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Apr 7, 2026 - World

Among the millions at the receiving end of the worst onslaught by Israeli forces is 50-year-old Khaleel, whose turbo power generation plant was attacked twice since the war began.

Apr 7, 2026 - World

U.S. Vice President JD Vance doubled down on President Donald Trump's threat to end Iran's civilization in one night, with the hint that nuclear weapons could be used."A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump wrote on Tuesday on Truth Social.Moments later, Vance echoed those words during a speech in Hungary."But we feel confident that we can get a response, whether it's positive or negative, we're going to get a response from the Iranians by 8 o'clock tonight," the vice president said. "I hope they make the right response because what we really want is we want a world where oil and gas is flowing freely.""That's not going to happen if the Iranians are engaged in acts of economic terrorism, so they've got to know we've got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use. The President of the United States can decide to use them, and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don't change their course of conduct," he continued. "So I hope that they're smart. The president has set a deadline for about 12 hours from now in the United States. We're going to find out, but there's going to be a lot of negotiation between now and then."

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Chuck Schumer says Republicans who voted against Senate’s attempt to pass war powers resolution own ‘every consequence of whatever the hell this is’Sign up for Breaking News US email alertsDuring a press conference in Budapest with Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán, vice-president JD Vance is asked how the military goals in Iran can be achieved if the US continues its attacks on the country.Vance was also asked about reports about US attacks on Kharg Island. The vice-president said the plan was to hit “some military targets” there and “I believe we have done so.” Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

Analysis shows they are reliant on market investors such as hedge funds, which contributed $4tn last yearBusiness live – latest updatesEmerging economies are at greater risk of higher interest rates and currency shocks as a result of the Iran war because of increased reliance on market investors such as hedge funds, the International Monetary Fund has warned.The IMF’s analysis shows that a cumulative $4tn flowed into emerging markets last year from outside the formal banking sector – including from hedge funds and investment funds. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2026 - World

US vice-president claims ‘the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary’ … and here they are!JD Vance and Usha Vance off the Air Force Two, welcomed by Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó as they begin their two-day trip to the Hungarian capital. Continue reading...