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Trump address live updates: President to speak on Iran tonight
Iran’s president slams U.S. ‘aggression’ in letter aimed at American people Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian looks on as he attends a press conference with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured), in Tehran, Iran. February 19, 2025. Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a letter Wednesday addressed to […]
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Trump lashes out at UK and France, telling allies ‘the U.S.A won’t be there to help you anymore’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 27, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump has warned the U.K. and France that the “U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore,” as he vented his frustration over the close allies’ […]
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Euro zone inflation smashes through ECB target to 2.5% in March as energy costs soar
Natural gas burners on a gas stove are seen in Rzeszow, Poland, on December 28, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Inflation in the euro zone jumped to 2.5% in March, according to the latest preliminary figures from Eurostat on Tuesday. Euro zone inflation was up from 1.9% in February and jumped well ahead […]
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Russian oil tanker reportedly arrives in Cuba after Trump softens approach to U.S. blockade
An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a private Cuban company (mipyme) parked in front of a gas station with an IsoTank of imported fuel in Havana on March 19, 2026. Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty Images A Russian oil tanker carrying a humanitarian shipment of 100,000 tons of crude […]
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Israel says it has killed Iran naval chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
FILE PHOTO: In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi waves as he visits an exhibition of the Revolutionary Guard navy capabilities while accompanied by the guard’s navy commander Alireza Tangsiri, in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Iranian Presidency Office | AP Israel’s Defense […]
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Puig stock soars 15% after Estée Lauder confirms takeover talks with Charlotte Tilbury maker
Shares of Puig Brands soared as much as 15% Tuesday after beauty peer Estée Lauder confirmed the companies are in talks about a potential merger. Estée Lauder said late Monday that a final decision had not been made on any potential deal, first reported by the Financial Times. It did not disclose any financial terms. […]
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Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to members of parliament in the capital Tehran, on August 17, 2024, as he defends his cabinet selection. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been […]
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UAE’s Fujairah oil trading hub targeted by a drone attack, causing large fire
A drone attack at the United Arab Emirates’ key oil trading hub of Fujairah triggered a large fire, authorities said on Monday, with no injuries reported. “Civil Defense teams in the Emirate immediately responded to the incident and are continuing their efforts to control it,” Fujairah Media Office said on social media, according to a […]
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UK economy fails to grow in January ahead of Iran war energy price shock
People visit a lookout point in Greenwich Park, with the Canary Wharf financial district in the distance, during sunny weather but cold weather in London, U.K., on Jan. 2, 2026. Henry Nicholls | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. economy flatlined in January as growth continued to slow even before the U.S.-Iran war brought about […]
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Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as ‘tool to pressure enemy,’ Iran’s new supreme leader says
Son of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, attends a demonstration to mark Jerusalem day in Tehran. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said all U.S. military bases in the Middle East should close immediately as those bases will be attacked, in his first public […]
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