Chinese EV worries in the US - Reuters

Chinese EV worries in the US  Reuters

Oil slides after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

The agreement was announced not long before Trump's Tuesday evening deadline was reached.

Hours Before News of Cease-Fire, Pope Leo XIV Issues Strong Rebuke of Trump

The first U.S.-born pontiff has consistently called for dialogue to resolve the war in the Middle East. He referred to Trump’s Iran threats as ‘truly unacceptable.’

By Ephrat Livni

US Warns of Iranian Cyberattacks Against Water Systems - Bloomberg.com

US Warns of Iranian Cyberattacks Against Water Systems  Bloomberg.com

The U.S. Gas Price Has Surpassed $4 a Gallon. See How Fast It’s Rising. - WSJ

The U.S. Gas Price Has Surpassed $4 a Gallon. See How Fast It’s Rising.  WSJ

Trump and Iran announce two-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices slide as Tehran says it will allow ‘safe passage’ through vital waterway

US seeks to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia despite new Costa Rica deal

Man born in El Salvador has been fighting removal to series of ‘third’ countries after mistaken deportation last year US government attorneys on Tuesday told a federal judge the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia, despite a new agreement with Costa Rica to accept deportees who cannot legally be returned to their home countries. The Salvadoran national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistakenly deported...

By Associated Press

A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump's tariffs are taking a toll on small businesses

A year after what President Trump labeled "Liberation Day," imposing steep tariffs on most of the U.S.'s major trading partners, small business owners say they're suffering.

By Andrew Schneider

Pope Leo calls out Trump’s Iran rhetoric before last-minute ceasefire emerges

Pope Leo called President Trump's threat against Iran 'truly unacceptable,' urging world leaders to return to the negotiating table and reject war always.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg slams Trump’s threats against Iran

Polls have found that young people in the United States are more sceptical of foreign intervention and war on Iran.

With gas prices above $4, drivers across the country grapple with higher costs: “I have to spend it—there’s no other way”

From New York to Los Angeles, drivers say they’re driving less, skipping trips and adjusting budgets as gas prices rise.

Trump announces two-week ceasefire in Iran

With just 90 minutes until Tuesday's looming 8 pm deadline for US strikes in Iran, President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced the deal is "subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz." Moments after Trump's post, the Dow shot several hundred points upward, and WTI crude futures slid by 15 percent to about 96 dollars a barrel. Read the original article on Business In...

HIV infections would rise by 10% in the US if CDC funding ends

More than 1.2 million Americans are living with the lifelong illness - for which there is no cure

By Julia Musto

Oil prices today: Crude falls below $100 as Trump announces two-week ceasefire

Oil prices plummeted below $100 per barrel following President Trump's announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This development eased fears of supply disruptions, leading to the steepest oil decline in nearly six years. Despite the truce, analysts caution that risks to oil supply remain elevated due to ongoing tensions.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

US-Iran two-week ceasefire: How Trump stepped back from the brink, and what comes next

By Shubhajit Roy

Pak's mediation or China's role? Who drove Iran and US to ceasefire

The pause - framed as both a strategic recalibration and an opening for negotiations - came just hours before the deadline Trump imposed for Iran.

Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to US as White House downplayed the risk - The Straits Times

Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to US as White House downplayed the risk  The Straits Times

Iran violates ceasefire agreement hours after Trump announces truce

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it had accepted the two-week ceasefire, while stressing that the war itself had not ended yet.

Ex-Japan PM calls for Seoul-Tokyo cooperation at UN level to help reopen Strait of Hormuz

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday called for South Korea and Japan to work together, such as at the UN level, to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing deepening supply disruptions from the war against Iran that are affecting the global economy. Ishiba made the remarks during a forum in Seoul, stressing that Iran's effective blockade of the vital waterway, responsible for about 20 percent of global energy supplies, is not limited to just a few countries, but has signif

By The Korea Herald

US Envoy Sergio Gor And Top Trump Aide Discuss US-India Commercial Roadmap

In a separate post, the US Department of Commerce said Lutnick and Gor were working to open a market of 1.4 billion people to American products.

Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to U.S. as White House downplayed the risk

President Donald Trump publicly has minimized the possibility of Iranian attacks on U.S. soil in response to other intelligence reports in recent months.

Acting US attorney general defends probes of Trump foes

Iranian petrochemical and aluminium plants, local media report

Two major Iranian industrial facilities were struck on Tuesday as the war between Iran and the United States and Israel entered its sixth week, with strikes hitting the Amirkabir Petrochemicals plant in Mahshahr, according to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, and the Arak Aluminium plant in central Iran, according to SNN News Agency. Further details on […]

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Crosetto says very disappointed with the level of debate in parliament

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 7 - Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Tuesday he was very disappointed with the level of debate shown after his urgent briefing to parliament on the use of United States military bases in Italy amid the Iran war. "Parliament called me for a briefing" that said, "Let the minister come and report on the use of the bases." You come, you answer, and they say, 'Why did you say that?' So either they change the channels if they want me to come and talk about the situation, the ...

By ANSA

How does American exceptionalism jeopardize the future of NATO?

American exceptionalism is a deeply rooted conception of superiority and a shared sense of destiny grounded in the belief that the United States is divinely chosen, inherently virt...

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Running Dry in the Sky

U.S. global air power depends on aerial refueling, but the tanker fleet that sustains it is under growing strain. What appears sufficient on paper becomes fragile in practice, revealing a widening gap between strategic ambition and the physical limits of force projection.

By Haig Hovaness

Iran, at U.N., accuses U.S. and Israel of ‘Unprecedented Barbarism’ in attacks on universities - Tehran Times

Iran, at U.N., accuses U.S. and Israel of ‘Unprecedented Barbarism’ in attacks on universities  Tehran Times

DR Congo makes deal with US to take in deported foreigners

The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it will take in foreigners deported from the United States under a deal with Washington, which also wants access to Congolese mineral wealth. The post DR Congo makes deal with US to take in deported foreigners appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

DR Congo Signs Deportation Deal with U.S. - The European Conservative

DR Congo Signs Deportation Deal with U.S.  The European Conservative