Breaking 15:30 Eu challenges Meta over WhatsApp AI fees amid competition concerns 15:20 European farmers cut crops as Iran war disrupts fertilizer supply 15:15 Zelensky meets Meloni in Rome to advance talks on Ukraine war cooperation 15:01 Phil Collins and Oasis set for induction into the rock and roll hall of fame 15:00 Tesla completes AI5 chip design with mass production targeted for 2027 14:45 Canadian author Jon Klassen wins Astrid Lindgren Award for children's literature 14:40 Renewables offset Hormuz crisis as fossil power output falls 14:30 Africa trade insurer seeks $500 million to offset rising costs linked to Middle East conflict 14:20 Unitree launches $8,200 humanoid robot globally via AliExpress 14:15 Germany pledges €212 million in aid for Sudan at Berlin conference 14:00 Donald Trump threatens to reconsider trade deal with the United Kingdom 13:50 China aluminum exports set to surge amid Gulf supply disruption 13:45 Switzerland considers stricter rules on foreign real estate purchases 13:33 Adobe launches AI assistant for creative tools with integration of Anthropic’s Claude 13:20 Norway gains $5 billion windfall as Iran war reshapes Europe energy 13:17 Investigation underway after mother confesses to killing two children in Lebanon 13:05 Easyjet launches its first African base in Marrakech menara 13:00 China green tech exports surge as oil shock boosts EV demand 12:40 Gold holds near record as oil slips on US Iran talks hopes 12:30 Pope arrives in Cameroon with peace message for Anglophone regions 12:20 Moroccan women riders gain global spotlight in tbourida tradition 12:15 Snap to lay off about 16% of staff 12:00 Czech president says Israel’s security must not come at the expense of others in the region 11:50 Marrakech to host global tourism innovation and investment conference 11:45 Sweden foils pro-Russian cyberattack on thermal power plant 11:40 Casablanca to host industrial transformation Africa summit in 2026 11:30 Botswana has not requested stake in Lobito refinery, Angola’s Sonangol says 11:20 Mohammed VI tower inaugurated as landmark of Morocco’s modern skyline 11:17 Aziz Akhannouch announces 581 billion dirhams in approved investment projects 11:15 Greece proposes renewal of central bank governor Yannis Stournaras’ term 11:09 Tourism in Morocco: Aziz Akhannouch announces record revenues of 138 billion dirhams 11:00 Washington expands funding for HIV preventive treatment, with Morocco among targeted countries 11:00 ReparTrust.com wins Africa insurance trophy for automotive claims innovation 10:45 Victory Giant’s $2.2 billion Hong Kong listing expected to price at top of range amid strong demand 10:34 Parliament: Aziz Akhannouch details the Moroccan government’s record 10:33 Anthropic draws funding offers valuing AI startup up to $800 billion 10:30 Japan plans $10 billion framework to strengthen Asia’s oil security amid global supply pressures 10:15 Portugal rejects idea of a separate European army, diverging from Spain’s stance 10:00 Patrick Bruel faces sexual violence allegations as new investigation is opened in Paris 10:00 Oil dips as Iran war accelerates global shift to renewables 09:45 Türkiye’s BIST 100 opens slightly higher amid mixed early market signals 09:40 France approves unanimous bill to return colonial-era looted art 09:30 Chip equipment supplier Aixtron raises 2026 outlook as demand surges 09:20 Trump attacks UK energy policy over North Sea drilling ban 09:17 Freight train derailment in North Bergen shuts Route 3 09:15 Russia pledges continued oil supplies to Cuba amid deepening energy crisis 09:01 Honda recalls over 440,000 minivans in the United States over airbag software issue 09:00 Germany solar surge cuts gas demand amid Iran war shock 08:45 Turkish Airlines extends suspension of Beirut flights until May 31 08:40 James Webb spots massive exoplanet challenging planet formation limits 08:30 Senegal court sentences man to six years under new anti-homosexuality law 08:20 Iran war accelerates global shift toward China-led energy future 08:15 American-Kuwaiti journalist detained in Kuwait amid regional tensions 08:00 Iranian woman returns home after conviction in France 07:50 Study links lifelong dna mutations to autoimmune thyroid diseases 07:45 Hungary’s new leadership prioritizes fuel security after election shift 07:30 IAEA warns of significant expansion in North Korea’s nuclear capabilities 07:15 Burberry sees strong growth potential in Asia despite rising competition 07:06 South Korea secures oil supplies outside Strait of Hormuz amid regional tensions 17:20 Oil shock splits forecasts as inflation outlook grows uncertain 17:00 ASML to stop reporting bookings ahead of closely watched earnings 16:40 Alibaba’s Qwen3.6 Plus tops AI benchmark as rivals dispute results 16:20 Amazon to acquire Globalstar in $90 per share satellite deal 16:00 Blood test detects Alzheimer’s risk years before brain scans 15:40 Cocoa prices plunge as global supply rebounds and demand weakens

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Asian markets rebound as Iran signals Hormuz transit framework with Oman

South Korean stocks surged on Friday after Iran indicated it was working with Oman to develop a framework for overseeing maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, offering a measure of hope for a partial reopening of the strategic waterway after more than a month of near-total closure. The Kospi......

Dollar nears 100 as strong jobs data and Iran war fuel safe-haven demand

The U.S. dollar index hovered near the 100-point mark on Friday as an unexpectedly strong March jobs report combined with deepening fears over a prolonged military conflict in Iran reinforced the greenback's status as the world's primary safe-haven currency. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 178,000......

Pope Leo XIV calls Herzog and Zelensky on Good Friday to urge peace

Pope Leo XIV held separate telephone conversations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, pressing both leaders to pursue diplomatic paths to end the wars ravaging the Middle East and Ukraine. The calls, confirmed by the Vatican in......

Analysts warn Iran could become a North Korea-style garrison state

More than a month into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, a growing number of analysts and business leaders are warning that the conflict may not end in regime change or capitulation, but in the transformation of the Islamic Republic into a closed, militarized garrison state modeled on......

Iran war threatens Asia's AI boom as energy costs surge

Asia's artificial intelligence ambitions face a significant test as the conflict in Iran drives up energy prices, strains supply chains, and raises production costs across the region's semiconductor industry, even as chip exports reach historic highs. South Korea's semiconductor exports......

Chinese stocks and bonds outperform global peers as Iran war reshapes energy markets

More than a month into the American-Israeli military campaign against Iran, China is absorbing the economic shock of oil supply disruptions and soaring energy costs, yet a growing number of analysts argue that the world's second-largest economy may be better positioned than most to weather the storm,......

Saudi Arabia pushes back on Trump's war strategy as Gulf allies fear retaliation

Several Gulf states have privately conveyed serious concerns to the Trump administration over the president's threats to target Iranian desalination plants, warning that such strikes could trigger catastrophic retaliation against their own water infrastructure. The warnings reveal a deepening rift......

DAX jumps nearly 3% in global rally fueled by hopes of an end to the Iran war

Germany's DAX index climbed nearly 3 percent on Wednesday, joining a broad global rally driven by hopes that the Middle East conflict could be nearing its end after President Donald Trump said he expected American forces to leave Iran within two to three weeks. The DAX closed up 2.73 percent at......

A record $977M bet against oil backfires as crude prices surge

Traders placed a record $977 million against crude oil in March, pouring capital into the ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF in the largest monthly inflow the fund has recorded since its launch in November 2008. The bet has so far gone badly wrong. SCO, which delivers twice the daily inverse......

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