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President’s last-minute reprieve sparks sharp market relief rally, but analysts warn of fragile calm with Strait of Hormuz still closed and broader conflict unresolved. The dollar tumbled and oil prices suffered their steepest drop in weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a temporary halt to planned military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, triggering a frantic but cautious rally across global financial markets. In a post on Truth Social early Monday, Trump said he had instructed the Department of Defense to postpone “any and all” strikes against Iranian power plants and energy facilities for a five-day period. The announcement came…

President says multiple countries have denied refueling rights to Philippine carriers amid jet fuel shortage caused by U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, forcing airlines to carry return fuel. MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has warned that the grounding of commercial aircraft due to a worsening jet fuel shortage is now a “distinct possibility,” as the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues to disrupt global fuel supplies. In an interview with Bloomberg News published Tuesday, Marcos revealed that several countries have informed Philippine carriers they will not be permitted to refuel on their territory. The restriction forces Philippine airlines to carry…

The best way to manage the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran is to end it now.United States President Donald Trump’s instincts are correct. He wants to end the current engagement as soon as possible. He is using both a carrot and a stick to achieve that result. The carrot he offers is to spare Iran’s electricity grid and energy industry from further destruction. The stick, of course, is more bombing and possibly a ground invasion.He should lean more in the direction of the carrot.Destroying Iran’s energy infrastructure would result in an environmental disaster and make it an economic…

Rerouting and diversification cannot help when a significant chunk of oil and gas have been taken off the market. The US-Israeli war on Iran will have a profound impact on the global energy markets. It has already sent the price of the benchmark Brent crude oil soaring to nearly $120 per barrel, close to its highest point of $147 recorded in July 2008.In 2022, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Brent crude also spiked, reaching $139 per barrel in March, before stabilising at roughly pre-war rates the following year. The price of natural gas also registered a peak in 2022, and so it has…

The US president has proven that hitting hard and fast rather than engaging in endless negotiations guarantees victory.Since Donald Trump entered the political fray, critics have opined that if he ever faced a direct confrontation with Iran as United States president, the result would be chaos, endless war, and global instability. They have been proven wrong once again.Today, the world is witnessing the swift decisive assertion of US power that is leading to a clear military victory over a terrorist state that has long threatened US as well as global peace and security.For too long, US foreign policy was dominated…

Whether they’re using weekly shots or daily pills, more Americans than ever are turning to anti-obesity drugs to lose weight and boost health.About 1 in 8 U.S. adults say they are taking a GLP-1 drug, according to a recent survey by the health research group KFF.Just since January, more than 600,000 prescriptions have been written for Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill, the company said. Early analysis suggests that more than a third of users are new to the drugs, according to Truveta, a health care data company. But medication alone isn’t the answer, experts caution. It also takes lifestyle changes…

The Israeli tactics of mass expulsion of Lebanese civilians risk directly violating international law.Israel’s attacks in Lebanon — and the threat of more to come — have caused more than a million people to flee their homes. This is nearly one-fifth of the entire population of a country that already hosts the world’s highest number of refugees per capita.For the last two years, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has mapped Israel’s strategies of displacement in the occupied Palestinian territory, which have forced the people of entire refugee camps and neighbourhoods to flee, often under the immediate threat of air strikes or…

NewsFeed‘We do it together, in confidence’: Netanyahu backs US strikes on Iran“Whatever we do, we do together, and as far as possible, in confidence.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to back US strikes on Iran’s power grid if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as he visited the site of an Iranian strike in Arad. He urged world leaders to join the war effort as US-Israeli attacks on Iran have killed more than 1,500 people and injured thousands.Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkgoogleAdd media on Googleinfo

ATLANTA (news agencies) — Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans when trees, grass, and other pollens cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing.Where you live, what you’re allergic to and your lifestyle can make a big difference when it comes to the severity of your allergies. Experts say climate change is leading to longer and more intense allergy seasons, but also point out that treatments for seasonal allergies have become more effective over the last decade. Here are some tips from experts to keep allergy symptoms at bay — maybe even enough to allow…

NewsFeedLebanese nurse refuses to leave her post at hospital despite lossesLebanese nurse Narjis Bilal Salman remains at her post in the Bekaa Valley after losing her fiance in the 2024 Israel-Hezbollah war. She says her role is to keep helping others despite the loss. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says more than 1,000 people have been killed and 2,740 others injured since Israel renewed widespread attacks on the country earlier this month.Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkgoogleAdd media on Googleinfo