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Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia Amid Talks Of Temporary Cease-Fire

04.30.2026 SCW SteveWire Aviation, Drones, Featured, Headlines, International, Oil, Gas, Energy, Russia, SCW Russia Report, Ukraine

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Iran’s Conservative Camp Split Over U.S. Talks To End War

04.30.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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VIDEO: Powell era ends, Iran war costs $25B – Reuters World News – Thursday 4.30.26

04.30.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Elections, Featured, Federal Reserve, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, U.S. Supreme Court, UK

Outgoing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds rates steady, pledges to remain involved as a fed governor; Pentagon claims $25[…]

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King Charles and Donald Trump Walking in front of Windsor Castle, with photo credit to White House / Daniel Torok, adapted from whitehouse.gov image

TRANSCRIPT: Text of King Charles III’s Full Address to Congress 4.28.26

04.28.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, History, International, UK, Ukraine

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Netanyahu pardon on ice as Israeli president seeks plea deal

04.26.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Israel

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Top Iranian negotiator arrives back in Pakistan — while Trump orders chief US aides to phone it in

04.26.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Persian Gulf

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Trump extends ceasefire in Iran, citing ‘seriously fractured’ Iranian government

04.21.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf

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Monday 4.20.26 – Stocks Down Slightly, Oil Up, As Iran, Middle East Scenarios Become Even More Problematic

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

Major U.S. stock markets closed slightly lower, and oil rose, amid blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and doubts about[…]

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$50 billion worth of oil lost in 50 days of Iran war

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Druzhba oil pipeline flow to be restored by end-April

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Oil, Gas, Energy, Russia, Ukraine

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Israeli soldier’s anti-Catholic desecration of Crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic, Faith, Faith & Values, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, International, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Religion

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Mexico’s president says Chihuahua raid bypassed federal government

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire China, Drugs, Featured, Headlines, International, Mexico, National Security

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VIDEO: Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Black Sea Oil Hub For Second Time In 4 Days

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Drones, Featured, Headlines, Oil, Gas, Energy, Russia, SCW Russia Report, Ukraine

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Iran Gas Crunch Is the Latest Cost-Of-Living Squeeze Hitting Households

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Autos, Hybrids, EVs, Motorcycles, Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Oil claws back losses as Strait of Hormuz is closed again; Oil prices rebounded more than 6% after tumbling more than 9% on Friday on news the Strait of Hormuz is closed again.

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

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File Photo of Historic Persian City of Yazd in Iran, adapted from state.gov image

Trump threatens to destroy civilian infrastructure if Iran refuses deal; Iran and U.S. contradictory statements about whether even holding another meeting

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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U.S. struck, seized Iranian-flagged ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, Trump says

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire CENTCOM, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf, Shipping, U.S. Navy

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U.S. to recover uranium from Iran at a ‘leisurely pace’, Trump tells Reuters

04.17.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Nuclear

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Artist's Rendition of Donald Trump Dressed in Mockery of a Catholic Pope, adapted from White House official twitter/X account image and post

Before Trump tried posing as Jesus Christ, the White House shared a mockup of Trump as a Pope – just as Pope Leo XIV was about to be elected by the Conclave of Cardinals

04.15.2026 SCW SteveWire Catholic, Catholic Faith, Catholic Popes, Donald Trump, Faith, Faith & Values, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Religion

Nearly a year before President Donald Trump posted a mockup of himself as Jesus Christ, communications accounts under his ultimate[…]

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File Photo of Historic Persian City of Yazd in Iran, adapted from state.gov image

Trump Says War Could End ‘Very Soon,’ Top Mediator Travels To Iran

04.15.2026 SCW SteveWire CENTCOM, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, National Security, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Shipping

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Russia’s Lavrov Visits Beijing As China Steps Up Iran War Diplomacy

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire China, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf, Russia, Shipping

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U.S. Military Says ‘No Ships Made It Past’ Naval Blockade Targeting Iran

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Military, Persian Gulf, Shipping, U.S. Navy

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Germany, Ukraine discuss defense, drones and reconstruction; EU membership for Ukraine, European involvement in peace talks and comprehensive bilateral drone deal on agenda as Chancellor Merz hosted President Zelenskyy

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Aviation, Drones, Germany, Headlines, International, Ukraine

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Ukraine has been secretly launching rockets into space from an ‘air spaceport’ flying at 26,000 feet, lawmaker says

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Aviation, Featured, Headlines, International, Space, Ukraine

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Commander says some Ukrainian Patriot crews breaking from norm and fighting Russian threats with fewer missiles

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Aviation, Headlines, International, Military, Russia, Ukraine

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IMF cuts economic growth outlook, warns world already drifting toward more adverse scenario, due to Iran, Middle East war-driven energy price spikes, amidst Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East

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IMF: The global economy faces renewed tests as the war in the Middle East threatens to disrupt growth and disinflation.

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf

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Chevron expands stake in key Venezuelan oil region with new deal

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Oil, Gas, Energy, Venezuela

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Could Somaliland base emerge as U.S. foothold against Iran, Houthis in key sea lanes? ‘huge strategic potential’ for sea and air operations

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Middle East, Military, National Security

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Venezuela Set to Award Oil Fields to Chevron to Help Grow Output

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Oil, Gas, Energy, Venezuela

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