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Booming indexes don't erase the impact of the war, with the World Bank warning that conflict-related disruptions could last for months.
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The diplomacy came as the U.S. Navy locked down trade to Iranian ports, and Iran responded by threatening critical shipping routes across the region.
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;Resize=(620)) April 15, 2026 | Iran threatens to expand its shipping blockade from the Strait of Hormuz to the Red Sea. A jury finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation held an illegal monopoly on ticket sales. And the growing concern over ultrafine particle pollutants.
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President Trump's attack on Pope Leo has touched off an argument about a framework for determining when war is justified.
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The lawsuit said the firm's practices had led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.
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President Trump's attacks on Pope Leo are unprecedented, religious experts told NPR. Here's how the situation differs from other popes' political critiques.
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The comments come as peace talks between Iran and the United States have not yet resumed and a cease-fire is set to expire next week.
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The fire has deepened fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global crunch.
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Concerns over the Iran war led several Democratic senators who had rejected past bids to curb weapons transfers to Israel to vote to block the sale of bulldozers and bombs.
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Iran's missile attacks and its closing of the Strait of Hormuz have cost the oil-producing Gulf Arab states untold billions. In response, they are moving to arm themselves against a military threat that hasn't been erased, and construct workarounds to the Hormuz choke point.
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In a verdict that could have far-reaching consequences in the music industry, the live colossus that includes Ticketmaster was found to have violated antitrust laws.
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Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was provocative, counter-productive and contrary to international law.
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Amid war with the U.S., Iran's participation in the World Cup is uncertain. But FIFA President Gianni Infantino tells CNBC they will play in North America.
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BBC Verify has been looking into whether the US blockade of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz is working.
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More than a dozen U.S. Navy warships are enforcing a blockade on all vessels from all nations entering or leaving coastal areas or ports in Iran.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a rare public apology Wednesday over what she called "inappropriate" remarks aimed at Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
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;Resize=(620)) Andrew Chang explains what's keeping the U.S. and Iran from reaching a peace agreement following six weeks of ongoing war and a recent marathon negotiating session in Pakistan.
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Tanker transits Tuesday were 90% below traffic before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, according to shipping deata.
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Asia markets opened higher, with Nikkei at an all-time high after Wall Street hit record levels on growing expectations of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the war.
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A woman armed with a kitchen knife was fatally shot by police officers Tuesday after slashing a 3-year-old boy in a shopping cart outside a Walmart store in Nebraska, authorities said.
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The review said a certain class of drugs had little clinical benefit, but many Alzheimer's experts criticized the analysis, saying it unfairly lumped failed drugs with two recently approved treatments.
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From heat pumps to offshore wind, the UK's net zero push is facing growing scrutiny. Are rising costs undermining climate goals?
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Also, Pakistani mediators arrive in Iran. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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The S&P 500 hit an all-time high Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround for stocks while the war with Iran drives up energy prices and cuts into global growth.
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Mark Rosenblatt's Broadway play, starring John Lithgow as the British children's book author, draws from Dahl's comments over the years.
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Higher inflation is leading companies to raise prices without sacrificing margins.
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A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other projects.
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The Florida governor is expected to propose a congressional map that could result in up to five new Republican-leaning seats. Some in the party fear it could backfire.
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Rama Duwaji apologized for using what she said was "harmful" language as a teenager, in her first interview since her husband, Zohran Mamdani, took office.
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After losing out to Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final, Real Madrid face the prospect of a trophyless season that could cost Alvaro Arbeloa his job.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to tax second homes in New York City that are worth $5 million or more. Here's how the proposal might work.
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The vote to advance a bill extending protections for Haitians marks the first time Republican lawmakers have voted this term to oppose Trump's immigration policy.
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A scheme to cut bills for firms that are heavy energy users is being extended to cover an additional 3,000 businesses.
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Fighting that erupted in 2023 has forced millions from their homes and left widespread hunger that is now being compounded by strife in the Middle East.
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A court fight over Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist who oversees the police, pits the attorney general against Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government.
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The reduction in ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has had an outsize impact on global jet fuel supplies. Prices have doubled.
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Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines what the Iran war means to China, which is the world's biggest importer of Iranian oil.
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;Resize=(620)) The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in a news release the officer, Const. Andrew Lawson from the Toronto Police Service, was charged with manslaughter.
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A 14-year-old student fatally shot at least nine people, including eight of his fellow students, and wounded at least 13 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkey. This is the country's second school shooting in two days. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on Turkey's deadliest school shooting.
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Democrats and Republicans in Washington are both trying to capitalize on Tax Day.
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;Resize=(620)) Three years on from the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, the country is in the grip of what the United Nations calls the world's worst displacement crisis, with more than 11 million people forced from their homes.
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The survivors of the US attack on Iranian vessel Iris Dena, which claimed the lives of 104 people, were among those sent home.
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The U.K.'s supply chain vulnerabilities could harm Britain's ability to source jet fuel, posing a threat to the traditional summer getaway for British tourists.
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President Trump points to Tennessee as a model for cooperating with the immigration crackdown but some in the state don't like what it means.
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