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Asian stocks extend rally on Gulf breakthrough hopes, oil hits two-month lows

Asian stocks extend rally on Gulf breakthrough hopes, oil hits two-month lows

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Oil prices slumped to two-month lows on the news of an agreement before trimming some of the losses. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were last down 1.2 per cent to US$86.69 a barrel, on top of a 2.6 per cent drop overnight. Brent dropped 1.1 per cent at US$89.40 per barrel, having fallen nearly 3 per cent overnight. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 3.2 per cent, led by a 7.4 per cent surge in South Korea’s KOSPI. Japan’s Nikkei rose 2.7 per cent. China’s blue-chip CSI300 rose 1 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.3 per cent. Overnight, Wall Street rallied with the three major indexes registering their biggest daily gains since Apr 8, when the US and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire. The Nasdaq jumped 2.5 per cent, helped by expectations of a strong market debut of Musk’s SpaceX. IG estimates the expected market cap of SpaceX at the close of business on day one would be just over US$2.4 trillion. “It suggests that SpaceX’s …

Iran to extend conflict ‘beyond the region’ if U.S. and Israel attack

Iran to extend conflict ‘beyond the region’ if U.S. and Israel attack

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Motorists drive vehicles near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday issued a strongly worded statement threatening to extend the Middle East conflict “beyond the region” if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran. In the event the aggression against Iran is repeated, “the regional war that was promised will this time be extended beyond the region, and our crushing blows will bring you to ruin in places you cannot imagine,” The Guard said, according to a statement reported by the country’s semiofficial Mehr news agency. The comments come shortly after some mixed messages from the Trump administration on the prospect of a deal to resolve the Iran war. Speaking after the Republican Guard’s warning, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he was in “no hurry” on Iran, adding: “I’d like to see few people killed, as opposed to a lot.” “We have …

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire even as strikes continue – POLITICO

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire even as strikes continue – POLITICO

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A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, initially set to expire Sunday, will be extended by an additional 45 days, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday after two days of talks between Israeli and Lebanese delegations concluded in Washington. The political delegations will reconvene in early June with hopes to “advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and establishing genuine security along their shared border,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott wrote on social media late Friday. Additionally, the Pentagon is set to host talks with military delegations from both countries along the security track on May 29, Pigott said. Source link

Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 45 days: U.S. State Dept

Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 45 days: U.S. State Dept

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Smoke rises behind buildings following an Israeli airstrike in the southern city of Tyre on May 15, 2026. Kawant Haju | Afp | Getty Images Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire U.S. President Donald Trump declared on April 16, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. “The April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress,” State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said. The State Department cast Israel-Lebanon talks – held in Washington on Thursday and Friday – as “highly productive” and said the countries would reconvene negotiations on June 2 and June 3. This week’s talks were the sides’ third meeting since Israel intensified air attacks on Lebanon after Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel on March 2, three days into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israel had widened its ground invasion into Lebanon’s south last month. Fought in parallel to the U.S.-Iran conflict, Israel’s war in Lebanon has rumbled on since U.S. President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire on April 16, though hostilities …

I jailbroke my old Kindle to install KOReader – but there’s a better way to extend its life

I jailbroke my old Kindle to install KOReader – but there’s a better way to extend its life

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Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Jailbreaking a Kindle lets you modify its software to bypass some of Amazon’s restrictions. This is most useful for users with older Kindle devices that are no longer supported by Amazon. As of May 20, eight Kindle models will no longer receive support. Amazon plans to end technical support for older Kindle devices starting on May 20, but that doesn’t mean users must get rid of them. Kindles and Fire tablets released before 2013 will no longer receive software support from Amazon, leaving many users looking for alternative ways to continue using them as e-readers. One of the most popular ways to extend your Kindle’s lifespan is to jailbreak it. Doing so lets you bypass some of Amazon’s biggest restrictions, offering greater UI customizations, access to untapped settings, and even the ability to install alternative reading software. Also: This e-reader lets you view in color, and it’s $60 cheaper now Most people looking to jailbreak an older Kindle today install …

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

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A senior Democratic aide familiar with the negotiations referred to the section as a “legislative scam,” telling WIRED: “There are many members who don’t quite understand the ins and outs of this law. Tossing the phrase ‘Fourth Amendment requirement’ into the bill is the speaker and the intelligence community working to dupe them into supporting a bill that has no meaningful constitutional safeguards.” Section 5 directs the US attorney general to revoke existing rules on congressional access to the secret court that oversees the 702 program and issue new ones within 60 days. The provision is not self-executing: The access it promises is only as broad as the attorney general chooses to make it. Section 6 is the only provision in the bill with any prospective bite. It strikes language in current law that lets an FBI supervisor, or any employee of equivalent rank, approve a query of the 702 database using an American’s identifier, leaving the decision to an attorney. The same attorneys, however, sit within the class of career employees the administration reclassified …

After 2 failed votes, Mike Johnson unveils new plan to extend key U.S. spy powers : NPR

After 2 failed votes, Mike Johnson unveils new plan to extend key U.S. spy powers : NPR

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions at a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Speaker Mike Johnson, R.-La., is forging ahead with his latest proposal to renew a key American spy power. His bill, revealed Thursday, is largely unchanged from a previous plan which failed in a series of overnight votes earlier this month. The program at center of the debate, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), is set to expire on April 30. FISA 702 allows U.S. intelligence agencies to intercept the electronic communications of foreign nationals located outside of the United States. Some of the nearly 350,000 foreign targets whose communications are collected under the provision are in touch with Americans, whose calls, texts and emails could end up in the trove of information available to the federal government for review. For almost two decades, privacy-minded lawmakers from both parties have sought to require specific court approval before federal law enforcement can conduct a targeted review …

Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks

Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks

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On Wednesday, Amal Khalil, a well-known Lebanese journalist covering southern Lebanon, was killed by an Israeli strike.  Lebanese health officials said the Israeli military opened fire on an ambulance that responded to the scene, preventing rescuers from reaching her. Her body was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building several hours later. The Israeli military denied that it had deliberately targeted journalists or fired on rescuers, but the case sparked widespread anger in Lebanon ahead of the Washington talks. After a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said the government is working on a report documenting alleged war crimes by Israel and that ministers had discussed joining the International Criminal Court. The latest Israel-Hezbollah war has killed around 2,300 people in Lebanon, including hundreds of women and children, and displaced over 1 million people. Last week’s talks were the first between Israel and Lebanon since 1993. Both countries have relied on indirect communication, often brokered by the US or UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s top …

White House Expected to Extend Jones Act Waiver up to 90 Days, Sources Say

White House Expected to Extend Jones Act Waiver up to 90 Days, Sources Say

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April 23 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠White House is ⁠expected to extend the Jones ​Act waiver for up to 90 days ‌as early as Friday ‌to help blunt fuel price ⁠pressures ⁠tied to the Iran conflict, according to two ​sources familiar with the decision. The move would temporarily ease requirements that goods transported ​between U.S. ports be carried on American-built ⁠and ⁠American-crewed vessels, allowing foreign-flagged ⁠ships ​to move fuel and other key commodities ​more freely ⁠as the administration seeks to contain energy market disruptions from the war and tensions in the Strait of ⁠Hormuz. A White House official told Reuters the extension is ⁠under consideration, but declined to comment on the length and timing of any announcement. Trump waived Jones Act limitations for 60 days starting March 17, hoping the move would help tame the surge in fuel prices ⁠caused by the Iran war by increasing shipments from the U.S. Gulf Coast to other coastal markets in ​the country. (Reporting By Jarrett Renshaw; Editing ​by Nia Williams) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – …

Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request

Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and the global economy, would promptly resume. Pakistan had planned to host a second round of talks, but the White House put on hold Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad as Iran rebuffed efforts to restart negotiations. Iran has not yet responded to Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire extension. Both countries have warned that, without a deal, they were prepared to resume fighting. Pakistan scrambles to get US and Iran to negotiate Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, worked intensively to get both sides to agree to a second round of ceasefire talks, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Sharif later thanked Trump for his “gracious acceptance” …