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The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Continue Reading »

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. Continue Reading »

Iran is reportedly planning to demand that shipping firms pay tolls in cryptocurrency to let their oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading »

Meta debuted its first major large language model, Muse Spark, spearheaded by chief AI officer Alexandr Wang, who leads Meta Superintelligence Labs. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will impose tariffs of 50% on goods imported to the country from any nation "supplying military weapons to Iran." Continue Reading »

The U.S. vice president said the response from Iran to the ceasefire had varied, with some 'lying about even the fragile truce that we've already struck.' Continue Reading »

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Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le festival d'Avignon entend faire découvrir cette année le spectacle vivant coréen, méconnu en Europe, à travers la langue de ce pays, selon les organisateurs, qui ont également invité la romancière sud-coréenne Han Kang, prix Nobel de littérature 2024.La 80e édition de ce rendez-vous du théâtre international (du 4 au 25 juillet) comprend 47 spectacles (près de 300 représentations), dont 30 créations, selon son directeur Tiago Rodrigues. La programmation a été dévoilée mercredi sur place et sur les réseaux sociaux."Alors qu'on a, ces dernières années, vu émerger une forme de +soft power+ à travers la K-pop, des séries télé, etc., les arts vivants (sud-coréens, NDLR) restent très méconnus de la scène européenne, de la scène française, du public du festival", a déclaré à l'AFP Tiago Rodrigues."Nous ne sommes pas là pour profiter de ce qui est déjà connu mais pour faire découvrir ce qui se cache derrière ce +soft power+, donner à connaître plus profondément cette société, surtout la richesse de sa création artistique en arts vivants", a-t-il ajouté.Les spectacles coréens - théâtre documentaire, danse contemporaine, gastronomie - représenteront ainsi 21% de la programmation.Présente dans la cité des papes, la romancière Han Kang ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Au moins 326 travailleurs humanitaires ont été tués dans le monde en 2025 et plus de 1.000 au total ces trois dernières années, a annoncé mercredi le chef des opérations humanitaires de l'ONU, dénonçant le "symptôme d'un monde sans foi ni loi"."En 2025, au moins 326 humanitaires ont été tués dans 21 pays, portant le nombre total d'humanitaires tués en trois ans à plus de 1.010", a déclaré Tom Fletcher lors d'une réunion du Conseil de sécurité sur la protection des civils lors des conflits.Ce chiffre est en dessous du record de 383 tués en 2024.Mais les plus de 1.000 tués en trois ans représentent "presque un triplement" des morts des trois années précédentes, a souligné Tom Fletcher, précisant que la majorité de ces morts avaient été enregistrés à Gaza et en Cisjordanie (560), devant le Soudan (130), le Soudan du Sud (60), l'Ukraine (25) et la République démocratique du Congo (25)."Ce n'est pas une escalade accidentelle, c'est l'effondrement de la protection", a-t-il fustigé, dénonçant plus généralement les entraves à l'aide humanitaire."Ces tendances, aux côtés de l'effondrement des financements pour notre travail vital, sont un symptôme d'un monde sans foi ni loi, belliqueux, ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP La préfecture de Corse-du-Sud a refusé les autorisations d’occupation temporaire (AOT) de deux plages naturelles aménagées par le luxueux domaine hôtelier de Murtoli à Sartène (Corse-du-Sud), "un petit miracle", se félicite mercredi l'association de défense de l'environnement U Levante.Deux arrêtés préfectoraux "portant refus d'occupation du domaine public maritime", proposés par le directeur de la mer et du littoral de Corse Riyad Djaffar, signés par le sous-préfet de Sartène Anthony Barraco et consultés par l'AFP, soulignent que "la plage de Murtoli" et "la plage Erbaju", sur la commune de Sartène, sont identifiées dans le Plan d'aménagement et de développement durable de la Corse (Padduc) comme étant des "plages à vocation naturelle" et que cette identification fait "obstacle à l'implantation de matelas, parasols et de corps-morts".Les deux arrêtés concluent que "la SAS MURTOLI I, représentée par Madame Canarelli Santa (...) n’est pas autorisée à occuper le domaine public maritime".Contacté par l'AFP, la préfecture de Corse n'a pas souhaité commenter ces décisions concernant ce complexe hôtelier, fréquenté par des célébrités et des politiques et au coeur d'une enquête judiciaire pour des fraudes à l'urbanisme qui a donné lieu à plusieurs mises en examen en avril 2023 ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Mariëtte Le Roux © 2026 AFP Une militante des droits des Rohingyas, à l'origine d'une plainte pour "génocide"Yasmin Ullah, fondatrice et responsable du collectif féminin Rohingya Maiyafuinor Collaborative Network, à Jakarta, le 8 avril 2026déposée contre le chef de l'armée récemment élu président, a appelé mercredi le monde musulman et l'Asie du Sud-Est à prendre position contre le pouvoir birman.Yasmin Ullah, fondatrice et responsable du collectif féminin Rohingya Maiyafuinor Collaborative Network de Vancouver, au Canada, est l'une des 11 participantes à la plainte déposée lundi auprès du procureur général d'Indonésie. L'armée birmane, qui a pris le pouvoir lors d'un coup d'État en 2021, est accusée depuis des décennies de violations des droits humains, visant principalement les minorités ethniques du pays, notamment les Rohingyas.La loi indonésienne accorde une "compétence universelle" aux tribunaux du pays dans les affaires relatives à des crimes graves commis partout dans le monde. Les militants des Rohingyas qui ont, comme Yasmin Ullah, dû fuir leur pays natal, ont porté plainte devant des tribunaux internationaux et en Argentine, pays qui applique également ce principe de "compétence universelle".Pourquoi avoir choisi l'Indonésie ? "Parce que nous comptons plus de Musulmans ici que dans tout autre ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Maureen COFFLARD © 2026 AFP Sept ans et demi et 12 ans de prison ont été requis mercredi à Ajaccio contre les deux incendiaires présumés d'entreprises de proches de Gilles Simeoni, l'homme fort de Corse, qui ont nié toute implication et dénoncé l'absence de preuves.Dans la nuit du 4 au 5 décembre 2022, deux bars-restaurants à Corte (Haute-Corse), le Bama et le 24, avaient été incendiés. Le premier était cogéré par le fils du président du conseil exécutif de l'île, Gilles Simeoni, élu en mars maire de Bastia.Peu après, un véhicule blanc volé, avec deux hommes à bord, quittait les lieux et était vu sur des images de vidéosurveillance, vers 04H20, à la concession Mercedes d'Ajaccio, où huit véhicules étaient détruits dans un incendie criminel.Kevin Ornec, 39 ans, et Mourad Amar, 30 ans, sont accusés de "destructions en bande organisée", "transport de produits incendiaires", "recel de bien provenant d'un vol" et "dégradation du bien d'autrui". Ils nient les accusations."Le président du conseil exécutif (Gilles Simeoni) est le point commun de ces incendies", a déclaré au tribunal le procureur Nicolas Mingant, estimant qu'il s'agissait d'"une pression sur les élus et donc sur la démocratie".Contre Mourad Amar, dont ... Continue Reading »

Trump’s pause in the war on Iran highlights Tehran’s resilience, Gulf vulnerability and a new balance of power Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

US President Donald Trump has postponed attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure to negotiate a peace deal based on Tehran’s proposals Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Bill Gates will reportedly testify before a US congressional committee about his interactions with the late convicted sex offender Epstein Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

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Министр цифрового развития и связи региона Александр Синелобов сообщил, что стороны проведут несколько мероприятий в этом направлении Continue Reading »

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Armed men have raided Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, apparently with support from the Israeli army. Continue Reading »

Before a single term has been negotiated, Trump is claiming total victory over Iran, but is this really a win? Continue Reading »

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Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam expressed optimism in de-escalation hours after Tehran and Washington struck a ceasefire deal. Continue Reading »

Memorial was co-winner of 2022 Peace Prize for its work in documenting human rights abuses in Russia. Continue Reading »

Whether or not a lasting peace deal can be reached, the war and its consequences are reshaping the Middle East, writes international editor Jeremy Bowen. Continue Reading »

Analysts fear long-lasting economic damage has already been set in motion. Continue Reading »

Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis. Continue Reading »

Allowing all ships through the Strait of Hormuz will calm markets but the war has created new problems. Continue Reading »

The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Continue Reading »

The plan, which reasserts Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz and maintains the country’s right to nuclear enrichment, is not the same as the one President Trump said was a “workable basis” for negotiations. Continue Reading »

President Trump said “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved. Continue Reading »

Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf’s energy system back to something akin to normal will take months. Continue Reading »

A Republican won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat, but Democrats shifted the district 25 points to the left since the 2024 presidential race. Conservative candidates lost in Wisconsin, too. Continue Reading »

After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

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Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

The UK government has barred Ye, also known as Kanye West, from entering the country following backlash over antisemitic remarks. Denial into the UK derailed the famous singer's planned appearance at the Wireless Festival, forcing the cancelation of the show, the festival said on Instagram. West has repeatedly sparked backlash over a series of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi remarks, according to the BBC. Continue Reading »

This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK. The government refused permission for West, now known as Ye, to travel to the UK after backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer. For the last several years, West has caused outrage for a string of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments. Continue Reading »

London's Wireless Festival has been axed after British officials denied an entry visa to rap mogul Kanye West, who was set to be the event's headliner, according to reports. The festival posted a message to its website reading, "As a result of the Home Office denying YE entry into the United Kingdom, Wireless Festival is cancelled." Continue Reading »

There are faster ways to get from Chicago to Los Angeles, but none have the allure or cultural cachet of Route 66. To John Steinbeck, it was the Mother Road that led poor farmers from Dust Bowl desperation to sunny California. To Native Americans along the route, it was an economic boon that also left scars. To Black travelers, it offered sanctuary during segregation. And to music fans, it was the place to get their kicks. Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings... Continue Reading »

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a central aim for the United States when it agreed to a cease-fire with Iran — would be the first step toward getting more energy flowing through the Persian Gulf. But only the first step. That is because dozens of refineries, storage facilities, and oil and gas fields in at least nine countries, from Iran to the United Arab Emirates and beyond, have been targeted in strikes. All told, 10 percent or more of the world's oil supply has been turned off. Restarting those operations will require not only safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, but also inspecting pumps, replacing bespoke processing equipment and recalling employees and ships that have scattered across the globe. "It's not a case of you just flick a switch and everything's back up again," said Martin Houston, a longtime oil and gas executive who now serves as board member for several energy companies. Continue Reading »

A former architect accused of killing seven women and dumping their bodies in Long Island's Gilgo Beach is expected to plead guilty Wednesday, more than a decade after the discovery of human remains sent shock waves through the New York City suburb and captivated the nation. Rex Heuermann, 62, is set to change his plea at an appearance in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday in connection with the murders that occurred over a 17-year period, sources told NBC News last week... Continue Reading »

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday claimed "overwhelming victory" over Iran, hours after President Trump announced a 14-day ceasefire. "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital V military victory by any measure," Hegseth said at a Pentagon briefing. "Epic fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come." Hegseth also claimed Iran had begged for a deal due to Trump's threats to bomb the country "back to the Stone Ages." "You see, had Iran refused our terms, the next targets would have been their power plants, their bridges and oil and energy infrastructure, targets they could not defend and could not realistically rebuild," he said. "They couldn't defend against it. President Trump had the power to cripple Iran's entire economy in minutes." Hegseth's comments echo those of Trump's, who insisted Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" against Iran afte… Continue Reading »

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Ground operations in Iran could put U.S. forces in the crosshairs of drone swarms without the equipment needed to handle the threat, former defense officials and military analysts say. Unlike Russian, Ukrainian and even North Korean troops, all of whom have faced down modern drone swarms in Eastern Europe over the past four years, U.S. ground forces have never confronted live enemy drones at scale on the battlefield. Many of the Pentagon's most promising counterdrone technologies, including microwaves, lasers and other directed energy weapons, haven't been tested on real-world battlefields. That raises the prospect of significant U.S. casualties from Iranian drone attacks. U.S. forces have surged into the Middle East even as President Trump pushes a message that Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign against Iran, is nearing completion. Continue Reading »

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Wednesday that American forces have secured a "historic and overwhelming victory" against Iran but said military assets will remain in the region to ensure Tehran's new leaders comply with the terms of a tentative peace deal between the nations. "We'll be hanging around. We're not going anywhere," Hegseth said during a Pentagon press conference a day after President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause in fighting amid peace negotiations. "Our troops are prepared to defend, prepared to go on offense, prepared to restart at a moment's notice with whatever target package would be needed." Continue Reading »

The nation's main independent database for tracking deportation statistics and which is widely cited by media outlets and fact-checkers appears to have recently shifted from tracking detainees with a "criminal record" to "criminal convictions." This new classification, which was also adopted by another standard immigration tracking database, provides figures widely cited by media and fact-checkers to suggest the Trump administration is detaining large numbers of illegal immigrants not suspected of breaking additional laws... Continue Reading »

Data centers, once largely out of sight, out of mind, have moved to the center of a growing national debate. In Ashburn, Virginia, data centers sit just steps from parks, trails, and homes. The area, known as Data Center Alley, handles roughly 70 percent of the world's internet traffic, and with the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, demand is skyrocketing. "The number of data centers already under construction, never mind forecasts, is greater than all the data centers we've built in the last 20 years," said Mark Mills, Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics. Mills has tracked this industry for more than two decades. He tells CBN News that while Northern Virginia is where data centers are currently the most concentrated, the need for more land and power means rapid expansion in all directions... Continue Reading »

Republican Clayton Fuller won the special election for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Associated Press projected late Tuesday, but Democrats were on track to have a stronger showing than in past contests. Fuller, a former prosecutor and Air Force veteran, defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff to fill Greene's vacated seat. His victory ensures that the seat in a deeply conservative district remains in Republican hands as the party seeks to maintain its narrow majority in the House of Representatives. With almost all of the votes counted, Fuller had 56% to 44% for Harris, the AP said. Greene handily won re-election in 2024 by about 29 percentage points and President Trump won the district by about 37 percentage points the same year. Continue Reading »

"Tax the rich!" shout progressives. Why not? America's richest people are ridiculously rich. "Five bucks to you is like $6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos!" shrieks Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Taking more from billionaires and millionaires just seems fair. That's why Washington state passed a new "millionaire's tax," California will soon vote on a "billionaire's tax," and my mayor in NYC shouts, "increase taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers!" Continue Reading »

Eric Swalwell's campaign denied allegations of relationships with young congressional staff members that have circulated online, according to reports in Politico and the Los Angeles Times. A number of Democratic strategists, D.C. insiders and social media influencers have claimed online that Swalwell behaved inappropriately with young staffers, according to the reports. Some influencers said that a group of women have retained lawyers, but are limited in what they can say due to non-disclosure agreements. Neither outlet was able to independently confirm the allegations. The Swalwell campaign denied both claims. Continue Reading »

The campaign of Rep. Eric Swalwell, the California Democratic candidate for governor, on Tuesday sought to rebut claims made by several people on social media that multiple women plan to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct involving staffers. "This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race," Swalwell campaign communications director Micah Beasley said in a statement. He also said one prominent claim that women have remained silent because of non-disclosure agreements is false. Continue Reading »

California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell's, D-Calif., campaign broke their silence on allegations circulated by Cheyenne Hunt, a former Capitol Hill staffer and a political media personality, fiercely denying any sexual misconduct towards former staffers or interns. "This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before an election begins by flailing opponents who have sadly teamed up with MAGA conspiracy theorists because they know Eric Swalwell is the frontrunner in this race," Micah Beasley, a spokesperson for Swalwell, told the New York Post. Hunt, who now runs a youth political engagement group called Gen-Z for Change, a left-leaning group, began highlighting accusations that Swalwell had a practice of making sexual advances with women on his staff last week. Continue Reading »

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US, Israel Insist Iran Ceasefire Doesn't Apply In Lebanon, Which Suffers Huge Airstrikes Israel has made clear that it doesn't see the newly declared US-Iran ceasefire as applying to its war in Lebanon, where it is still trying to destroy Hezbollah. The White House too has made its stance clear that it doesn't apply, but President Trump has stated his intent to take care of a Lebanon ceasefire separately.  The military has unleashed hell on Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the eastern Bekaa valley overnight and through Wednesday - with Beirut suffering some of the worst aerial bombardments of the war. via Associated Press Pakistan, however, has said that the ceasefire does extend to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. But the Israeli military (IDF) is as usual letting the bombs do the talking, and is largely ignoring the diplomatic side of things. Israel on Wednesday reportedly struck over 100 Hezbollah (and civilian) targets within a mere 10 minutes across Beirut, the south of the country, and Bekaa. Viral images and videos have shown massive smoke plumes lingering above the densely populated Lebanese capital. The surprise attack on busy commercial locations unleashed panic in the streets - and a ... Continue Reading »

Anthropic Withholds Latest Model After It Went Rogue In Testing; Launches "Project Glasswing" To Secure Critical Software Still smarting from its embarrassing source code leak, Anthropic announced it will not release its latest frontier AI model, Mythos, to the public, saying the model is too powerful in ways that introduce elevated cybersecurity risk. In internal testing, Anthropic said the model surfaced thousands of high‑severity “zero‑day” vulnerabilities (previously unknown flaws) across every major operating system and web browser, materially outperforming its prior flagship (CyberGym vulnerability reproduction: 83.1% vs. 66.6% for Opus 4.6).   “Given the rate of AI progress, it will not be long before such capabilities proliferate, potentially beyond actors who are committed to deploying them safely.” A zero-day vulnerability is a software bug that can be exploited before anyone with the ability to fix it even knows it exists. Finding and patching them has historically required rare, expensive human expertise, but AI could change the scale and speed of detection.  Anthropic said the vulnerabilities it finds are “often subtle or difficult to detect.” Many of them are 10 or 20 years old, with the oldest found so far being a now-patched 27-year-old bug in OpenBSD — an ... Continue Reading »

Tanker Passage Through Hormuz Halted As Iran Accuses Israel Of 'Ceasefire Breach'; Direct Talks Planned For Pakistan Friday Summary:  The Hegseth/Caine presser as expected declared 'victory' in Iran while Gen. Caine emphasized the ceasefire is a "pause" but US forces remain "ready to resume combat." Pentagon is trying to put a bow on Operation Epic Fury. NYT: 10-point plan might differ between Tehran & Washington. US, Iran agree to meet for first direct talks in Islamabad Friday, Pakistan PM Sharif announces. Situation fragile given that Iran is threatening to hit Israel again over IDF's massive Lebanon airstrikes. Iran meanwhile demands stiff fees for ships passing through Hormuz during the ceasefire, and says it holds the final authority on which vessels get to pass. Tehran leaders have asserted 'victory' for Iran, amid positive international reaction to the ceasefire. The first two ships since the ceasefire was announced have crossed the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said it will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency. Hours later, Fars announces a halt to ships' passage. This as IDF pummels Lebanon. Saudi Arabia's vital East-West oil pipeline carrying crude from the Gulf to the Red Sea for export has been ... Continue Reading »

Delta Air Lines Erases All 'Epic Fury' Losses As In-House Refinery Cushions Fuel Shock Delta Air Lines soared in premarket trading on a combination of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, with the carrier's in-house refinery helping to lower the average jet fuel price for its fleet in the first quarter, making it appear to be one of the better-positioned carriers than most peers to withstand an energy shock. Even without a ceasefire in the Middle East, Delta's first-quarter results only exemplified its strategic advantage over peers: its Trainer refinery in Pennsylvania, operated through its wholly owned subsidiary Monroe Energy, reduced the airline's fuel price by more than 2% during the quarter and is expected to provide a $300 million benefit in the second quarter. "Delta is best positioned to navigate this environment, with a leading brand, strong financial foundation, and the benefit of our refinery," Delta CEO Ed Bastian wrote in the earnings release. Bastian continued, "We delivered earnings that were more than 40% higher than last year, even with a significant increase in fuel costs and operational disruptions across the industry." The airline expects second-quarter jet fuel expenses to top ... Continue Reading »

Nobody Knows What Will Happen Next By Michael Every and Bas van Geffen of Rabobank Ceasefire Yesterday, the US and Iran threatened to, respectively, “destroy Iranian civilisation” with “new tools” and other countries in the Gulf with old ones. Ahead of the 8PM deadline that Trump had set for “Bridge and Power Plant Day,” US and Israeli forces reportedly already destroyed some bridges and other infrastructure. Washington and Tehran struck a last-minute, two-week ceasefire – provided that the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened. Notably, this was after China leaned on Iran to listen to interlocutor Pakistan, according to the New York Times. That key intervention underlines the global nature of this war beyond energy and related exports, and how it is resolved. Markets are trading this as a TACO Tuesday. Brent futures are down 14% at the time of writing, Asian equity markets rallied, and futures pricing suggests the same will happen when European and American markets open. And bets of near-term rate hikes evaporated as the truce ends days before major central banks next reconvene to recalibrate their policy stance. 10-year German Bund yields fell 18bp (!)on the open. Yet, this short-term ... Continue Reading »

Iran Gives Approved Hormuz Shippers "Few Seconds" To Submit Payment In Bitcoin Iran plans to require shipping companies to pay transit tolls in Bitcoin for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Financial Times report. As Micah Zimmerman reports for BitcoinMagazine.com, this links bitcoin to one of the world’s most critical energy corridors and current events. The policy would apply to oil tankers seeking passage during a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, announced after a shift in posture from Donald Trump. The arrangement aims to reopen a route that handles a large share of global oil flows while allowing Tehran to maintain control over access. According to statements attributed to Iranian officials, shipping firms would receive a payment request prior to transit. Once approved, vessels would be given a short window to complete the transaction in bitcoin. The structure reflects an attempt to bypass traditional financial rails that remain constrained by sanctions, while preserving a mechanism for enforcement over passage. As The FT details, Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, told the FT on Wednesday that Iran wanted to collect tolling fees from any tanker passing ... Continue Reading »

ASP Isotopes Offers Helium Alternative As Qatar Export Crisis Looms ASP Isotopes could provide timely relief for the global helium shortage. In a new research note from Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas, he highlights the company’s Virginia Gas Project in South Africa as a potential new source of supply just as Qatar’s helium exports face major disruption. The warning comes shortly after we reported on Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex damage and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which together threaten roughly one-third of global helium output. Helium remains essential for semiconductor manufacturing, MRI machines, aerospace systems, and quantum computing. It has no practical substitute in chip fabrication, where it cools wafers and detects microscopic leaks. ASP Isotopes’ Virginia Gas Project stands out because of its unusually high helium concentrations. The 1,870 sq. km deposit averages 3.4% helium, with peaks reaching 12%. That compares with Qatar’s typical 0.01% and the U.S. average of 0.35%. As we discussed last month, Phase 1 drilling wrapped up four months ahead of schedule in March 2026. Production is scheduled to begin in late 2026, delivering 58 MCF per day of helium alongside LNG.  Phase 2, targeted for completion around ... Continue Reading »

Homeward Bound: Artemis II Leaves Lunar Space, Reveals 'Earthset' Photos Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times, The Artemis II astronauts are on their way home from the moon. NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen left lunar space just before 1:30 p.m. ET on April 7. After carrying humanity’s representatives to the farthest point in space ever ventured—where they witnessed cosmic wonders never before seen by mankind—the Orion spacecraft Integrity will return its crew to Earth’s gravity, targeting a splashdown in the Pacific. But it was the moon that ultimately sent them home. Integrity swung around the farside of the moon, essentially using its gravitational pull to make the necessary U-turn to start the nearly four-day journey home. The ship reached a peak altitude of 252,756 statute miles above the Earth just after 7 p.m. on April 6 as the moon blocked communications. It was around this point that the crew was at their closest point to the moon, a little more than 4,000 miles above the lunar surface. Once the crew re-emerged from behind the moon and reacquired communication with mission control, their distance to ... Continue Reading »

First Two Ships Pass Through Strait Of Hormuz Since Ceasefire As Iran Demands Payment In Crypto Last night we reported that no less than 800 ships were still trapped in the immediate aftermath of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement, unsure what the fine print of the deal meant for transits. This morning we are down to ~798, after the first two cargo vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the ceasefire, according to ship tracking data. The Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach, destined for the United Arab Emirates, crossed just before 8am UK time, while the Greek-owned NJ Earth followed about two hours later, with its destination undisclosed, the tracking platform Kpler showed. The ships are the first large vessels to transit the critical waterway since the agreement of a two-week ceasefire, under which Iran has claimed it would maintain control of the strait. It was unclear if they paid any tolls to make the crossing. Around 175 million barrels of crude and refined products are currently loaded on to 187 tankers in the Gulf, according to Kpler data — which could now start to move, depending on what happens in the strait. Regarding Hormuz transit, Iran ... Continue Reading »

Airline Stocks Soar On Iran Ceasefire As IATA Sees "Positive" Tailwinds, But Warns Jet Fuel Crisis Will Persist Airline stocks are flying high in premarket trading in New York after the overnight ceasefire between the Trump administration and Tehran. The truce is a positive for the aviation industry, which has been locked in turbulence for six weeks, as surging jet fuel prices have crushed the margins of major carriers, forcing ticket and baggage price hikes and triggering travel chaos across the Gulf region. "Even two weeks is a positive because we will see some flow of oil return," Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, told Bloomberg Television in an interview. Walsh pointed out that even with a ceasefire underway, jet fuel prices "will remain elevated for some time." "If crude has come down 16%, you like to think jet will come down by a similar figure, but it's still going to be a high price. That will mean higher ticket prices. It is inevitable," he warned. Walsh also cautioned that jet fuel supply shortage risks remain elevated, with Asia seen as the most exposed region, followed by Africa and ... Continue Reading »

US Futures, Global Stocks And Bonds Soar On Ceasefire Relief, Oil Plummets US futures, global stocks and bonds are sharply higher while oil prices plunge the most in years as a wave of optimism swept through global markets after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz: JPMorgan's Market Intel desk, which moves from Neutral to Tactically Bullish this morning, says to look for a re-risking in the very near-term albeit it with higher energy prices. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are 2.8% higher while emerging-market stocks rallied the most since 2022; Nasdaq gains 3.5% with Mag7 and Semis seeing significant bids as part of an ‘Everything Rally’ ex-Energy. Yet while the overwhelming mood in markets is relief, the same core challenges remain to find a resolution amenable to both countries and Goldman's Delta-One head says he is selling the rally. Brent plunged 16% to around $93 a barrel. Bonds surged, with 10Y tsy yields sliding 8bps to 4.23% while benchmark UK yields tumbled by 22 basis points. The dollar weakened to a one-month low. Gold and silver gain. The macro data focus today is ... Continue Reading »

A Pause To Negotiate A Deal? Some Caveats... Authored by Peter Tchir via Academy Securities, Basically we wound up at the better end of our “base case” in yesterday’s Spaghetti Western, and you could argue we made it all the way into our best case of “ceasefire” (I’m reluctant to label it that, as you will see, but it is touching on that end). I do think we are far from a “real deal”. In any case, markets are responding according as both sides send people to Pakistan to negotiate a deal. Stocks are up strongly across the globe, with Europe and Asia leading the way (they were hit hardest by the conflict).  Bonds too are having an incredibly strong day (once again led by Europe). Crude oil is falling like a rock, as shipping is potentially set to resume. One reason stocks didn’t seem to respond much last week to rising spot oil prices was because later month contracts hadn’t risen much. For now, the August WTI contract is basically where we were on March 23rd, the Monday that began the “deal is on the way” theater, which will temper how much further the stock market ... Continue Reading »

Shares Of Infrastructure Developer Erupt On Gulf Energy Reconstruction Prospects The two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire looks more like a pause in the six-week conflict than a long-lasting agreement, with language so broad and vague that it remains unclear who conceded what. The one clear point is that Iran's reported willingness to allow vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz was enough to send crude prices tumbling from triple-digit territory and spark a global relief rally across equities and bonds. Everyone is breathing a sigh of relief on Wednesday morning, and traders are already identifying the companies best positioned to reap massive rewards from rebuilding damaged oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf. Shares of Chiyoda Corporation in Tokyo jumped 15.5% as traders assessed that the developer and builder of large-scale industrial infrastructure might be one of the major players in rebuilding damaged Gulf energy assets. Chiyoda is a project developer and builder of industrial infrastructure, including: LNG and natural gas processing plants, one of its flagship niches Oil refining and petrochemical facilities Energy infrastructure and environmental systems "Fundamentally, if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, the next step is reconstruction demand for petrochemical plants, desalination plants, and ... Continue Reading »

Senate Democrats Might Not Have November In The Bag Based on various polls, Democrats are leading Republicans by roughly five to six points on the generic congressional ballot. While this certainly means they have an advantage, the numbers actually show real trouble for the Democrats for this year’s midterm elections. And even CNN isn’t trying to sugarcoat it for the Democratic Party. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten took a hard look at the numbers, and the picture for Democrats is not what most might expect. They should have a much bigger lead, and the fact that they don’t is a huge red flag. "This lead is historically low for Democrats at this point with a Republican president," Enten pointed out. "On average, their lead is actually slightly less. It's five points. That's less than it was back in 2018 when it was eight points and way less than it was during the 2006 cycle when it was 11 points." According to Enten, there’s a huge disparity between how Democrats are performing in generic congressional ballot polling and President Donald Trump’s approval ratings. Trump's net approval rating is somewhere between -20 and -30 ... Continue Reading »

Evidence Points To Ukraine Being Behind TurkStream Attempted Sabotage (To No One's Surprise) Via Remix News, Secret service documents allegedly prove that the Ukrainians planned to blow up the Turkish and Blue Stream pipelines years ago, permanently cutting Europe off from cheap Russian gas, reports Magyar Nemzet, citing a report out of Ellenpont. However, Serbia’s intelligence chief is denying that Ukrainians were the perpetrators, instead claiming that they had reports of a possible attack planned by a certain migrant gang group of radical muslims but had not considered it legitimate intel. However, this same chief also does not rule out that Ukraine was the contractor behind the scheme. The Serbian section of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline was set on fire in a sabotage operation on Sunday. Since this pipeline supplies Hungary with gas, blowing up the pipeline would have put the country’s gas supply at risk. The portal also reported that, in response to the explosives found near the TurkStream pipeline in Serbia last weekend, a presenter on one of Zelensky’s propaganda TV stations stated: “If the Ukrainians want to blow up the Turkish Stream, they will blow it up.” President Zelensky has been accused by Budapest of openly ... Continue Reading »

US, Iran, Israel Agree To 2-Week Ceasefire; Tehran Will Allow Safe Passage Via Hormuz For Two Weeks Summary:  President Trump agrees to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, conditional on them "agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz" Iran accepts Pakistan's two-week ceasefire proposal, with the deal approved by the New Supreme Leader; Iran also says safe passage via Hormuz "Possible" for two weeks Israel has reportedly agreed to suspend bombing while talks are ongoing. *  *  * President Trump, Iran Agree To 2-Week Ceasefire Building on the conversations leaked all day, it appears President Trump has withdrawn his threat to end Iranian civilization as they know it... Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we ... Continue Reading »

These Consumer Goods Could Be First To Vanish As "Supply Shock" Disrupts Asian Factories Goldman analysts warned that the petrochemical supply shock sweeping across Asia is now morphing into a full-blown COGS shock, hitting a range of industries with factories across the region. The immediate consequence is that manufacturers - from sofa makers to apparel producers - are being forced to dial back production and, in some cases, idle plants altogether as soaring petrochemical-linked input costs drive up the price of plastics and other key materials. In the note "Petrochemical Supply Shock Begins Idling Asian Factories", we laid out earlier on Tuesday how the shock is unfolding. Now, we focus on industries where the COGS shock is already forcing "surging input costs," which are reducing manufacturing lines or idling plants and leading to possible shortages. "With key raw materials and inputs such as PTA, Caprolactam, polyester, and polyamide up on average 29%, the implied COGS increase amounts to c. +17%," Goldman analyst Georgina Fraser wrote in a note. Fraser warned, "For a textile manufacturer operating with margins of ~5–15%, it is reasonable to assume that a cost shock of this magnitude could ... Continue Reading »

Berlin Targets Entrepreneurs: Apprenticeships, Punishment, And Social Decay Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The German capital is hardly a hospitable place for entrepreneurs or founders. Ambitious individuals who aim to build a career outside the state subsidy system and establish their own livelihoods encounter, in this strangest of European capitals, an atmosphere of contempt and hostility. Berlin politics, regardless of who is currently in power, fosters a culture of societal division. Parties spare no effort in masking the jointly caused economic and social distortions in the city with an endless media spectacle. Unemployment rises—naturally, the entrepreneurs are blamed. Rents are unaffordable—it has, of course, nothing to do with open borders or mass immigration. Responsibility lies with the greed of landlords, who have elevated exploitation to their fundamental operating principle. In Berlin, apprenticeship positions are now scarce. Naturally, entrepreneurs are also blamed in this case. It could never be because politics, with its green ideological zeal, may have let the economy derail years ago. To underline once again that Berlin is by no means willing to take responsibility for the visible crisis and instead prefers to put entrepreneurs in the pillory, the Berlin Senate has ... Continue Reading »

Kraken Robotics Demos Next-Gen Tech For Maritime And Defense Operations At a time when waterways like the Strait of Hormuz have occupied almost every headline and have been the impetus behind a good portion of the ongoing conflict in Iran, Kraken Robotics has successfully completed a new demonstration of its autonomous mine countermeasure technology, highlighting the growing role of unmanned systems in maritime security. The company announced that its KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar system, along with its autonomous launch and recovery system (LARS), was fully integrated and tested aboard SEFINE’s RD-22 unmanned surface vessel. The demonstration was carried out in partnership with SEFINE SISAM, the company’s Strategic Unmanned Systems Research Center, during the first quarter of 2026 off the coast of İstanbul, Türkiye. The trial showcased how autonomous platforms can be used to detect and classify underwater threats more efficiently. According to Kraken Robotics, the exercise focused on identifying mine-like objects and monitoring critical subsea infrastructure—capabilities that are becoming increasingly important as global attention turns to protecting maritime routes and underwater assets. Bernard Mills, Kraken’s Executive Vice President of Defence, said the demonstration reflects the urgent need for advanced tools to ... Continue Reading »

UK Schools Rake In Record £572 Million For Non-English Speaking Pupils Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Mass immigration is once again exposing the true cost to British taxpayers, with UK schools now receiving a record £572 million to support pupils who do not speak English as their first language. The bill has soared by £157 million since modern records began in 2020, according to Department for Education figures. This comes as the number of such pupils has climbed to 1.8 million – one in five children nationwide – up from 1.2 million a decade ago. As revealed in a Daily Mail report, two schools alone – one in Manchester and one in Northampton – each collected at least £500,000 this year for translators, bilingual teaching assistants and support materials. Manchester Academy topped the list with over £670,000. Schools are pocketing up to £700,000 each to teach pupils who don't speak English as their first language as bill hits all-time high of £572million https://t.co/4CqpGL8bOG — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) April 4, 2026 The funding is not ring-fenced and councils admit it can be spent on “almost anything” within a school’s overall budget. Nationwide, the average payout sits at around ... Continue Reading »