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Newest first · UTC+11:00China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war
China's economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year, even as countries around the world feel the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran.
· Osmond Chia
Seoul shares sharply up late Thurs. morning on eased Mideast tensions
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply higher late Thursday morning amid hopes for a second round of peace talks between Washington and Tehran.
· Kim Boram
Pakistani delegation meets in Tehran hoping for more US-Iran talks before ceasefire ends
CAIRO, Egypt — Pakistan’s army chief met Wednesday in Tehran with Iran's foreign minister in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.
· Associated Press
US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the US record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war.
· Yonhap
Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack, source says
Iran could consider allowing ships to sail freely through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz without risk of attack as part of proposals it has offered in negotiations with the United States, providing a deal is clinched to prevent renewed conflict, a source briefed by Tehran said.
· Yonhap
Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes
The US Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action.
· Yonhap
YouTube suspends pro-Iran channel posting Lego-style clips mocking Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. — YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing viral Lego-themed AI videos that ridicule US President Donald Trump, the Google-owned platform said Wednesday, sparking online criticism.
· Agence France-Presse
China's GDP growth accelerates to 5% despite Iran war
Employees of Gstar Electronic Appliance assemble air fryers at a factory in Ningbo, in China's Zhejiang province. The government is aiming for 4.5%-5% GDP growth this year. © Reuters
· WATARU SUZUKI
Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth for ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’
Accusations refer to attack on Iran without congressional authorization and strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats
· Uwa Ede Osifo
China economic growth accelerates to 5% in first quarter, beating expectations, on robust exports
China's economy gathered steam in the first quarter, as robust exports growth offset tepid domestic demand, though the Iran war-fueled energy shock clouds growth outlook, threatening global demand.
· Anniek Bao
Iran crisis shoves Europe’s economic woes off summit agenda
BRUSSELS — Europe’s flagging economy is about to be bumped down the European Council agenda — again.
· Gabriel Gavin
Australia’s jobless rate steady with more in full-time work – but fewer people are looking
The nation’s job market withstood the early hit from the war in Iran, with unemployment steady through March at 4.3 per cent.
· Shane Wright
Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade seems to be working, so far
The US Navy’s sea blockade against Iran appears to be doing its job.
· David McHugh, Konstantin Toropin, Michael Biesecker
Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends
Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them directly advancing American interests and reshaping the strategic landscape for years to come.
· Elaine Dezenski
Japan's Nikkei average rises above record high in intraday trading
Japanese stocks jumped on Thursday morning, following a rally on Wall Street as investors grow optimistic about the possibility of further U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
· JADA NAGUMO
CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street buys Trump's assurances on Iran war ending soon
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· Lim Hui Jie
US announces new sanctions against Iran oil sector
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States announced Wednesday it is tightening sanctions against Iran's oil industry as Tehran keeps up its closure of the Strait of Hormuz as part of the Mideast war.
· Agence France-Presse
Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel
Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during an address marking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani first 100 days in office at the Knockdown Center, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
· Mary Clare Jalonick
White House offers no hint of Iran war cost as it seeks military funding surge
White House budget director Russell Vought said on Wednesday that he could not estimate the cost of the war in Iran, as he defended US President Donald Trump's request for a massive $1.5 trillion annual military budget against bipartisan criticism from US lawmakers who cited the Pentagon's historic lack of financial…
· REUTERS
Hamas plans to use Iran, Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament, gain control of Gaza's BoP
Hamas is using the instability created by the security situation in southern Lebanon and Iran to avoid advancing its disarmament compromises and gain political force in Gaza, a source from the security establishment warned on Wednesday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
Seoul shares start higher on simmering U.S.-Iran peace talks
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday on hopes for a second round of U.S.-Iran peace talks.
· Kim Boram
White House denies US requested Iran ceasefire extension, says next talks 'very likely' in Pakistan
The White House denied reports Wednesday that the United States requested an extension of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, set to expire next week, while striking a positive note on the prospects of a deal with the Islamic Republic.
· Yonhap
Asia markets set to open higher as hopes of U.S.-Iran deal lift Wall Street to records
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal grew.
· Justina Lee
Iran used Chinese satellite to target US bases before attack that took out Air Force planes
Iran secretly got its hands on a Chinese spy satellite to target American bases in the Middle East during the war, leaked military documents revealed.
· Ronny Reyes
How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution
Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform the solar industry in particular
· Raphael Rashid
S&P 500 closes at fresh record, recovering all losses since start of US-Iran war
The S&P 500 closed at a new record high on Wednesday, its first since the US-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation in the war and robust earnings expectations drew investors back into risk assets.
· REUTERS
US sanctions Iranian oil shipping network run by son of Ali Shamkhani
The US Treasury Department said on Wednesday it was intensifying pressure on Iran's oil transportation infrastructure by imposing sanctions on more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Quad summit plan turns uneasy as India pushes ahead without top leaders: sources
Trump foresees a ‘big, fat hug’ from China’s Xi Jinping as New Delhi mulls a face-saver Quad meet-up without the US president in attendance
· Khushboo Razdan
Israeli strike on Hezbollah deadlier than 2024 pager attack, IDF says
Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist group, saw its command structure across Lebanon come under what Israeli officials described as one of the most devastating blows of the war April 8.
· Fox News
Iran using cease-fire to dig out bombed missile bases hit by US, Israeli strikes: satellite images
Iran is using the cease-fire to dig out its underground missile bases that were buried by US and Israeli airstrikes, according to recent satellite images.
· Ronny Reyes
US turned down Russian offer to take Iran’s enriched uranium – Kremlin
Russia’s proposal to host Iran’s enriched uranium remains on the table despite having been previously rejected by the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
· RT
From friendship to friction: Inside the growing tensions between Trump and Starmer
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump appear increasingly at odds over the war in Iran.
US issues final threat to ships that violate Iran blockade: ‘We will use force’
The US military broadcasted a final warning to ships that they would be subject to the force of the “whole of the United States Navy” if they violated the full blockade of Iran’s ports, according to newly released audio.
· Ronny Reyes
Iran supreme leader's adviser threatens to sink US ships in Hormuz strait
TEHRAN — The military adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States decided to "police" the key shipping bottleneck.
· Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan buyer paid $286 for barrel of oil, as actual prices diverge from markets
The price paid for a barrel of oil in Asia has reached as high as $286 in at least one case, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Georges Elhedery, the CEO of HSBC Bank, said at an investment forum in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
· Middleeasteye
US imposes new sanctions on Iran’s oil shipping network
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced new sanctions targeting what it described as Iran’s illicit oil transportation infrastructure.
· Middleeasteye
Infantino insiste: Irán estará en el Mundial pese a la guerra con Estados Unidos
El presidente de la FIFA Gianni Infantino presencia un partido amistoso entre Irán y Costa Rica en Antalya, Turquía, el martes 31 de marzo de 2026 (AP Foto/Riza Ozel)
· The Associated Press
It’s a just US war on Iran, Paramount deal a consumer win and other commentary
A nation’s not obliged to “wait for the enemy to attack” before “commencing morally legitimate military action,” observes Fr. Gerald Murray at the Free Press, and Iran’s “determination” to produce nuclear weapons “means the attack on Iran was an act of protection, rather than aggression, under just war theory.”
· Post Editorial Board
Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done
On the plains of northwestern Iran, edged by snow-ribboned ridges, spring nudges almond trees into frothy bloom and a fragile ceasefire brings more traffic onto highways, and more Iranians back to their homeland.
· Lyse Doucet
Trump says war 'very close to being over' as US flags fresh talks with Iran
US President Donald Trump flagged peace talks with Iran about the ending the war in the Middle East could soon resume. Source: Getty / Salwan Georges
· Sbsaustralia
FIFA president Infantino says Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure'
FIFA President Gianni Infantino follows a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)
· The Associated Press
Foreigners sell record amount of S. Korean stocks in March
SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors net sold a new monthly high amount of local stocks in March, data showed Thursday, as the U.S.-Iran conflict boosted risk-off sentiment.
· Park Sang-soo
De lanzar bombas a presionar bancos: EEUU emprende una guerra económica contra Irán
El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, habla con reporteros en la sala de prensa James Brady de la Casa Blanca, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Fatima Hussein
[Wang Son-taek] Misperceptions and the risk of overreaction
The war involving the US, Israel and Iran has triggered a wave of alarm across the international community. Commentators speak of a collapsing US order, the return of an era of war and self-help. These reactions are understandable. Alarm is natural. But misreading is not. Much of the current debate is driven less by…
· Korea Herald
What everyone got wrong about the Iran-US talks in Islamabad
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Long Island has some of the cheapest gas in NY — but locals aren’t ‘grateful’: ‘God help us’
Long Island has some of the lowest gas prices in the state but locals said that’s no victory as they watch fuel costs soar due to the Iran war.
· Brandon Cruz
Iran briefing with Matthew Doran: There could be respite for Lebanon despite Netanyahu's latest orders
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
· Matthew Doran
What the Iran War Means for China
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· David E Sanger