- Amid Iran War, Companies Look to Extend a Record Profit Run by Raising Prices The New York Times
- $30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds The Guardian
- Big Oil Brings in Extra $30 Million an Hour in Windfall Profits Due to Iran War Truthout
- EU considering excessive profit taxes on oil and gas companies, foreign profits remain unclear Euronews.com
- Call for an EU-wide windfall profit mechanism in response to the energy crisis transportenvironment.org
Sinlaku rips through Northern Mariana Islands as strongest tropical cyclone this year
More than 1,000 people were in shelters across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as Sinlaku moved away
Super Typhoon Sinlaku hammered the Northern Mariana Islands, flipping over cars, toppling utility poles and ripping away tin roofs.
Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by the typhoon, which first hit the islands on Tuesday night local time and continued with a barrage of fierce winds and relentless rains for hours on Wednesday. So far, there have been no reports of deaths.
Continue reading...Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan court
More than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn’s luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for China
A Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade in east Africa that was exposed last year.
The insects are mostly destined for China, the US and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth about $100 each.
Continue reading...Ship ‘Spoofing’ in Strait of Hormuz May Compound Confusion – The New York Times
In Defense of Dumb Dogs – The New York Times
In Defense of Dumb Dogs The New York Times
Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows – The Times of Israel
- Israel boxes Paris out of Lebanon talks, halts arms buys as French disconnect grows The Times of Israel
- U.S. Applies Little Pressure to Israel to Stop the Fighting in Lebanon The New York Times
- Lebanese, Israeli diplomats hold rare face-to-face meeting in Washington The Washington Post
- Hezbollah official says the group won't abide by any agreements from Lebanon-Israel talks in the US AP News
- Macron under fire over Iran, Hezbollah policy as Trump admin hosts Israel-Lebanon talks Fox News
Iran War Live News Updates: Blockade of Iranian Ports Is ‘Fully Implemented,’ U.S. Says – WSJ
- Iran War Live News Updates: Blockade of Iranian Ports Is ‘Fully Implemented,’ U.S. Says WSJ
- Live updates: US says blockade of Iranian ports ‘fully implemented’ as Trump hints at further peace talks CNN
- Mediators move closer to extending US-Iran ceasefire, regional officials tell AP AP News
- Iran war updates: Trump teases more talks; Israel, Lebanon meet in US Al Jazeera
- US, Iran Seek Further Talks as Hormuz Standoff Intensifies Bloomberg.com
What are Iran’s $100bn in frozen assets and where are they held?
Iran wants the US to release its frozen assets as part of talks. The money could help it rebuild its battered economy.
Ceasefire in Lebanon will be approved tonight – report – investingLive
- Ceasefire in Lebanon will be approved tonight - report investingLive
- Middle East crisis live: conflicting reports over proposed one-week ceasefire in Lebanon The Guardian
- PM to convene security cabinet at 8 p.m., reportedly to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire The Times of Israel
- Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire, senior official says Reuters
- Ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon reportedly to be announced tonight The Jerusalem Post
Berlin gets a front-row seat to German weapons’ performance in Ukraine – Defense News
- Berlin gets a front-row seat to German weapons’ performance in Ukraine Defense News
- Ukraine strikes drone production, military support deal with Germany Al Jazeera
- Zelenskyy: return of conscription-age Ukrainians from abroad is a matter of fairness Українська правда
- Merz Says EU €90 Billion Loan for Kyiv Should Be Disbursed Now Bloomberg.com
- Germany to maintain Ukraine aid despite political headwinds DW.com
Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’ – AP News
- Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’ AP News
- Opinion | I Have Watched the Catastrophe of My Country Be Reduced to Nothing The New York Times
- ‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan? Al Jazeera
- Hunger, bribery and ruin: Darfur after three years of Sudan’s civil war – in pictures The Guardian
- Germany: Sudan aid conference in Berlin raises €1.3B dw.com
South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US
Roelf Meyer played a key role as a negotiator during talks to end white-minority rule in South Africa.
Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict – AP News
- Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict AP News
- Catholicism Thrives in Africa, but Pope’s Cameroon Visit Highlights a Divide The New York Times
- Pope: Algeria visit a ‘special blessing’ and opportuntity to promote dialogue Vatican News
- Pope Leo's feud with Trump overshadows his spiritual homecoming NBC News
- In ancient Hippo, Pope Leo launches a vision for the church rooted in St. Augustine National Catholic Reporter
As world focuses on Iran, Israel ‘engineering starvation policy’ in Gaza
The weaponisation of logistics has caused severe shortage of fuel, food and medicines piling misery on Palestinians.
Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days – BBC
- Nine killed in second Turkish school shooting in two days BBC
- Turkish police order 83 arrests over online praise for school shootings BBC
- Turkey to hold funerals for school shooting victims Yahoo
- Nine people killed in second school shooting in Turkey in two days CNN
- School Shooting Leaves Teacher, 3 Students Dead and 20 Others Injured, Suspect Believed to Be 8th Grader People.com
Four people killed in Turkiye’s second school shooting in two days
Three students and a teacher are killed in the south-central province of Kahramanmaras, according to its governor.
Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain – AP News
- Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain AP News
- New Gaza flotilla sets sail from Spain after weather delay The Times of Israel
- History of flotilla campaigns to end Israel’s siege of Gaza Al Jazeera
- Gaza aid flotilla aims to break Israeli blockade Reuters
- Zeteo Joins the Gaza Flotilla as It Sets Sail to Break Israel’s Blockade Zeteo
Asian Cup 2027 draw in Saudi Arabia moved to May 9 over Iran war
Draw for the 24-team 2027 AFC Asian Cup, originally set for Saturday, moved to May 9.
Anger in Lebanon as Israel launches deadly strikes despite diplomatic drive
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah says negotiating 'with the enemy is wrong', warns of 'internal division'.
England cricket captain Stokes ‘lucky’ to be alive after facial injury
England captain Ben Stokes was struck on the face by a cricket ball, which required surgery for a broken cheekbone.