• Australia Shore up Fuel Supplies
  • Talks Between Iran and U.S. Start in Islamabad
  • Nationals Leader Promotes Work From Home
  • "Enough of the Display of Power! Enough of War!"
  • Polls Suggest Trump Still Shielding Labor
Britain beats Australia to advance to Billie Jean King Cup finals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Britain advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup finals when doubles pair Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage beat Australia’s Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the teams’ best-of-five matchup Saturday.

Delta Goodrem follows in Celine Dion's footsteps to Eurovision

LONDON (AP) – With links to Celine Dion and Olivia Newton-John, Delta Goodrem is one of the best-connected contestants at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Does the Iran ceasefire mean the fuel crisis is over? Not even close

It might feel like a lifetime ago, but it was just last week analysts began talking about fuel rationing in Australia.  This week, that prospect seems less likely. A temporary ceasefire in the Iran war has been announced, even as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads off to Singapore - a crucial refinery hub - to firm up fuel supplies.

 

War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging

WASHINGTON (AP) – The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.

China's car exports surge as expectations grow for EV pivot

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports of passenger cars accelerated in March, an industry association said Friday, as Chinese automakers stepped up their push to grow overseas markets.

Judge extends restraining order on $6.2B merger of Nexstar and Tegna

A federal judge on Friday extended an emergency restraining order on a $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna for one week while he decides whether a longer block on the deal is needed.

Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling war in Iran

ROME (AP) – In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Leo presided over an evening prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica on the same day the United States and Iran began face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan and as a fragile ceasefire held.

Talks between Iran and the U.S. have started in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United States and Iran began historic face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week. The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks, a rare instance of high-level engagement.

Unsettled and uncertain: What the Iran war means around the world

The long-term fallout of the war in Iran is only beginning to take shape, but this much is clear: The conflict has left the Middle East unsettled, alliances strained and the world facing uncertain shifts in the balance of economic and military power.

DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) – The leaders of Hungary’s two biggest parties held their final election rallies on Saturday to close a turbulent campaign that will reach its apex in Sunday’s election. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing the biggest political test of his career.