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US stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors navigated heightened geopolitical uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with late-session optimism helping broader markets recover from earlier losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 85.42 points, or 0.18%, to close at 46,584.46. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose 0.08% to 6,616.85, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.10% to 22,017.85, both extending their winning streaks to five consecutive sessions.Late rally lifts markets on diplomatic hopesStocks rebounded sharply in the final hour of trading after comments from Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signaled potential diplomatic progress.…

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As the deadline set by US President Donald Trump approaches, tensions have intensified after reports that Iranian civilians were urged to gather around key infrastructure sites potentially targeted in US or Israeli strikes.Mr Trump has condemned the tactic, describing calls for civilians to form protective chains around power plants and bridges as “totally illegal”.“Totally illegal. They’re not allowed to do that,” Mr Trump said when asked about crowds gathering near infrastructure such as Iranian power plants and bridges, as the countdown continues towards his ultimatum tied to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.The development comes amid increasingly frightening rhetoric from…

BUA NOI’S CHAMPIONOne of the heroes of Sytsma’s film and one of the main champions for Bua Noi’s freedom is a 70-year-old Thai woman named Sinjira Apitan.Her house in central Bangkok is easy to spot.Outside in the small front garden is a life-size cardboard cut out of a gorilla. Around one of the trees, she has wrapped a tarpaulin sheet with hung paper cutouts of children’s hands.Students have drawn pictures and written messages for Bua Noi, like “born to be wild” and “you have my hands”.They are symbols of the long campaign she has run for decades, originally as a…

Djibouti built its economy on the strategy of charging rent to different military world powers.The US, China, France, Japan, Turkey and Italy all have a base in this Horn of Africa country. But the expansion of the war on Iran threatens to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and make Djibouti the next hotspot. Al Jazeera’s Marthe van der Wolf explains.Published On 7 Apr 20267 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democratic candidate is facing scrutiny over an apparent reversal on the southern border as she seeks to flip a battleground House seat this year.Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti recently criticized former President Joe Biden’s handling of the southern border, calling it “a huge misstep” and “really terrible” during a March podcast appearance.The House hopeful, however, did not appear to publicly criticize the administration’s border policies when Biden was president.Cognetti, who has served as the mayor of Biden’s hometown since 2020, is vying to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan in November’s midterm elections.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA unveiled the first-ever photo of Earth from the far side of the moon after a flyby Tuesday, taken by the Artemis II astronauts that President Donald Trump hailed in a phone call as “modern-day pioneers.”The historic image, taken for the very first time by human beings from this exact perspective, was compared by NASA to the iconic “Earthrise” photo taken by astronaut Bill Anders from the Apollo 8 mission nearly 60 years ago.NASA dubbed the photo “Earthset,” as a callback to the 1968 photo.”Humanity, from the other side,” The White House…

A week after the federal and Ontario governments announced they would cut the HST for new homes bought in Ontario for a year, the federal housing minister said he is in talks to expand the initiative. “We are in discussions with all of the provinces and territories about taking down the GST for one year on new home purchases,” Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said in an interview with Global News.The minister did not provide a timeline as to when agreements with other provinces may be announced, but emphasized that provincial governments will be expected to put up their own money…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colorado sophomore quarterback Dominiq Ponder, the 23-year-old who died in a car accident last month, reportedly had double the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he crashed.Ponder’s blood-alcohol content was 0.167 g/100 mL, according to an autopsy report obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The Boulder County Coroner’s report stated Ponder’s cause of death of was multiple blunt force injuries in an accident.Ponder’s mother said that she hopes conversations about decision-making can come from his tragic loss. Bethune-Cookman QB Dominiq Ponder takes a snap during the Wildcats’ spring game Saturday, April…

Powerhouse Reds prop Massimo De Lutiis has re-signed with Rugby Australia for three years despite strong Irish interest.