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April 7, 2026

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PM’s pragmatism on Trump’s Iran fury risks Australia following US into Operation Epic Fail | Zoe Daniel

For all of our sakes, let’s hope that Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury doesn’t turn into Operation Epic Fail. It could still go either way. And although I’ve written here before that hope is not a strategy, the rapid disintegration of the global order means there’s little else to lean on in this moment. Last year, in an interview with the New York Times, Donald Trump said the only constraint to his power as US president was: “My own morality, my own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” He added: “I don’t need international law.” Sign up:

April 7, 2026

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Missing U.S. crew member from downed fighter jet rescued in Iran, Trump says

A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran was rescued by U.S. forces early Sunday morning local time, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News. The jet’s pilot was rescued on Friday.  “We have rescued the seriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 Crew Member/Officer, from deep inside the mountains of Iran,” President Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday, calling him “a highly respected Colonel.”  Mr. Trump said the pilot was rescued “in broad daylight” after U.S. forces spent “seven hours over Iran.” He plans to

April 6, 2026

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US aviator missing after Iran shot down fighter rescued

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane had fallen behind enemy lines.A defiant Iran showed no sign of backing down, striking economic and infrastructure targets in neighboring Gulf Arab countries and challenging the U.S. account of the rescue.In a social media post, Trump promised strikes on Iran’s power plants and bridges. He vowed the “crazy bastards” would be “living in Hell” if the strait, a crucial waterway for global

April 6, 2026

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U.S. oil is breaking out as Iran war continues. A look at how past peaks have affected stocks

WTI crude oil has extended its steep upmove amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty, which has investors on edge. We revisited previous shocks in the price of crude oil and reviewed the subsequent performance of the S & P 500 Index (SPX) . Specifically, we examined the last four major peaks to get a sense of the impact on the equity market. To frame the recent upmove, we share a monthly bar chart of WTI crude oil, which flashed a monthly MACD buy signal in February, marking the culmination of an extended downtrend off the 2022 highs. The signal supports a continuation

April 6, 2026

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After 80-year bond, Germans find breaking up with U.S. is hard to do

BERLIN — Having grown up in West Berlin after World War II, Eike Schur’s fondest childhood memories are largely about America. The American GIs who occupied his Kreuzberg neighborhood tossed him packs of Wrigley’s chewing gum and when he got older, he washed their cars and babysat their kids. He listened exclusively to the Armed Forces Network, the U.S. military radio station, fawning over Hank Williams and later Elvis Presley. He remembers trying on his first jeans and vividly recalls when an American major invited his family to the officers’ mess, where he ate strawberries with whipped cream for the

April 6, 2026

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Trump revives family separations amid drive to deport millions: ‘A tactic to punish’ | US immigration

The Trump administration has revived the practice of separating families in order to coerce immigrants and asylum seekers to leave the US, attorneys and former immigration officials allege. In several cases, officials have retaliated against immigrants who challenged deportation orders by forcibly separating them from their children, a Guardian investigation found. The officials misclassified the children as “unaccompanied minors” before placing them in government-run shelters or foster care. The new practice has taken effect as the administration has also issued stringent new limits on who can take custody of unaccompanied minors – which advocates say keep thousands of children away

April 6, 2026

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‘No clear goal’: lack of Iran war plan has unleashed chaos and could stymie US military for decades, say critics | Trump administration

As US and Israeli jets descended to deliver the opening salvos of the war in Iran, Donald Trump’s back-of-the-envelope plan for regime change in Tehran was about to run into the reality of the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the start of the Iraq war in 2003. That reality came quickly. One hundred and seventy-five people were killed when a US Tomahawk missile slammed into a girls’ school, apparently because the Pentagon used outdated targeting data for the strike. Hundreds of air-defence missiles were expended as Iran’s initial missile counterattack was mostly parried – but one drone

April 6, 2026

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Record-breaking news: recent world records broken by kids, animals and food!

Did you know that multiple world records get broken every single day?! All around the globe, grown-ups, kids and even animals show off their unique skills or features to become the best in the world at something. You know, everyone has got a special talent or skill – yes, really – and if you don’t know what yours is, it just means you haven’t discovered it yet. So check out these recent records broken by both kids and grown-ups, as well as animals and foods… Maybe they will inspire you to find your calling – and if not, they’re still really

April 6, 2026

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Expect Trump to make Iran rebuild itself when the bombs stop

March 8, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET The long-term outcomes of the latest U.S and Israeli air war against Iran remain very much uncertain. But we do know this: President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are determined like never before to shatter the Iranian regime. And they have the firepower to do it. We also know that while Trump may well succeed in breaking Iran, he appears to have no plans to fix it after the bombs and missiles stop falling. The Iranian people and whatever remains of the central government will be left to rebuild – or possibly to

April 6, 2026

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US airports hit by major delays from record-breaking government shutdown | Aviation News

Absences surge among US air traffic controllers, who have been working for more than a month without pay. Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Airports across the United States are experiencing major delays and cancellations due to an uptick in absences from air traffic controllers, who are under “immense stress and fatigue” from the ongoing, record-breaking US government shutdown, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). More than 16,700 US flights were delayed and another 2,282 were cancelled over the weekend from Friday to Sunday, according to FlightAware, a US website that provides real-time flight tracking. Recommended Stories list