Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan
Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war. Source link
Uncertainty Clouds Cease-Fire as Lebanon and Gulf States Are Struck
A day after a pause in fighting was announced between the United States and Iran, many questions remained, including the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Source link
Cairo sheesha cafe : NPR
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Downtown Cairo, or Wust el-Balad as it’s known locally,…
Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon
President Joseph Aoun, a former army chief, had ruled out using force, warning that this could exacerbate divisions and lead to violence. Reacting to the latest escalation, his government made…
U.S. Forces Stand Ready to Resume Combat. The President May Not Be as Enthused.
President Trump knows that even if a cease-fire runs out with no final agreement on the issues dividing Washington and Tehran, the political risk of renewing hostilities is high. Source…
U.S.-Iran ceasefire; Clay Fuller; Abortions; ICE : NPR
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Germany suspends military approval for long stays abroad for men under 45
The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it. Source link
Iran War Live Updates: Fragile Cease-Fire Takes Hold as Both Sides Claim Victory
International relief was tempered by uncertainty over what comes next. Israel declared its support for the two-week truce between the U.S. and Iran, but pressed ahead with its strikes against…
Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after Iran ceasefire : NPR
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 2, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide…
What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Source link