The U.S. has larger oil and gas reserves than Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Asian countries have turned to coal to ride out supply challenges with gas, he says, but he does not see a long future for that fuel source. “It is so difficult now at this stage, really, to have a replacement for energies,” he says.
Investors are essentially shrugging off the Middle East conflict as a blip that will be resolved relatively quickly, economists said. An S&P 500 ETF is a powerhouse investment in uncertain times, experts said. The average investor with a long time horizon should stick to their investment plan and ignore the noise, they said.
Trump says Iran is removing 'all sea mines' from Strait of Hormuz. Trump says Iran, with help of U.S., "has removed, or is removing, all sea mines" American Navy warships carried out at least one mine-clearing mission, a week ago.
President Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say Strait of Hormuz is fully open. It was not immediately clear what that meant for the US blockade of the strait. Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the US.
Sarah Danh unexpectedly suffered acute liver failure during her honeymoon in Japan and remains in critical condition. Her employer is coordinating a medical evacuation flight to bring her back home to the U.S. for further care. A GoFundMe has raised $130,000 to help cover medical bills, flights, and other urgent expenses for her recovery.
Trump hints at possible Pakistan visit. Pakistan has been central in efforts to reach a peace deal between the US and Iran. Pakistan wants a “permanent end” to US-Iran war, foreign minister says. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister says a US- Iran peace agreement is “more than 80 percent” complete but both sides need to show flexibility.
US gas prices rise to $3.41 a gallon, up more than 40 cents since the war began. US average gas prices surpass $4.10, the highest level since 2022. "Slashing energy costs is among the most important actions we can take to bring down prices for American consumers," President Trump says.
An end to Israel’s war with Hezbollah was a key demand of Iranian negotiators. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the passage for all commercial vessels through the strait "is declared completely open" in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon. Trump said the blockade would “remain in full force” until Iran reaches a deal with the U.S.
Lena Dunham Wants Fans To Take Her Adam Driver Comments ‘In Context’ Dunham accused her co-star of allegedly throwing a chair, punching a hole in the wall of his trailer, and screaming in her face when they were rehearsing lines. Dunham appeared on “Today With Jenna & Sheinelle” in order to address the accusations.
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos lauded Hastings' leadership and his desire to build a company that would survive him. "My real contribution at Netflix wasn't a single decision," Hastings wrote on Thursday. Hastings forged Netflix's unique performance culture in a moment of crisis, when funding for internet startups had dried up.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a refreshingly libertarian answer on raw milk. The White House and Congressional Republicans have been demanding a "clean" FISA extension without any additional privacy safeguards. Some lawmakers want to require that the government get a FISA extension before it can be used for surveillance.
The same poll asked voters who they supported in the March primary, with 40 percent backing Cornyn at the ballot box, compared to 38.6 percent for Paxton. Among voters who backed Cornyn, 24 percent said they would be likely to vote for Talarico if Paxton became the nominee.
Donald Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is "open and ready for business" with a blockade only affecting Iran. But Tehran has branded the comment "a baseless statement of the enemy" Sir Keir Starmer will say reopening the Strait is a ‘global respon’
The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will continue to dominate Congress in the days ahead. President Trump has publicly called for an 18-month extension to the program without any reforms. Critics are still pushing for protections for Americans whose data gets swept up.
Trump has said Americans should pay more to ensure Iran does not get a nuclear weapon. He has also said that prices are too high because of the U.S. sanctions against Iran. CNN's "Newsnight with Abby Phillip" questioned the president's comments on Thursday. "He bases everything on the stock market," said CNN's Abby Phillip.
Hezbollah says any cease-fire must be comprehensive across all Lebanese territory. The group warns that “the hands of these fighters will remain on the trigger.” A 10-day truce in Lebanon appears to be holding, the Iran-backed group says. But it criticizes the Lebanese government for “adopting a path of concessions and submission to the enemy’s will”
Pakistan has been central in efforts to reach a peace deal between the US and Iran. Pakistan wants a “permanent end” to US-Iran war, foreign minister says. Trump says Iran naval blockade will hold until agreement is “100% complete” Trump: Strait of Hormuz will remain in place “until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete.”
Iran’s forensics chief said more than 3,300 people had been killed in the country since U.S.-Israeli strikes began Feb. 28. Mediators are pushing for a compromise on three main sticking points: Iran’S nuclear program, the Strait of Hormuz and compensation for wartime damages.
New Jersey Transit will charge $150 for a return rail trip from New York Pennsylvania Station to MetLife Stadium this summer. NJ Transit has a $200m structural deficit, insisting this is “not profit making or gouging — we are trying to recover the cost.” There are ordinarily 23,000 car parking spaces available for use at the venue, but this number will be vastly lower during the tournament.
FIFA’s stance is rooted in its long-standing principle of political neutrality. “We hope that by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation, that would definitely help,” Infantino said. Sports should be outside of politics now,’ the FIFA boss stated.
Mythos is one of Anthropic's latest models developed as part of its broader AI system called Claude. It is a rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Researchers noted it was a powerful tool able to find many security holes in undefended environments. But suggested Mythos was not dramatically better than Claude's predecessor, Opus 4.
Met Police confirmed there is an 'increased police presence' at Kensington Gardens. Officers are assessing 'a number of discarded items' in the area. Comes after group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia appeared to claim it aimed two drones carrying 'radioactive and dangerous carcinogenic material' at nearby Israeli embassy.
Hezbollah demands Israel withdraw from all Lebanese territory back to the international border. Israel may even continue to attack Lebanon, citing security concerns, which may bring the country back to situation before the most recent fighting. Israel carried out near-daily attacks on targets and people allegedly linked to Hezbollah, despite the ceasefire that had ended their previous conflict in November 2024.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed Marie-Thérèse had arrived back in the country on Friday morning. She had not yet received the green card when Billy died suddenly in January, leaving her immigration status unclear. The couple met in the 1960s, when he was a soldier stationed at the Nato base of Saint-Nazaire.
“Let us be clear — the actual evidence in this case will show that David did not cause the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez,” the family said in a statement. The case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Monday (April 20)
The male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed out of his enclosure at the O-World zoo in Daejeon on April 8, prompting a search that gripped the nation. Hundreds of rescue officials had been deployed to find the wolf, and there were a couple of times when the net seemed to be closing in. According to Reuters, the search finally came to an end on April 17 when officials located the wolf near an expressway.
Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels. But President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” The U.S. imposed the blockade earlier this week after Iran restricted traffic through the strait due to fighting in Lebanon.
The massacre comes just 24 hours after another shooting at a different school in Turkey. In that incident, an 18-year-old former student opened fire outside his old high school, wounding 16 people with a pump-action shotgun before also taking his own life. Video from the scene captures the chaos as gunshots ring out and students scramble to escape.
The Artemis crew held their first press conference after completing a historic 10-day mission around the Moon. The goal of the Artemis missions is to eventually return humans to the lunar surface, to establish a permanent presence there, and to send the first astronauts to Mars. The BBC's Rebecca Morelle spoke with Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman about the historic mission.
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Sudan’s civil war has now entered its fourth year with its two main factions locked in a grinding war of attrition. By 2024, more than half of Sudan’S population, some 25.6 million people, faced severe hunger. As external actors deepen their involvement, the conflict risks becoming an entrenched proxy war, complicating pathways to a negotiated ceasefire.
The Iran war is triggering an unprecedented crisis in the global aluminium market. It could have potentially devastating knock-on effects across sectors as diverse as construction, packaging, transport and green energy. Brent crude futures are still around 10-15% higher than before the war. But the curve indicates that long-term pain from one of the biggest energy supply crises in history won't be severe.
Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels. But President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” The U.S. imposed the blockade earlier this week after Iran restricted traffic through the strait due to fighting in Lebanon.
Hezbollah says its fighters hands "remain on the trigger," but does not reject ceasefire. U.S.-designated terrorist group has been at war with Israel on and off for years. Hezbollah's political wing said the group would adhere to the ceasefire, "provided it is comprehensive"
Trump says Strait of Hormuz is open, but U.S. blockade on Iran's ports and ships will remain for now. In a social media post, Trump said, “The naval blockade will remain in full force as it pertains only to Iran until our transaction with Iran is 100% complete.”
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz "completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire," on its designated route. Iran's foreign minister says in light of the ceasefire that has halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, "passage for all commercial vessels is declared completely open" via a designated route through the vital shipping lane.
The study shows that CO2 reduction depends on a balance between photocatalytic and photothermal processes. The findings could lead to the design of more efficient catalysts for CO2 conversion. The study was published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry. For more information, go to: http://www.royalsociety.org/news/features/2013/01/29/cnn-cnn.html.
The body of Mohamed al-Mousawi was returned to his family bearing bruises, burns and cuts on March 27. Bahrain's Public Prosecution Office on Thursday described the charges as "assault resulting in death" The individual charged was not identified by his role in Bahrain's National Intelligence Agency. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy said it believed he was likely a security official.
U.S. troops first entered Syria in 2015 to support Kurdish rebels against the Islamic State group. The Trump administration considered a permanent presence in Syria, but decided against it. For the first time in a decade, there are no U.s. bases in Syria. The U.S.'s mission in Syria will now be to confront Iran and Russia.
The White House is working on a request for additional defense funding. The White House requested $1.5 trillion in defense spending in its budget proposal for fiscal 2027. That amount does not include the supplemental funding it wants Congress to approve soon for the military conflict with Iran. Congress is still working on budget reconciliation efforts that could impact those numbers.