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China’s exports grew 2.5 per cent in March in sharp slowdown as Iran war raises uncertainty
HONG KONG, Apr 14: China’s exports grew 2.5 per cent in March from a year ago, significantly slowing from the previous two months as uncertainties rose from the Iran war and its impact on energy prices and global demand.…
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5 US Allies Are Quietly Building Fighter Jet Fleets That Rival American Air Power In 2026
Put simply, there are no allies of the United States building air forces that will rival that of the United States Air Force. The gulf in capability is enormous, and there are none that have the plans or the capacity to come close to matching it.&#…
US stocks steadily rebounded as US and Iran talks remain ongoing – Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks clawed back losses in which markets initially returned from the weekend in escalation mode after the US and Iran failed to reach an agreement, with equity futures lower, oil surging, and Treasuries under pressure.…
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NATO allies refuse to join Trump’s Iranian port blockade
NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to blockade Iranian ports, proposing to intervene only once fighting ends, in a move likely ?to…
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US Navy versus Iran’s ‘speedboat swarms’: New fighting set to break out in Strait of Hormuz within hours as Trump blocks all shipping and considers fresh strikes
By ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and IMOGEN GARFINKEL – SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
Published: 05:22 EDT, 13 April 2026 | Updated: 06:02 EDT, 13 April 2026
The US Navy is set for a confrontation with the Islamic Re…
Live updates: Ship traffic appears to halt in Strait of Hormuz
Ships have stopped moving through the Strait of Hormuz, an intelligence firm said, and oil prices resumed their climb Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media that the United States would blockade the waterway.…
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Orban ousted after 16 years as Hungarians flock to pro-EU rival
BUDAPEST – Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a key opponent of European Union efforts to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, lost power after 16 years on April 12 as Hungarians voted in record numbers for a pro-EU course spearheaded by cen…
Wrong-way bets on oil had a star trader hundreds of millions in the hole
A team led by a star trader at Vitol, the world’s biggest oil merchant, took a several hundred-million dollar hit early in the Iran war after bets in the petroleum market went awry, people familiar with the matter said.…
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“Trump risks impeachment if war continues,” says ex diplomat Mahesh Sachdev
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Popularity of US President Donald Trump is waning with approval ratings at its lowest, according to former diplomat Mahesh Sachdev, who notes that with two-thirds of Americans not approving of a continuation of the w…
Trump’s Path to Greenland Ownership Goes Via Iran-and May Finish NATO
At first glance Greenland and Iran have little in common—one icy, the other with scorching deserts.
Yet the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran may, unexpectedly, have strengthened President Donald Trump’s arguments that America needs to own Greenland—argum…