but misses estimates as competition weighs

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Sunday missed estimates for first-quarter deliveries as rising competition and a bleak economic outlook overshadowed the electric-vehicle maker's efforts to prop up demand with price cuts.

ENTERTAINMENT

AWARDS-OLIVIER/

'My Neighbour Totoro,' Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer win at Olivier awards

LONDON (Reuters) - A stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's 1988 animated film "My Neighbour Totoro" was the big winner at the Olivier Awards on Sunday, picking up six prizes at Britain's top theatre extravaganza.

MUSIC-BLACKPINK-JISOO/

Blackpink's Jisoo makes solo debut with 'ME'

SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop group Blackpink's Jisoo became the last member to make a solo debut with her EP "ME" released on Friday.

SPORTS

TENNIS-MIAMI/

Medvedev beats Sinner for first Miami Open title

Daniil Medvedev beat Italy's Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Sunday for his fourth title of the year and 19th overall.

SWIMMING-MCINTOSH/

Canadian teenager McIntosh sets another world record

Teenager Summer McIntosh set a world record in the 400m individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials on Saturday, four days after she achieved the same feat in the 400m freestyle.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

UN-RIGHTS/

Voting at the UN Human Rights Council

A series of motions are being brought before the 47-member rights council in Geneva for two days of voting.

Among them are a bid to renew and strengthen an inquiry into rights violations in Ukraine in the context of the war.

3 Apr

USA-BIDEN/ (TV)

Biden takes Investing in America tour to Minnesota

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Minneapolis area to promote his economic agenda.

3 Apr

BRITAIN-STRIKES/TEACHERS

UK's NEU expected to announce results of vote on government's new pay offer

Britain's teachers union, the NEU, is expected to announce the results of their ballot on whether to accept or reject the government's new pay offer.

The union said the would be recommending its members reject the offer.

3 Apr

NIRELAND-GOODFRIDAY/POLITICS (PIX)

Architects of peace mull route out of Northern Ireland deadlock

A quarter of a century after unpalatable compromises ended decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, some of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement hope the lessons of that deal can help chart a route back from years of political deadlock.

3 Apr

USA-TRUMP/POLL

Reuters/Ipsos poll on Trump indictment

A Reuters/Ipsos poll looks at U.S. public opinion on the criminal charges facing former President Donald Trump as he seeks a return to the White House.

3 Apr

FINLAND-ELECTION/MORNING (TV)

Finns react to election result

Finns react to election result on their way to work.

3 Apr

NIRELAND-GOODFRIDAY/TIMELINE (TV)

TIMELINE-The 30 years of Northern Ireland's 'Troubles'

On April 10 it will be 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement which largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland, known locally as the "Troubles".

A look back on some of the violent events of the period.

3 Apr

NIRELAND-GOODFRIDAY/TIMELINE-POLITICS

TIMELINE-The long road to Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement

A look back on the key developments in the history of Northern Ireland ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended 30 years of political and sectarian conflict.

3 Apr

MONTENEGRO-ELECTION/REAX (TV)

Montenegrins comment on presidential election results

Podgorica residents comment on the results of presidential election.

3 Apr

ROMANIA-GERMANY/ (PIX) (TV)

German Chancellor Scholz visits Romania

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Romania, meets Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and Moldovan President Maia Sandu

3 Apr

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

MASMOVIL-M&A/ORANGE-EU

Orange and MasMovil's planned Spanish merger faces full-scale EU antitrust investigation

EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into French telecoms provider Orange and Spanish rival MasMovil's plan to combine their Spanish businesses on concerns that this may reduce competition in Spain, confirming a Reuters report last month, in a test case for telecoms consolidation in Europe.

3 Apr

ASIA-POPULATION/INDIA-INVESTMENTS (PIX)

From fast food to autos, India's digitally connected users lure investors

Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop.

He spends about 30,000 rupees ($364) a month buying necessities like groceries, clothes and gadgets, all by tapping a few buttons on his mobile phone.

3 Apr

SYRIA-TURKEY/RUSSIA-IRAN

Moscow hosts Syrian, Turkish, Iranian deputy FMs

Moscow will host the deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey and Iran starting on Monday, building on contacts between Ankara and Damascus after years of hostilities during the Syrian war.

Encouraged by President Bashar al-Assad's ally Russia, Syrian and Turkish officials held meetings last year, in a move towards normalising ties between states on opposing sides of Syria's 12-year-long conflict.

Syria's deputy foreign minister Ayman Sousan will meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts on Monday and will take part in a full four-way meeting on Tuesday that will include the Turkish deputy minister, according to Syrian state media.

3 Apr

ISRAEL-ECONOMY/TECH (PIX) (TV)

Judicial changes and SVB: Israel tech sector's big challenges

Israel's high-tech sector has weathered recessions and military conflicts.

But it now faces its biggest crisis yet - coping with a double dose of concerns over the government's planned judicial overhaul and the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse.

3 Apr

USA-FED/ECONOMY (PIX)

As banking jitterbug dies down, Fed returns to its main dance partner

Federal Reserve officials, increasingly confident they have nipped a potential financial crisis in the bud, now face a difficult judgment on whether demand in the U.S. economy is falling and, if so, whether it is coming down fast enough to lower inflation.

3 Apr

EU-PHARMACEUTICALS/

EXPLAINER-After COVID and drug shortages, EU revamps drug laws

The EU is revamping laws governing the 136 billion euro($148 billion) pharmaceuticals industry aimed at reviving investment and boosting access to affordable drugs at a time when health budgets have been drained by the costs of treating COVID-19.

Here's what we know based on a draft reviewed by Reuters.

3 Apr

REVLON INC-BANKRUPTCY/

Revlon seeks approval of bankruptcy restructuring plan

Cosmetics giant Revlon will ask a U.S. bankruptcy judge to approve its restructuring plan, which would cut $2.7 billion in debt, cancel existing equity shares, and allow the company to exit from bankruptcy by the end of April.

Revlon's senior lenders will receive most of the company's equity, estimated to be worth betwee $2.75 billion and $3.25 billion, if the bankruptcy plan is approved.

3 Apr

USA-NATGAS/PRICES (PIX)

Why U.S. natural gas output keeps rising as prices sink

U.S. natural gas prices last week plunged to a 30-month low, crossing below $2 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) for the second time this year, even as some producers have cut drilling to stave off further convulsions.

3 Apr

CHILE-ECONOMY/INDICATOR

Chile-Activity index

Chile's central bank reports economic activity index for February. Economists polled by Reuters forecast a 0.1% from a year earlier.

3 Apr

CANADA-CENBANK/

Bank of Canada releases Business Outlook Survey

Bank of Canada releases Business Outlook Survey

3 Apr

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

BRITAIN-POLICE/

Possible update from UK's Met Police head on plan to sack corrupt officers

The head of Britain's biggest police force, the Met, is expected to provide an update early this week on his promise to sack officers who are corrupt, racist or have broken the law.

3 Apr

MALAYSIA-DEATHPENALTY/ (TV)

Malaysia parliament expected to scrap mandatory death penalty, cap lifetime prison sentences

Malaysia's parliament is expected to pass legal reforms to scrap the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and place a cap on lifetime prison sentences to between 30-40 years.

TV edit will include reactions from residents in Kuala Lumpur to the reforms.

3 Apr

TESLA-VERDICT/

Jury verdict expected on damages in Tesla race discrimination trial

A federal jury in San Francisco is expected to render a verdict on Monday on how much Tesla Inc must pay to a Black former employee after the electric-vehicle maker was found to have failed to prevent severe racial harassment at its flagship assembly plant in California.

3 Apr

USA-COURT/

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders

U.S. Supreme Court releases orders in pending cases.

3 Apr

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

CLIMATE CHANGE-ITALY/SKIING (PIX)

Italy's ski industry fires cannons against climate change

The skiing industry in Italy and elsewhere faces a looming decision: battle on in the hope technological progress can overcome the effect of global warming, or change business model and look for alternative sources of tourist revenue.

Some 90% of Italy's pistes rely on artificial snow, compared with 70% in Austria, 50% in Switzerland and 39% in France, according to data from Italian Green lobby Legambiente.

3 Apr

SPACE-EXPLORATION/MOON (PIX) (TV)

NASA to announce astronauts chosen for Artemis II lunar flyby mission

NASA planned on Monday to introduce the four astronauts chosen for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission, set for launch as early as next year on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon since the end of the Apollo era more than 50 years ago.

Officials from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), which is contributing one of its own astronauts to the four-member team, will join their U.S. counterparts for the announcement in Houston at the Johnson Space Center, NASA's mission control facility.

Artemis II will mark the debut crewed flight - but not the first lunar landing - of an Apollo successor program aimed at returning astronauts to the moon's surface later this decade and ultimately establishing a sustainable outpost there, creating a stepping stone to future human exploration of Mars.

3 Apr