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S&P 500 Recovers After Near‑Drop as Ceasefire Hopes Rise
The benchmark index erased a 1.2% decline on Wednesday, closing modestly higher as investors priced in a possible two‑week ceasefire between the U.S.–Israeli coalition and Iran....
Iran Suspends Direct Diplomacy with United States Amid Trump’s Hormuz Deadline
Background Iran announced on Tuesday that it has halted all direct diplomatic communications with Washington. The move follows President Donald Trump’s public declaration that h...
Trump’s Iran Threat Sparks CNN Dispute Amid Ceasefire
Background On April 7, President Donald Trump warned that if Iran did not agree to a deal by 8 p.m. ET, a “whole civilization will die tonight.” The deadline targeted the reopen...
Bright Fireball Streaks Across Mid‑Atlantic Skies, NASA Confirms
At about 2:34 p.m. on Tuesday, a fireball—an exceptionally bright meteor—crossed the sky over Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. NASA’s Near‑Earth Object office recorded the...
Escalating Violence in Southern Lebanon Forces Aid Convoy to Turn Back
An aid convoy organized by the Vatican’s envoy to Lebanon was forced to abort its mission to Christian villages in the south after coming under fire on Tuesday, officials said. ...
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