Issue 2026-04-14
Stories
- U.S. Orders Naval Blockade of Iranian Ports After Islamabad Talks Fail
- Washington to Host First Israel-Lebanon Ambassador-Level Talks Since 1949 on 14 Apr 2026
- China Blasts U.S. April 13 Naval Blockade of Iran’s Hormuz Ports
- Wall Street Surge After U.S. Hormuz Blockade Sets Up Asian Stocks for 14 Apr 2026 Rally
- EU Fast-Tracks Crisis Package After Iran War Adds €22bn to Fossil-Fuel Bill
- Paris Court Convicts Lafarge for €5.6 m ISIS Payments, Jails Ex-CEO in France’s First Corporate Terror-Financing Case
- Artemis II Crew Completes Record 700,000-Mile Lunar Flyby and Returns Safely to Houston
- Netherlands Grants First EU Approval for Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving (Supervised)’
- NASA Sets 2027 Lander ‘Shoot-Out’ Between SpaceX Starship & Blue Origin Blue Moon After Artemis II Return
At a Glance
- Hours after 21-hour U.S.–Iran cease-fire negotiations in Islamabad broke down on 13 April 2026, Washington directed C...
- After a three-way call on 10 April, Beirut and Jerusalem agreed to dispatch their U.S. ambassadors for direct negotia...
- On 14 Apr 2026 Beijing publicly condemned Washington’s new naval blockade that began the previous day in the Strait o...
- On 13 Apr 2026, U.S. indices closed 0.6-1.2 % higher despite President Trump ordering a naval blockade of the Strait...
- Facing a 44-day spike in oil and gas prices from the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Brussels will next week unveil coordi...
- On 13 Apr 2026, the Paris Criminal Court ruled that Lafarge and eight former executives illegally bankrolled jihadist...