American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in broad daylight in Baghdad. Iraq’s interior ministry says authorities at the highest level are searching for the 49-year-old.
Published On 1 Apr 2026

American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson has been kidnapped in broad daylight in Baghdad. Iraq’s interior ministry says authorities at the highest level are searching for the 49-year-old.
Published On 1 Apr 2026
JAKARTA, April 1 (Reuters) – Indonesia has called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation into the deaths of three of its UNIFIL peacekeepers following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, a foreign ministry official said in a statement…

President Trump seemed to suggest work on the $400 million White House ballroom could continue despite a judge’s order to halt work, saying “safety and security” matters give him a way to continue.
Published On 1 Apr 2026

April 1, 2026

The Thai city now ranks as one of the world’s most polluted, as fires engulf the surrounding countryside.
Mamdani says Iran war ‘should be opposed on every single ground’ thehill.com

Stocks recovered sharply on Tuesday and oil prices showed signs of easing, an indication of investors’ renewed hope that an end to the war in Iran was drawing closer.
Talks between Iran and the United States appeared to be proceeding on Tuesday,…

Fans celebrated as Turkiye ended a 24-year wait to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup. They beat Kosovo 1-0 in their playoff final, sealing a return to football’s biggest stage for the first time since 2002.
Published On 1 Apr…
Iran Takes Aim at the Industries Behind the Gulf’s Pivot From Oil WSJ

The dollar fell Tuesday on hopes of an end to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, though it remained on track for its best quarter since the fourth quarter of 2024.
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The dollar fell on Tuesday on hopes that the…