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Asia Markets Brace for Trump's Promised Assault on Iranian Infrastructure
Dollar Steady as Traders Fret About Escalating Iran War
Oil Prices Open Higher as US-Israeli War With Iran Continues to Disrupt Supply
How a Perilous US Rescue Mission in Iran Nearly Went Off Course
Russian Baltic Port Resumes Crude Loading After Attacks, Bloomberg News Reports
Date: April 5, 2026
April 5 (Reuters) - Russia's key Baltic port of Ust-Luga resumed crude loading after days of disruptions amid multiple Ukrainian drone attacks in the region, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The...
US Rescues Airman, Vows 'hell' for Iran if Strait Stays Shut
Date: April 5, 2026
By Phil Stewart and Menna AlaaElDin WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. special forces rescued an airman in a high-risk mission deep inside Iran while President Donald Trump threatened to rain...
Russia Says US Should Abandon 'language of Ultimatums' on Iran
Date: April 5, 2026
April 5 (Reuters) - Russia expressed hope on Sunday that efforts to de-escalate the Iran conflict would bear fruit and said the U.S. would contribute by "abandoning the language of ultimatums and...
Ships Near Italy Rescue 32 Migrants, 71 Lost at Sea, Charities Say
Date: April 5, 2026
ROME, April 5 (Reuters) - Two merchant vessels near the Italian coast recovered the bodies of two migrants and rescued 32 survivors from a boat trying to cross to Europe from Libya on Easter weekend,...
China Ready to Cooperate With Russia to Ease Middle East Tension, Foreign Minister Says
Date: April 5, 2026
BEIJING, April 5 (Reuters) - China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the U.N. Security Council and make efforts to cool down the Middle East situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told...
Trump Threatens to Hit Iran Infrastructure on Tuesday if Strait Remains Blocked
Date: April 5, 2026
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in an expletive-laden social media post on Sunday that the United States will target Iran's power plants and bridges on...