DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s national rial currency dropped to a record low Wednesday while a U.S. naval blockade has increased pressure on its already battered economy amid a fragile ceasefire.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S stock market motored to more records as profits keep piling up for big businesses. The S&P 500 rallied 1%. The Dow Jones jumped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9% to its own record. Alphabet led the way after reported profit for the start of 2026 that blew past analysts' expectations.
HONG KONG (AP) – China’s factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, according to an official survey on Thursday, as its economy remained resilient despite higher energy prices due to the Iran war.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – When water trucks motor into their neighborhood, the Abu Daqqa family scrambles to hose what they can into dented plastic jerry cans marked with their name.
The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel’s government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that’s been in place since the war’s start in 2023 and continues even as a ceasefire has been in place for more than six months.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Activists on a flotilla of boats seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza said Thursday that Israel forces intercepted the vessels overnight, smashing engines and detaining some of those onboard while they were sailing in international waters near Greece, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from Gaza and Israel.
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) – A peace initiative to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has been effectively “frozen” by the Turkish government, a top militant commander said on Thursday.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – Mourners carried the body of a teenager killed by Israel’s military through the hills of the West Bank ‘s largest city on Thursday, the latest victim in a surge of violence this month.
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