• Trump Weighing a Currency Swap with UAE
  • Iran Attacks Third Ship in Strait of Hormuz
  • From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: US pivots to economic warfare on Iran
  • EU to Approve $106B Loan for Ukraine
  • Trump family deal spree could open door for future presidents
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

LONDON (AP) – Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. “The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain – it’s inevitable,” Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health said.

Trump: "Open the Fuckin' Strait, You Crazy Bastards, or You'll be Living in Hell"

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines. A defiant Iran showed no sign of backing down.

Ukraine wants a Zelenskyy-Putin summit to jolt stalled US-led peace efforts

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine is pushing for face-to-face talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kyiv’s top diplomat said, presenting a potential summit as a way of injecting new momentum into U.S.-led efforts to end Russia’s more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.

SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this year

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – SpaceX says it has the rights to buy artificial intelligence coding tool Cursor for $60 billion later this year as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company looks for ways to compete with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI ahead of a planned Wall Street debut.

UK inflation rises as prices at the pump spike after Iran war

LONDON (AP) – Inflation in the U.K. climbed in March after a sharp jump in prices at the petrol pump in the wake of the disruption to energy supplies caused by the Iran war, official figures showed Wednesday.

Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight

LONDON (AP) – Apple’s next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker’s hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacks a third ship in the Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacks a third ship in the Strait of Hormuz, semiofficial Iranian news agencies report. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. is indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran - a day before it was to expire.

EU close to approving a $106B loan for Ukraine after months of deadlock

BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Wednesday was on the cusp of approving a massive loan for Ukraine as oil began flowing again through a key pipeline toward Hungary and Slovakia, lifting a major obstacle to approving the funds.

UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

LONDON (AP) – Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. “The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain – it’s inevitable,” Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health said.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine is pushing for face-to-face talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kyiv’s top diplomat said, presenting a potential summit as a way of injecting new momentum into U.S.-led efforts to end Russia’s more than four-year invasion of its neighbor.