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The US-Iran war is spilling into the Indo-Pacific. That could make it harder to end

The US boarding of an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday shows Washington making good on a pledge to track Iran-linked vessels anywhere in the world, an extension of its blockade of Iranian ports that increases the pressure on Tehran.But the expansion of the area of conflict thousands of miles from the Persian Gulf could widen the gap to be overcome at any peace talks.US Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Dan Caine last week emphasized that Iran-linked vessels would have a hard time avoiding the global reach of the US Navy. He specifically mentioned the area overseen by US Indo-Pacific Command

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Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank

Two Palestinians, among them a 14-year-old boy, have been shot and killed at a school in the occupied West Bank amid an attack by Israeli settlers, the Palestinian Health Ministry and multiple eyewitnesses said.A video from the scene shows a man in military fatigues armed with a rifle advancing slowly on the village of Al-Mughayyir before crouching and firing at least eight rounds toward the school. Activists said the man was a known settler who has attacked the village in the past.Residents say Al-Mughayyir is targeted by settler attacks on a near-daily basis.The Health Ministry named the two

Three vessels hit by gunfire in Strait of Hormuz, crews safe

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US stock index futures climb after Trump extends Iran truce

Wall Street futures rose on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, even as uncertainty remained over whether Tehran and U.S. ally Israel would honor the truce.At 4:37 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis rose 171 points, or 0.35%, S&P 500 E-minis gained 31 points, or 0.44%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis added 155.5 points, or 0.58%.The bullish sentiment points to a market desperate for good news, with investors clinging to the view that peak uncertainty has passed, despite risks that inflation could flare up.The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit record

Italy's 2025 deficit-GDP ratio confirmed at 3.1%, in blow to PM Meloni

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Sullivan & Cromwell law firm apologizes for AI 'hallucinations' in court filing

Sullivan & Cromwell, a premier Wall Street law firm, apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court filing with inaccurate citations and other errors generated by artificial intelligence.In a letter dated April 18, Andrew Dietderich, co-head of the firm's global restructuring group, said the errors included AI "hallucinations" - instances in which AI makes up case citations, misquotes the law or generates non-existent legal sources.The mistakes were caught by law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, Dietderich said in the letter to Martin Glenn, chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in

Trump declares Iran ceasefire extension with Hormuz strait still blocked

U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks on Iran indefinitely, though the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked on Wednesday with three ships reportedly hit by gunfire, and neither side showed up for peace talks in Pakistan.Trump said in a statement on social media the U.S. had agreed to a request by Pakistani mediators "to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal ... and discussions are concluded, one way or the other." But even as he announced what appeared to be a unilateral ceasefire extension, Trump

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Why President Trump extended his ceasefire with Iran

President Donald Trump huddled with his national security team Tuesday afternoon at the White House facing a major decision: what to do next with Iran.His ceasefire deadline was nearing its end, and Air Force Two was sitting on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews ahead of Vice President JD Vance’s scheduled departure to Pakistan for the next round of talks. But the administration was dealing with a conundrum: virtual silence from the Iranians.In the days prior, the US had sent Iran a list of broad deal points that they wanted the Iranians to agree to in advance of the next round of talks. But d

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Feud between Mace and Mills flares as the Republicans trade barbs, expulsion threats

A deeply personal grudge between a pair of Republicans — Reps. Cory Mills of Florida and Nancy Mace of South Carolina — has escalated on Capitol Hill, as Mills accused his long-time foe of trying to profit off efforts to oust him.The spat between the two firebrand conservatives is gaining traction in the halls of Congress and online among the MAGA base at a precarious time for President Donald Trump’s party. GOP leadership is already struggling to keep its razor-thin majority on track to advance key priorities — and needs every one of its Republican seats.While Mills and Mace have trad

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Texas can require Ten Commandments in classrooms, US appeals court rules

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Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume US-Iran talks

Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the waterway crucial to global energy supplies and complicating already faltering efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war. The attacks were carried out by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, according to Iranian media, which reported that the force seized two of the ships and was bringing them to Iran. That amounted to an escalation by Iran’s leaders, who appear poised to drive a harder bargain with American negotiators

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An intense marine heat wave has California in its crosshairs, with impacts set for land and sea

Something unusual and with far-reaching consequences is lurking in the sea off the California coast, stretching all the way down the Baja Peninsula and more than 500 miles to the southwest.In this broad region, a large, long-lasting and record-setting marine heat wave has set in and is forecast to persist and intensify, altering the weather conditions on the West Coast and adversely affecting the marine food chain.This heat wave, which is the oceanic equivalent of a heat wave on land, could have broad ramifications for sea life, as warm water species like hammerhead sharks and bluefin tuna mig

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Gun used to kill 8 children was stolen from truck, Louisiana man tells investigators

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FIFA to put more more World Cup tickets on sale after adding new, more expensive categories

FIFA is putting more World Cup tickets on sale after angering some fans by adding new, more expensive categories. Soccer's governing body announced Tuesday it will make more tickets available at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday for all 104 games in Categories 1, 2 and 3 plus the new “front category” pricing it added this month. The new category sparked online complaints from fans who said they thought the better seats in the categories they had bought tickets for were withheld and they were assigned less favorable locations. FIFA in December pu

Stocks rise, oil dips under $100 as Trump extends Iran ceasefire

U.S. stock futures rose, the dollar wavered and oil prices fell below $100 on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would indefinitely extend the Iran ceasefire.That said, optimism about an end to the war that has shaken the global economy remained muted as the Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed and there was no sign of a resumption in U.S.-Iran talks.Trump's announcement appeared to be unilateral, and it was not immediately clear whether Iran, or U.S. ally Israel, would agree to extend the ceasefire, which began two weeks ago. Iran had rejected a second round of negotiations b