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European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory as investors assess a confused picture of where the Iran war and peace talks are headed.
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When President Trump and G.O.P. leaders denounced the pope's comments about the U.S. attack on Iran, they touched off a religious debate over what is and isn't a "just war."
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None of the 13 focus group participants — who all voted for President Trump in 2024 — said they would describe the military action in Iran as going well so far.
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Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become more lasting.
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The U.S. president said he was "trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon."
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Kim said South Korea will focus on wind and solar power to achieve its goal of reaching 100 gigawatts renewable energy capacity
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Neither side confirmed a meeting. Israeli and Lebanese officials have said a cease-fire in the war against Hezbollah is under consideration.
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Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.
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The scheme, which would affect about 340,000 households, needs to be approved by the executive.
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The White House says it wants to choke off Iran's oil export revenue. But experts say that blockades are often unpredictable and difficult to enforce.
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BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.
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The UK could face some food shortages by the summer under a worst case scenario drawn up by officials.
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England prop Hannah Botterman and hooker May Campbell will play no part in the Women's Six Nations as they require surgery.
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Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack killed two children in Russia, officials say.
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Money from Democratic donors has flowed into the coffers of the party's top Senate candidates — especially its nominee in Texas.
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;Resize=(620)) Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its housing market forecast following a jump in fixed mortgage rates and weaker than expected housing sales in the first three months of 2026. CREA had been forecasting higher sales, based on the idea that pent-up demand would emerge, especially from first-time buyers.
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Seven-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan begins his bid for a record-breaking eighth World Snooker Championship title with a match against China's debutant He Guoqiang at the Crucible.
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The economy saw its biggest monthly rise in more than two years just before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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Bank of England governor says the Iran war energy shock makes the next interest rate decision "very, very difficult".
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Andrew Benson assesses how much money is needed to reach Formula 1 and why costs have increased so much.
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Plus, forget sneakers — Allbirds is going A.I.
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Corruption and economic mismanagement brought down Hungary's authoritarian leader. Will his political disciples avoid those pitfalls?
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Will MAHA stay committed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
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Alongside her husband, the Duchess of Sussex was speaking to young people in Melbourne about the harms of social media.
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;Resize=(620)) While war in the Middle East stretches past the six-week mark and fuel prices have more than doubled, costs are starting to be passed onto consumers. One industry seeing the swift impacts of this is about to hit peak season: air travel.
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The better-than-expected GDP data comes as Asian countries have been hit hard by the impact of the conflict.
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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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U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves called for an immediate de-escalation to the Middle East conflict on Wednesday.
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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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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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The fire has deepened fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global crunch.
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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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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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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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;Resize=(620)) Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with missiles early Thursday, killing a child, injuring several people — including emergency crew members — and damaging buildings, according to the city's mayor.
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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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Also, Pakistani mediators arrive in Iran. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday.
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In the race to patch up cybersecurity holes found by the newest A.I. models, we risk leaving too many people to fend for themselves.
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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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