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Iran War Sends Spanish Inflation Soaring to 3.3% Economy

Iran War Sends Spanish Inflation Soaring to 3.3%

Spain's CPI reached 3.3% year-on-year in March 2026, the highest rate since 2024, driven by rising fuel costs stemming from the conflict in the Middle...

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Israel Blocks Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre Culture

Israel Blocks Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre

Israeli police barred Cardinal Pizzaballa from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre — the first such disruption in...

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Houthis Enter Iran War With First Missile Strike on Israel Economy

Houthis Enter Iran War With First Missile Strike on Israel

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday, marking their first direct attack since the US-Israeli war on Iran b...

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GfK Consumer Climate Plunges to -28: Iran War Fuels Anxiety Economy

GfK Consumer Climate Plunges to -28: Iran War Fuels Anxiety

The GfK consumer climate index falls to -28.0 points in April 2026 — the lowest level since the energy crisis in March 2024. Rising energy prices due...

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Air France Reworks Summer 2026 Network in Response to Middle East Tensions Economy

Air France Reworks Summer 2026 Network in Response to Middle East Tensions

Air France unveils its summer 2026 schedule, featuring a new Paris-Las Vegas route, a significant boost to Asian services, and the continued suspensio...

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Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High Living & Furniture

Iran War Sends Mortgage Rates to Six-Month High

The conflict in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz blockade have driven U.S. mortgage rates to 6.38%, their highest in six months, as surging oil prices pu...

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Poland Slashes VAT on Fuel to 8% in Tusk's 'CPN' Package Economy

Poland Slashes VAT on Fuel to 8% in Tusk's 'CPN' Package

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced an anti-crisis package dubbed "CPN," which includes a reduction in VAT on fuel from 23% to 8% and a cut in ex...

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OECD Cuts Growth Outlook as Middle East War Roils Economy Economy

OECD Cuts Growth Outlook as Middle East War Roils Economy

The OECD's March 2026 Interim Economic Outlook projects global growth at 2.9%, warning that the Middle East conflict has erased prospects for an upgra...

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What Is Iran's Revolutionary Guard and How It Works Technology

What Is Iran's Revolutionary Guard and How It Works

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is far more than a military force — it controls missiles, proxies, and a multibillion-dollar business empire,...

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Oil: $580 Million in Suspicious Bets Placed Before Trump Tweet Economy

Oil: $580 Million in Suspicious Bets Placed Before Trump Tweet

A BBC investigation reveals that traders placed $580 million in oil bets minutes before Trump's announcement on Iran, causing a 14% drop in crude oil...

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G7 in France: Rubio Faces Skepticism from Allies Economy

G7 in France: Rubio Faces Skepticism from Allies

France is hosting the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay from March 25 to 27. The conflict in Iran and the war in Ukraine...

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Oil Crashes 11% on US-Iran Deal Hopes, Markets Surge Economy

Oil Crashes 11% on US-Iran Deal Hopes, Markets Surge

Brent crude plunged below $100 per barrel for the first time in two weeks after Trump signaled productive talks with Iran, triggering a global stock r...

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