Washington (AP): The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House. Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, up sharply from
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NEW DELHI/LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – India’s shipping ministry has granted special permission to four vessels carrying Iranian oil – as requested by Reliance Industrie – to berth at the western port of Sikka, three industry sources said. India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer, has not received a cargo from Tehran since May
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Mumbai, Apr 10 (PTI): The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day 17 paise lower at 92.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, weighed down by risks from rising global tensions, especially the US-Iran conflict. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed high volatility as the deadline for the RBI’s instructions to banks to
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Damaged buildings at Kafr Kila following Israeli army activity across the border between Israel and Lebanon, as seen from Metula on the Israeli side of the border, April 9, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
Heavy machinery operates at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Ain Al Mraiseh in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
Police officers stand guard on a road leading to the President's house in the background, as Pakistan prepares to host the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
A man stands near a damaged building at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Tallet El Khayat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026. (Photo: Reuters) -
An Israeli Apache helicopter releases a flare as it flies over the border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, April 9, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Reuters) – A fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran showed further strain on Friday, a day before they are to negotiate in Pakistan, as Washington accused Tehran of breaching promises on the Strait of Hormuz and Israel struck Lebanon with attacks that Iran has claimed violate the truce. There was
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