Author: Aisha Rahman
S&P 500 futures and crude oil contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) at approximately 6:50 a.m. ET Monday—mere minutes before President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States and Iran had held “very good and productive conversations” toward resolving hostilities in the Middle East.The timing has raised eyebrows across trading desks and prompted quiet scrutiny from market participants, even as the White House forcefully denies any impropriety.According to Bloomberg data reviewed by multiple outlets, roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures contracts traded in a single minute around 6:50 a.m., representing a notional value…
Officials caution that millions could be affected if critical infrastructure becomes a target in the conflict.
Iranian authorities claim the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary in Minab killed 175 people and severely damaged the school. Despite an ongoing investigation, Donald Trump said Iran bears responsibility for the attack.
Iran’s UN ambassador reports over 1,300 civilians dead from US-Israeli attacks, with intense bombing shaking Tehran early Saturday.
The United Nations says more than 150 children were killed in a strike on a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh — A powerful 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck central Bangladesh on Friday morning, claiming at least five lives—including a child and a medical student—and injuring more than 100 others in a wave of panic that saw residents fleeing swaying buildings across the densely populated capital of Dhaka. The shallow quake, centered just 25 kilometers (16 miles) east of Dhaka in the Ghorashal area of Narsingdi district, rattled the nation at 10:38 a.m. local time (04:38 GMT), sending tremors as far as neighboring Indian cities like Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala, and Shillong. Authorities reported a death toll ranging from three to six,…