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Israel and Lebanon have announced a 10-day ceasefire to allow negotiations for a more permanent security and peace agreement to continue.The truce was announced by United States President Donald Trump on Thursday and came into effect at 21:00 GMT.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe ceasefire follows six weeks of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group, Hezbollah. In its war on Lebanon, Israel has killed at least 2,196 people and displaced more than one million.But on Friday morning, Lebanon’s army reported several ceasefire violations by Israeli forces.Will the ceasefire last? What are its terms? Here’s what we…

Systematic hedge funds have ramped up their equity exposure at an unprecedented pace, adding $86 billion worth of stocks over the last five trading sessions, according to a Goldman Sachs note, cited in a Reuters report.The note highlighted that the surge represents one of the largest short-term buying sprees by Commodity Trading Advisors, a category of hedge funds that rely on algorithms to follow market trends rather than fundamental analysis.These funds typically use quantitative models and market signals to determine their trades.Their strategies are designed to capitalise on prevailing trends and exit positions when those trends begin to weaken, instead…

Author Ahmed Barakat Author Ahmed Barakat Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  April 17, 2026 Two tokens. Vertical charts. And a lot of unanswered questions. Siren crypto surged 32.97% in 24 hours to $0.927893 before consolidating near $0.62, while RaveDAO (RAVE) executed a 40x move from $0.30 to $18 in just five days. Both rallies now drawing serious manipulation scrutiny from on-chain analysts. The question the market keeps circling:…

New innovation in the exchange-traded fund industry could come at a cost to investors during extreme conditions.According to MFS Investment Management’s Jamie Harrison, ETFs involved in increasingly complex derivatives and less transparent markets may be in uncharted territory when it comes to violent downturns.”Those would be something that you’d want to keep an eye on as volatility ramps up,” the firm’s head of ETF capital markets told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “As innovation continues to increase at a rapid pace within the ETF wrapper, [it’s] definitely something that we advise our clients to be really front-footed about… Lack of transparency…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced that he is nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to helm the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).”I am pleased to announce the new leadership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is my Honor to nominate the incredibly talented Dr. Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, as my Director of the CDC,” the president declared in a Thursday Truth Social post.”Erica graduated from Brown University for College and Medical School, and served a distinguished career as a Doctor of Medicine in the United States Military, the…

Kirk’s accused assassin wants to bar murder video Lawyers for Tyler Robinson don’t want video of Charlie Kirk’s murder at Utah Valley University played next week during a hearing on their motion to have prosecutors kicked off the case over an alleged conflict of interest. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson is due in court Friday for a hearing on his defense team’s motion to exclude news cameras, and he still hasn’t entered a plea more than seven months after a shooting in front of a crowd of thousands at Utah Valley…

Several inmates in Ontario were still at large months after they were mistakenly released from jail, despite the solicitor general insisting they were returned to custody “immediately.” After Global News revealed jails in Ontario had accidentally released more than 150 inmates over the past five years, an issue the minister in charge of the file was briefed on last year, the government vowed to “get to the bottom” of how the releases had happened.Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was “furious” about the issue, and his solicitor general, Michael Kerzner, acknowledged “way too many” people were being mistakenly released.Facing a…

The country coach preparing to come up against WA’s greatest-ever goal-kicker in his football comeback says he’s got plenty of plans in place for Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin. 

State-affiliated The Economic Daily reported that Spring Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have cancelled some Southeast Asia-bound flights scheduled during the Labour Day holiday in May.Malaysia’s AirAsia has suspended two routes between Bangkok and Shanghai as well as Xi’an.A travel notice on its website stated that flights between Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport and Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport will be suspended from Apr 17 while flights to Xi’an Xianyang International Airport will be halted from May 11.Some flights to Singapore have also been impacted. Juneyao Air, which operates both domestic and international flights from Shanghai, has cancelled…

Canada’s match against New Zealand at T20 World Cup among allegations of corruption against country’s cricket set up.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026The International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating Cricket Canada over allegations of match corruption, including the team’s loss to New Zealand at the recent T20 World Cup hosted by India and Sri Lanka.The game in Chennai – which Canada lost by eight wickets – is under scrutiny following allegations of corruption highlighted in a documentary aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The ACU (anti-corruption unit) is aware of…