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The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
An Iranian minister has told the BBC that Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Wednesday constituted a "grave violation" of the US-Iran ceasefire agreement.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- The government said Thursday it will maintain the current price ceilings on fuel products for the next two weeks amid the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East with a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
Two French nationals who returned home on Wednesday after being held for almost four years in Iran said they had never given up hope and would speak out about the "daily horror" of their Iranian prison.
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More than 3,000 people were killed throughout Iran during the war that began on 28 February, Iran's forensic chief told state media on Thursday, adding that 40 percent of the dead needed forensic work to be identified and returned to families.
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democrat leader, will use pro forma session to try to pass measure requiring president to withdraw US forces from Middle East
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LONDON — Britain's top diplomat on Thursday rejected Iran's push to charge ships to travel through the Strait of Hormuz.
New Israeli air strikes have killed more people in southern Lebanon a day after 200 people died, as the bombardment raises further doubts over the fragile United States-Iran ceasefire that Tehran says includes Lebanon.
The ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran should extend to Lebanon, the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said on Thursday, adding that Hezbollah must disarm.
The High Court of Justice has been asked to compel the state to carry out its earlier decision in the Ras Ein al-Auja case and to impose sanctions over delays, after Israeli authorities missed a court-ordered deadline to report on enforcement steps in the Jordan Valley matter.
Iran has suffered extensive economic losses estimated between $140 billion and $145 billion following six weeks of war with Israel and the United States, according to open-source intelligence assessments.
Information on drones and other threats being shared but defence chief confirms crew taking ‘active steps’ to only contribute to defensive actions
Strong overseas demand, fuelled by the rise of AI-powered systems, could continue amid Iran war pressures, analysts say
Strong overseas demand, fuelled by the rise of AI-powered systems, could continue amid Iran war pressures, analysts say
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the Saudi foreign ministry said Thursday, in the first official contact between the countries since Tehran launched strikes against its Gulf neighbours in retaliation for Israeli-American attacks.
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The U.S. and Iran's "fragile truce" has lifted hopes that a full reopening of the Hormuz Strait can end the energy supply crunch that threatens to cripple the global economy.
The Iran war may do what financial markets have already shown they can: constrain President Donald Trump’s tariff war. As higher energy prices begin to feed US inflation, it becomes harder to justify raising duties further, after a year of aggressive increases.
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While there is reason for optimism, the ceasefire in Iran remains tenuous and the return of inflation is not the kind China wants to see
While there is reason for optimism, the ceasefire in Iran remains tenuous and the return of inflation is not the kind China wants to see
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Thursday the European Union should consider temporarily suspending its strict spending rules if the Iran war and the resulting energy shock worsens.
From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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Iran wildly accused the US of breaking the two-week cease-fire as Israel launched its largest-ever blitz on Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have benefited from the Iran war and the oil crisis. (Getty Images)
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is expected to speak by phone with his Iranian counterpart later Thursday, officials said, with stranded South Korea-related vessels in the Strait of Hormuz likely to top the agenda following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has yet to receive any official request from Iran on fees for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a Seoul official said Thursday, adding that the government is still working to identify the situation surrounding the major shipping route amid a fragile two-week ceasefire betwe…
The carefully collapsed term “Islamofascism” is having its moment. Its use across the western mainstream media and blogosphere - including UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Europe - increased in frequency by 33 percent in 2025 over the previous year, according to my own tracking.
United States President Donald Trump has warned that US forces will remain deployed around Iran and threatened overwhelming military action if Tehran fails to meet Washington’s demands, casting doubt over a fragile ceasefire.
South Korean stocks fell by more than 1.5 percent Thursday to snap their four-day winning streak as investors digested different claims by Washington and Tehran on terms of their two-week ceasefire. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
U.K. Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper is expected to call for unhindered access through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, countering a push by Iran to control one of the world's most important oil chokepoints.
El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, JD Vance, y el primer ministro húngaro, Viktor Orbán, a la izquierda, se estrechan la mano durante un acto por el Día de la Amistad en Budapest, Hungría, el martes 7 de abril de 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Foto via AP)
Safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is key to prices of petrochemical products in Asia. © Reuters
Israel's pounding of Lebanon was "deeply damaging," and the conflict must end to prevent the US-Iran ceasefire from being destabilized, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told Times Radio on Thursday.
Costa Rica designated late Wednesday night Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Yemen's Houthis as terror organizations, the country's Foreign Ministry confirmed.
Rescue workers were still searching for survivors and bodies on Thursday morning in neighbourhoods including Tallet El Khayat, where apartment blocks and shops were reduced to rubble. The bombardment came only hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Iran conflict, shattering hopes in Beirut that the wider re…
The South Korean won fell against the US dollar Thursday as the United States and Iran wrangled over the terms of a two-week ceasefire in their monthlong conflict.
Iran's deputy foreign minister said that the US cannot ask for a ceasefire while its "ally just starts a massacre", referring to Israel's attacks on Lebanon that has left over 250 people killed on Wednesday.
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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks fell by more than 1.5 percent Thursday to snap their four-day winning streak as investors digested different claims by Washington and Tehran on terms of their two-week ceasefire. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
Beach in Mallorca renamed 'Drunkards Beach' on Google Maps, Spain's PM welcomes Iran-US ceasefire but 'won't applaud those who set the world on fire' and more news on Thursday April 9th.
Amid a major war on Iran waged in partnership with the United States, Israel's reputation among Americans has continued to deteriorate, with 60% of US adults viewing Israel unfavorably. That's a hefty 18-point increase from 2022, according to a new survey from Pew Research. Over the same stretch, Israel's "favorable…
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to a "slippery slope" of the right to ask for tolls and taxes over international waters.