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International News Bulletin — May 4, 2026
Politics U.S. launches “Project Freedom” in Strait of Hormuz – President Trump announced a U.S. Navy escort mission to guide neutral and innocent vessels from dozens of countries through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Iran war. A tanker reported being hit by projectiles seven nautical miles north of Fujairah, UAE, while Iran threatened […]
International News Bulletin — May 3, 2026
Politics Iran responds to US peace proposal with 14-point plan – Tehran has presented a detailed 14-point response to Washington’s proposal aimed at ending the conflict in the Gulf, reigniting cautious diplomacy after weeks of tension. Negotiators say the plan addresses sanctions relief, oil exports and the future of the Strait of Hormuz. Myanmar moves […]
International News Bulletin — May 2, 2026
Politics Trump rejects Iran’s latest peace proposal as conflict enters day 64 – US President Donald Trump said the Iranian peace proposal includes demands he "can’t agree to," prolonging the standoff that began in late February. The US-led blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has now turned away 48 Iranian-linked vessels in 20 days, three […]
International News Bulletin — May 2, 2026
Politics Trump extends Iran war ceasefire – U.S. President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire in the Iran war, giving mediators additional time to arrange a new round of face-to-face talks. Trump said he is "not satisfied" with Iran's latest peace proposal, signaling that diplomacy remains fragile despite the temporary truce. Hegseth grilled […]
Weekly Financial News — May 1, 2026
Synthesised review of global financial markets for the week of April 24–30, 2026, drawn from specialised newsletters and macroeconomic news. 🌍 Dominant theme of the week The week was driven by three structuring forces: Jerome Powell’s final monetary policy meeting at the helm of the Fed, the avalanche of quarterly earnings from US tech giants […]
International News – 05/01/2026
Politics Israel-Lebanon ceasefire under strain – Lebanon’s National News Agency reports Israeli strikes have killed more than 30 people in a single day, including two children in southern Lebanon, in further violations of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire signed last month. The escalation raises fresh doubts about the durability of the truce. Israel expands controlled zone in […]
Sixty Days In: The Iran War and the Hormuz Stranglehold
Dispatch · Middle East Filed from open sources Reading time · 9 min ⊳ Special Report · The Iran War, Day 62 Sixty days in, a war on pause and a sea on edge. A fragile ceasefire holds. A vital chokepoint does not. As Washington and Tehran approach a constitutional flashpoint, the world economy waits […]
AI Week in Review: $700B Capex, GPT-5.5, and a Stalled EU AI Act (April 24 – May 1, 2026)
Weekly AI digest — April 24 to May 1, 2026. If a single week could capture the strange duality of the AI cycle in 2026, this was it. On the same days that Big Tech reported eye-watering capital expenditure plans north of $700 billion for the year, Brussels could not agree on whether to delay […]
International News – 04/30/2026
Politics South Korea sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years – An appeals court sentenced ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting ahead of his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. The ruling marks one of the most consequential post-impeachment criminal […]
International News – 04/29/2026
Politics U.S. weighs Iranian Strait of Hormuz proposal as Trump demands nuclear concessions – President Trump and his national security team voiced skepticism toward Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for tabling nuclear talks. Tehran has so far refused Trump’s central demand to halt all enrichment and formally renounce nuclear weapons, […]