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U.S. and Iranian officials opened face-to-face talks in Islamabad, turning a ceasefire headline into the world’s most important test of whether war can actually de-risk shipping, sanctions and regional escalation.
- Middle EastU.S. and Iranian officials met face to face in Islamabad under Pakistani mediation.
- Global EnergyThree supertankers moved through Hormuz but traffic remained far from normal.
- EuropeRussia and Ukraine paired an Easter ceasefire with a 175-for-175 prisoner swap.
- AfricaSudanese refugees faced looming cuts to food and water aid amid a major funding gap.
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Hormuz Clearing Begins but the Shipping Shock Is Still Passing Through
U.S.-Iran talks and new mine-clearing efforts have opened a partial path through the Strait of Hormuz, but traffic remains far below normal and importers are still paying for the disruption.
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Japan Adds $4 Billion to Rapidus as Chip Race Shifts to Hokkaido
Japan approved another 631.5 billion yen for Rapidus, deepening a state-backed push to build domestic advanced-chip capacity and reduce reliance on foreign foundries.
3 min read
Chagos Deal Frozen as U.S. Backs Away
Britain halted legislation to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Washington withdrew formal support for the deal.
3 min read
Cyclone Vaianu Triggers Evacuations Across New Zealand’s North Island
Authorities ordered evacuations and declared emergencies as Cyclone Vaianu approached New Zealand’s North Island with heavy rain and damaging winds.
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Perspectives
More Than a Million People Are About to Lose the Aid Your Feed Barely Mentioned
In eastern Chad, Sudanese families are sleeping in the open as food, water and health support are cut back. The humanitarian warning spread in African and francophone coverage, but barely broke through in English-language news.
4 min read
PerspectivesThe Trade Truce Your Feed Missed: China Quietly Rewrote a $2 Billion Pork Fight
Beijing cut its final anti-dumping tariffs on EU pork to 4.9%–19.8%, easing pressure on Spain and other exporters in a trade dispute that drew heavy non-English coverage and barely registered in English feeds.
4 min read
PerspectivesPakistan Moves to the Centre of U.S.-Iran Diplomacy
Pakistan is hosting indirect U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad after helping broker a two-week ceasefire, turning a regional power often treated as peripheral into the main channel for a fragile negotiation.
3 min read
Perspectives309,000 Tonnes Waiting in Haryana — The Wheat Story Missing From Most of the World
More than 309,000 tonnes of wheat were sitting unsold in Haryana mandis as rain, moisture rules and falling prices squeezed Indian farmers. Hindi farm coverage treated it as urgent. Most English audiences barely saw it.
5 min read
PerspectivesEurope and China Keep the SMILE Mission Moving Despite a Launch Delay
The ESA-China SMILE mission reached its launch window this week, then slipped on a technical issue, offering a rare example of scientific cooperation holding through a fractured geopolitical climate.
3 min read
World
See all →Chagos Deal Frozen as U.S. Backs Away
Britain halted legislation to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Washington withdrew formal support for the deal.
3 min read
Ukraine and Russia Open Easter Truce With Prisoner Swap
Ukraine and Russia exchanged 175 prisoners each as a 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire came into force under heavy skepticism.
3 min read
Easter Truce Exposes the Limits of a Pause in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine said they would observe a 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire, but civilians and soldiers have seen too many failed pauses to assume it will last.
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Money
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Ecuador and Colombia Turn a Feud Into a 100% Tariff Wall
Ecuador raised tariffs on Colombian imports to 100%, and Colombia answered with matching duties, formalising a trade rupture that had been building for months.
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UNCTAD Says Trade Hit $35 Trillion. It Also Says the System Is Getting More Fragile
Global trade reached a record in 2025, but UNCTAD says conflict, shipping disruption and higher trade costs are raising the risk of a slower 2026.
3 min read
Climate
See all →Cyclone Vaianu Triggers Evacuations Across New Zealand’s North Island
Authorities ordered evacuations and declared emergencies as Cyclone Vaianu approached New Zealand’s North Island with heavy rain and damaging winds.
2 min read
Hormuz Remains Choked Even as Oil Falls, and WFP Warns 45 Million More Could Go Hungry
The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively constrained and the World Food Programme says the Middle East conflict could push 45 million more people into acute hunger this year.
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Life Systems
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Aid Cuts Leave 1.3 Million Sudanese Refugees in Chad Facing Deeper Hunger
UN agencies say a $428 million funding gap is forcing cuts to food, water, shelter and health services for Sudanese refugees in Chad.
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One Million Sudanese Refugees Face Deeper Aid Cuts in Chad
UN agencies said funding gaps are forcing cuts to food and basic services for more than one million Sudanese refugees in Chad.
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Perspectives
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Perspectives
More Than a Million People Are About to Lose the Aid Your Feed Barely Mentioned
In eastern Chad, Sudanese families are sleeping in the open as food, water and health support are cut back. The humanitarian warning spread in African and francophone coverage, but barely broke through in English-language news.
4 min read
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