WASHINGTON, D.C, USA//— The following Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have agreed to closer collaboration on a common approach to measuring the impact of our operations on creating more and better jobs. To achieve this, we will deepen coordination and partnership across countries, MDBs, the private sector, and other stakeholders.
Strait of Hormuz: A tanker and a container ship have each reported attacks while travelling through the key waterway, after Iran’s military said it is reimposing restrictions on the strait due to “repeated breaches of trust” by the US.
Iran on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz completely open to commercial traffic during the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
There will be clear winners and losers across global stock markets should the US and Iran reach a peace deal this weekend, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
Ceasefire in Lebanon: US President Donald Trump says a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon will begin at 5 p.m. ET. A leading Hezbollah official said the group would abide by the agreement if Israeli attacks stop, and Lebanon’s prime minister welcomed the announcement.
Tom Harper, University of East London The Trump administration’s decision to carry out a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has raised tensions in the Persian Gulf to new and more perilous levels.
Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed between the US and Iran in the early hours of April 8. Delegates from both sides are expected to attend further talks in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Friday.
After a diplomatic team led by Vice-President JD Vance tried, and failed, to reach a negotiated agreement to end the US war with Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump had to decide his next move.
Islamabad has transformed into a high-security fortress as it hosts the most significant diplomatic encounter between the United States and Iran since the 1979 Revolution. On Saturday, April 11, a high-level U.S.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to testify before the US Congress in June about his interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers have confirmed.
