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Middle East Conflict & Global Impact > Trump's rhetoric and military actions against Iran have intensified the conflict, triggering global oil price surges and prompting international calls for de-escalation, while the humanitarian toll mounts. :::stats 3.5% | Amazon fuel surcharge 8% | Brent crude price jump $109.74 | Brent crude price per barrel ::: President Trump claimed responsibility for des...

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Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say - Reuters

Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say  Reuters Board of Peace has received only tiny fraction of $17 billion pledged for Gaza — sources  The Times of Israel 'Everything is on hold': How the Gaza peace plan has stalled with attention elsewhere  The National The Board of Peace is a disaster for Gaza  Responsible Statecraft Trump’s Board of Peace Is Already a Mess  The New Republic

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Lebanon and U.S. ask Israel for "pause" in fighting, sources say - Axios

Lebanon and U.S. ask Israel for "pause" in fighting, sources say  Axios Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon after Israeli strikes imperil Iran ceasefire  AP News Israeli strikes kill more than 300 people in one day in Lebanon, saying Iran truce doesn't apply  PBS Israel rejects a truce with Hezbollah, envoy to US says he told Lebanese counterpart  The Times of Israel Officials Hold Call Ahead of Israel-Lebanon Talks Set for Next Week  WSJ

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Trump faces surging inflation report, fueled by Iran conflict - The Washington Post

Trump faces surging inflation report, fueled by Iran conflict  The Washington Post US inflation tripled last month on record spike in gas prices  CNN Opinion | Why the Scary Inflation Numbers Might Not Be Quite So Scary as They Seem  The New York Times Here's the inflation breakdown for March 2026 — in one chart  CNBC US consumer inflation hot in March amid record surge in gasoline prices  Reuters

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‘God does not bless any conflict’: pope issues new rebuke over Iran war

Social media post names no names but criticizes attempts to use religion to glorify US war in Middle East Pope Leo XIV on Friday offered a new criticism of war, in a social media post that named no names but appeared to hint at the Trump administration leadership harnessing Christian nationalism to glorify the US and Israel’s war against Iran. “God does not bless any conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, is never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and to

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Iran War Live Updates: Vance Heads to Peace Talks as Lebanon Impasse Threatens Cease-Fire - The New York Times

Iran War Live Updates: Vance Heads to Peace Talks as Lebanon Impasse Threatens Cease-Fire  The New York Times US-Iran talks: The five sticking points for Islamabad negotiations  BBC Live updates: Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes ahead of high-stakes US-Iran talks  CNN Iran demands Lebanon ceasefire, unfreezing of assets before peace talks  Reuters Live updates: Vance heads to Pakistan ahead of negotiations for permanent deal with Iran  AP News

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Lebanon says ceasefire must be in place before Israel talks - BBC

Lebanon says ceasefire must be in place before Israel talks  BBC Netanyahu approves talks with Lebanon after Israeli strikes imperil Iran ceasefire  AP News US said pushing Israel to agree to ceasefire ahead of Tuesday talks with Lebanon  The Times of Israel Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure  Axios Fighting in Lebanon Continues Even as Trump Asks Israel to Limit Attacks  WSJ

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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire - AP News

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire  AP News Iran War Live Updates: Vance Heads to Peace Talks as Lebanon Impasse Threatens Cease-Fire  The New York Times US-Iran talks: The five sticking points for Islamabad negotiations  BBC Live Updates: U.S., Iran prepare for talks as shaky ceasefire holds, Strait of Hormuz traffic remains low  CBS News Vance expects U.S. negotiations with Iran on war will be ‘positive'  CNBC

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Iran War News Live Updates—JD Vance Warns Iran: Don’t ‘Try to Play Us’ - WSJ

Iran War News Live Updates—JD Vance Warns Iran: Don’t ‘Try to Play Us’  WSJ Vance will lead Iran peace talks. Here are his biggest moments as VP  Axios JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks  The Guardian Live updates: Don't try to play the U.S. in peace talks, Vance warns Iran, as Strait of Hormuz remains closed  NBC News Vance Faces Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks  The New York Times

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Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending the war - AP News

Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending the war  AP News Live updates: Vance heads to Pakistan ahead of negotiations for permanent deal with Iran  AP News Vance will lead Iran peace talks. Here are his biggest moments as VP  Axios Iran War News Live Updates—JD Vance Warns Iran: Don’t ‘Try to Play Us’  WSJ JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks  The Guardian

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‘I’m Fed Up.’ Frustrated With Trump, Starmer Embraces Other Allies. - The New York Times

‘I’m Fed Up.’ Frustrated With Trump, Starmer Embraces Other Allies.  The New York Times The Iran war is a warning: Britain must build resilience – at home and with our allies in Europe | Keir Starmer  The Guardian Keir Starmer: 'I'm fed up' with Trump and Putin affecting UK energy costs  CNBC Iran conflict will define us for a generation, says PM  BBC Starmer Says He's 'Fed Up' With Trump as Europe Splinters From U.S. Over Iran War  Time Magazine

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Trump’s war, Melania and Epstein, with US editor Betsy Reed – The Latest

Melania Trump made a surprise appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce that she ‘never had a relationship’ with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Her address has seemingly put Epstein back on the political agenda when focus had been firmly on the US and Israel’s war in Iran. The intervention came at a difficult time for her husband, Donald Trump, as the fragile ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran seemed to be at risk of falling ap

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Stock Market Today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb, Dow declines, with stocks on track to clinch best week of 2026 - MarketWatch

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb, Dow declines, with stocks on track to clinch best week of 2026  MarketWatch S&P 500 futures tick higher Friday with benchmark wrapping up big week from fragile Iran ceasefire: Live updates  CNBC Inside the S&P 500’s 7-Day Rally: How Two Chip Stocks Fueled the Surge  Barron's Intel, SanDisk and other big winners in the S&P 500’s hot streak  MSN S&P 500 gained for seventh straight day on Thursday but this segment sold-off again  CNBC TV18

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Met police accused of favouring Tommy Robinson far-right rally over Palestine march

Celebrities including Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes sign letter to force after pro-Palestine march route rejected Annie Lennox and Miriam Margolyes are among artists who have accused the Metropolitan police of giving preferential treatment to a far-right demonstration led by Tommy Robinson over a pro-Palestine protest in London on the same day. The pro-Palestine movement has had its preferred route through central London for its annual commemoration of Nakba – the mass expulsion of Palestini

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Fuel-price protesters cause chaos in Ireland and spread to Norway

Hauliers and farmers block motorways and bring parts of Dublin to a standstill in fourth day of action Middle East crisis live – latest updates Protests over fuel prices have caused chaos in Ireland and spread to Norway in a knock-on effect from the conflict in the Middle East. Hauliers, farmers and other groups blocked motorways and brought parts of Dublin to a standstill on Friday in a fourth consecutive day of action. Continue reading...

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Kimmel on Trump: ‘He talks about war like he’s bragging about women with Billy Bush’ - The Guardian

Kimmel on Trump: ‘He talks about war like he’s bragging about women with Billy Bush’  The Guardian Late Night Puzzles Over Trump’s ‘Mixed Message’ on Iran  The New York Times Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert ream Trump over Iran threats  USA Today Jimmy Kimmel Explains Why He Hates the TACO Trump Taunts  The Daily Beast ‘He went from Mahatma Gandhi to General Zod like that’: Kimmel, Colbert react to Trump’s Iran comments, cease-fire deal  The Boston Globe

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Vance Faces a High-Profile Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks - The New York Times

Vance Faces a High-Profile Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks  The New York Times Iran war live: Vance departs for talks in Pakistan, as Israel bombs Lebanon  Al Jazeera Vance expects U.S. negotiations with Iran on war will be ‘positive'  CNBC Iran War News Live Updates: Trump Warns Iran Against Collecting Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz  WSJ Live updates: Don't try to play the U.S. in peace talks, Vance warns Iran, as Strait of Hormuz remains closed  NBC News

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