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RBA Lifts Cash Rate to 4.1% in Narrow 5–4 Vote as Oil Shock Fans Inflation Risks

Policymakers acted to head off inflation risks from a Middle East oil price surge.

Canada and UK Align on Iranian Attacks, Ukraine Support, and Defense Financing

FCC Chair Threatens Broadcasters’ Licenses Over Iran War Coverage

PP Extends Hold in Castilla y León as Vox Stalls and Podemos Craters

F1 Cancels April Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix Over Security and Logistics

U.S. Push for Hormuz Escort Coalition Yields No Pledges as Oil Tops $100

PP Wins Castilla y León but Needs Vox to Govern

Trump Calls for Allied Warships as Iran Widens Strikes and Gulf Shipping Stalls

Hormuz Shutdown Chokes Fertilizer Supply as U.S. Weighs Farmer Relief

F1 Expected to Cancel Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs as Security Crisis Disrupts April Schedule

U.S. Strikes Iran’s Kharg Island as Oil Shock Deepens and Baghdad Embassy Helipad Is Hit

FBI: Michigan Synagogue Attacker Died by Suicide, Case Targeted the Jewish Community

Pentagon Bars Press Photographers From Hegseth’s Briefings After Reports of ‘Unflattering’ Images

White House Weighs Temporary Jones Act Waivers to Ease Fuel Squeeze

Milei and Cabinet Close Ranks Behind Adorni as Plane Trip Furor Triggers Legal and Congressional Fights

Israel Pounds Tehran as Iran Tightens Grip on Hormuz, Oil Tops $100

IEA Unleashes Record Oil Reserves as Hormuz Strikes Send Prices Back Toward $100

Thune Sets Senate Vote on SAVE America Act as Cornyn Backs Filibuster Changes

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Vows to Press Attacks and Use Hormuz as Leverage

Oscars Tighten Security After FBI Drone Alert as Show Prepares to Go On