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Middle East War: The Latest Updates
Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in boost to ceasefire efforts
European leaders urge negotiated settlement as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, downgrading previous estimate
Russia's internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontent
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 erased its dip and rose 0.6%. The Dow Jones climbed 0.6%, and the Nasdaq added 0.8% after Israel's prime minister authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon. Oil prices pared some of their earlier gains but remained higher.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippines unveiled a major coast guard base Thursday on an island in the South China Sea to serve as a “steadfast sentinel of our sovereignty” in a disputed region closely guarded by China’s forces.
BEIRUT (AP) – In the hours after the U.S. and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire, Israel dramatically escalated its attacks in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The burst of strikes in central Beirut and other parts of the country killed over 300 people and wounded 1,150, according to health officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began. An inflation gauge monitored by the Federal Reserve rose 0.4% in February from January, up slightly from the previous month.
NEW YORK (AP) – Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount, in a move that arrives amid a messy legal battle and the Skydance-owned company’s ongoing efforts to take over Hollywood rival Warner Bros. Discovery.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy, slowed by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate.
A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire is faltering after Israel pounded Beirut and as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while truce talks remain uncertain. Both Tehran and Washington are claiming victory and exerting pressure.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors.
Several dozen people lined up outside a presidential administration building on a sunny spring weekend in central Moscow as police stood nearby and watched them closely. The people were lodging complaints about the government’s intensifying crackdown on the internet that has seen regular shutdowns of cellphone internet connections.
ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. Leo urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders to demand they reject war and work for peace.
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