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Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-14T09:04:49+00:00

Oil markets shrugged it off, but the effort to hurt Iran could provoke retaliation that inflicts more damage on energy assets and the global economy.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la centrale nucléaire de Zaporijia perd son approvisionnement énergétique externe ; des coupures de courant dans six régions ukrainiennes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-14T09:04:41+00:00

En raison des combats et des bombardements visant les infrastructures énergétiques en Ukraine, certains consommateurs des régions de Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporijia, Kharkiv, d’Odessa, de Mykolaïv et Kherson sont temporairement privés d’électricité mardi matin.

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la centrale nucléaire de Zaporijia privée de son alimentation électrique externe ; des coupures de courant dans six régions ukrainiennes

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-14T09:04:37+00:00

En raison des combats et des bombardements visant les infrastructures énergétiques en Ukraine, certains consommateurs des régions de Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporijia, Kharkiv, d’Odessa, de Mykolaïv et Kherson sont temporairement privés d’électricité mardi matin.

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As War Chills Economy, Dubai’s Most Vulnerable Bear the Cost

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-14T09:00:40+00:00

Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates, whose hospitality industry has been hit hard by the war with Iran, are facing furloughs, pay cuts and even repatriation.

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China Evergrande’s billionaire boss pleads guilty to fraud

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T08:56:34+00:00

Hui Ka Yan expresses remorse in trial proceedings after collapse of world’s most indebted property developerBusiness live – latest updatesA former steelworker who rose to become one of China’s richest people has pleaded guilty to charges including fundraising fraud after the collapse of Evergrande, the world’s most indebted property developer.The property group’s founder, Hui Ka Yan, “pleaded guilty and expressed remorse” in trial proceedings at a court in China’s southern city of Shenzhen against him and Evergrande, the court said in a posting on its official WeChat account. He also pleaded g

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Middle East crisis live: US blockade of Iranian ports continues as Hezbollah urges Lebanon to pull out of talks with Israel

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T08:55:34+00:00

Vance accuses Iran of ‘economic terrorism’; Hezbollah says it will not abide by agreements that result from talks in the USUS starts naval blockade of Iranian ports after deadline passesSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has said rising tensions around the strait of Hormuz make it hard to be optimistic about the fallout from the Iran war, warning that high oil prices and supply-chain strains are likely to persist for some time.Lee told a cabinet meeting on Tuesday the government should treat prolonged disruption in global energy and raw materials markets as a given and reinforce its emergenc

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In Rare Talks, Israeli and Lebanese Officials Look for Way Forward

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-14T08:34:43+00:00

Officials from the two countries were expected to meet in Washington on Tuesday. The talks were not expected to produce an immediate breakthrough in the war between Hezbollah and Israel.

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HSBC says Iran war is hitting confidence as businesses warn over economic risks

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-14T08:31:55+00:00

Oil-driven inflation is big challenge to world economy, lifting inflation and depressing growth, says bank’s chairBusiness live – latest updatesHSBC bosses have said the Iran war is already hitting global economic confidence, as a string of business leaders warned over the impact of the conflict.Georges Elhedery, the Lebanon-born chief executive of the bank, told Bloomberg Television at an HSBC conference in Hong Kong: “We’re saddened and concerned with what’s happening in the Middle East, and we’re concerned not just with what’s happening, but also with how long this will take. Continue readi

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Металурги закликали скасувати обмеження строку служби вагонів: наслідки будуть катастрофічними

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-14T08:24:00+00:00

Представники гірничо-металургійного комплексу звернулися до уряду з вимогою скасувати обмеження строку експлуатації вантажних вагонів. У галузі попереджають, що збереження чинних правил після війни може...

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