Oil prices plunge as Iran says Strait ‘open’

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Top Stories

Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Religion

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — There is an odd sense of isolation when you are covering Pope Leo XIV from inside the Vatican’s traveling press pool: Escorted from venue to venue with police motorcades that clear even the most congested of traffic jams, it’s a...

Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy – PBS

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Energy

Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy  PBS Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy – PBS

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Energy

Colombia minister says Iran war should accelerate transition to clean energy  PBS Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | World

The UN refugee agency has warned of an ‘unmarked graveyard for thousands of desperate Rohingya refugees’ in South AsiaPublished On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026The United Nations refugee agency has revealed that nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported dead or missing in...

Southern Lebanon’s only functioning hospital damaged by Israeli strikes

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | World

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto reports from Tibnin Hospital – the only functioning hospital in southern Lebanon – which was struck multiple times by the Israeli army this week in a so-called “triple-tap” attack.Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Click here to share...

Ukraine’s long-range strikes prompt new Russian threat against Europe

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | World

Ukraine has damaged or destroyed so much Russian oil and gas infrastructure in the past two weeks that it has prompted Russia to issue a warning to European countries and industries against funding its long-range drone production.The warning came after Ukraine reached...

Is the inflation scare over? Iran cease-fire leads to hope for more Fed interest-rate cuts.

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Stock Market

U.S. inflation is going to get worse before it gets better, but price increases tied to the Iran war could start to evaporate during the summer and open the door for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again. Article Attribution | Read More at Article...

Netflix was long ‘a builder not a buyer.’ Is that era over?

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Business

In this articleNFLXWBDFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTFor years, Netflix top brass would tell investors they were builders not buyers. Now, that sentiment toward growth may be changing. On Thursday Netflix reported its quarterly earnings. Typically,...

Canadiens’ Demidov, Flyers’ Michkov-Martone duo headline young stars to watch in the NHL playoffs

by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Sports

It looked like this would be the spring of the past two No. 1 draft picks, Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini, making the NHL playoffs at 18 and 19 years old. Then Schaefer’s New York Islanders and Celebrini’s San Jose Sharks fell short.There is plenty...