A woman walks in front of the Gucci store on Fifth Avenue in Trump Tower on February 24, 2021 in New York City. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Luxury stocks tanked early Wednesday after Gucci-owner Kering and Hermes reported first-quarter earnings that disappointed investors amid a conflict in the Middle East that…
This is the second article examining the environmental cost of modern warfare. The first article in the series explored war as a powerful, compressed engine of pollution. Here we ask a harder question: when environmental destruction is not incidental, but deliberate, should it be declared a crime against the Earth? Read part one Environmental lawyer…
Tracking data appears to show a number of Iran-linked ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in the hours after the U.S. blockade of the waterway began on Monday. The U.S. military said its blockade would apply to “all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports,” but that it would “not impede freedom of navigation…
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a peace deal “very badly” after talks in Islamabad ended without agreement, insisting any framework hinges on Tehran agreeing never to develop a nuclear weapon. Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on…
A sign is posted on the exterior of a BlackRock office on Jan. 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Asset management giant BlackRock raised its outlook for U.S. stocks, reasoning that contained impacts from the Iran war and strong corporate earnings will create a favorable backdrop for domestic equities. The…
NewsFeed Iran’s military has called US blockade plans in the Strait of Hormuz an “act of piracy”, warning that the ports in the Gulf and Seas of Oman are “either for everyone or for no one”. Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi is in Tehran. Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026 Click here to share on…
African assets have outperformed broader emerging markets since the start of the Iran conflict, challenging perceptions of the continent as a high-risk investment destination. Bloomberg data shows African local-currency bonds have declined less than the wider emerging-market index during the period. Over the past 12 months, they have delivered roughly double the returns of their…
Pope Leo XIV offered his strongest condemnation yet of the war in Iran, appearing to take multiple veiled shots at President Trump on Saturday, speaking out against military actions “some adults proudly boast about.” The rebuke, during a prayer vigil for peace at St. Peter’s Basilica, comes days after the pope said it was “truly…
Both sides have agreed to observe the temporary truce, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war continue to stall. Published On 11 Apr 202611 Apr 2026 A temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine has come into force, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Kyiv would respect it if Moscow did. The ceasefire is due to…
A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. Richard Carson | Reuters Oil prices slipped below the $100 threshold on Friday amid persistent tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with the vital shipping lane still largely closed…
