By David Lawder WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. customs agency said on Tuesday it was making progress in setting up a streamlined process for refunding some $166 billion in tariff collections deemed illegal by the Supreme Court, ​but that its...

By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey says her mission is simple: get young people to fall in love with jazz. "It's literally all I care ​about as an artist - having people...

NAIROBI, March 31 (Reuters) - Explosions heard on Tuesday in Bujumbura, Burundi's commercial capital, were ​caused by an electrical ‌short-circuit at an ammunition store in a military camp, an army spokesperson said. The blasts, which reverberated acro...

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) - Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voiced fears on Tuesday that their jailed relatives could be hanged without due process after Israel adopted a new law making the death penal...

March 31 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino threw his support behind Iran's World Cup preparations on Tuesday, attending their 5-0 friendly win over Costa Rica in Turkey even as their tournament participation is ​in limbo due to Middle East te...

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok, controlled by China's ByteDance, is seeking approval from the Brazilian central bank to operate as a lending and payments fintech, according ​to two people with direct knowle...

BAGHDAD, March 31 (Reuters) - A female journalist holding a U.S. passport was kidnapped ​in Baghdad on Tuesday ‌by unknown parties, two police sources said. The Iraqi interior ministry did not disclose her nationality, but ‌said ​one suspect ⁠had been ...

The New England Patriots plan to exercise the fifth-year option for Pro Bowl ​cornerback Christian Gonzalez, head ‌coach Mike Vrabel said Tuesday. "Yes. If we haven't picked it up, we should pick it up," Vrabel told ‌reporters ​at the league ⁠meetings...

By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal watchdog agency for consumer finance expects to finalize new regulations proposed in November ​that would narrow key civil-rights-era antidiscrimination requirements ‌for lenders, ac...

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. federal law enforcement personnel will be present at an upcoming Marine Corps graduation, according to a message on the corps' Parris Island website, ​a move the South Carolina base has described as ...