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April 13, 2026
Oil Jumps, Stocks Dump As Peace Talks Fail, US Blockade of Hormuz Looms
WORLD
World at Large:
Hungary PM Election of Péter Magyar Shifts Hungary Toward EU Over External Pressures
President Trump States Pope Leo ‘Terrible For Foreign Policy’ After Pope's Iran War Criticism
Control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Uranium Stockpiles Were Sticking Points
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
Super Typhoon Sinlaku nears Guam and Northern Marianas
Anthropic Claude Mythos frontier AI model demonstrated autonomous vulnerability discovery and exploitation
Vance heads back to the U.S. without striking a deal with Iran to bring an end to the war
Russia:
Russia-Ukraine exchange accusations of violating an Orthodox Easter ceasefire, with peace talks stalled
United Kingdom:
More than 500 arrests at Palestine Action protest
India:
India's Nuclear Bet Is Starting To Pay Off
Germany:
Peter Magyar’s Tisza wins Hungary election as Viktor Orban concedes
Japan:
Japan freezes visa applications for foreign restaurant workers
Takaichi seeks one-year timeline for constitutional amendment proposal
Canada:
53% of Canadians want Carney Liberals to win majority in byelections: poll
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia says key oil pipeline back to full capacity after attacks
Pakistani Warplanes Land In Saudi Arabia For Start Of Mutual Defense Pact
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
U.S. President Donald Trump Draws Roaring Ovation at UFC 327 in Miami
Advancing the United States-Hungary Bilateral Partnership
State Department:
Secretary Rubio Terminates Green Cards of Foreign Nationals Tied to Infamous Iranian Regime Propagandist - United States Department of State
Release of American Journalist Shelly Kittleson - United States Department of State
Dept of War (DoW):
US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately,’
US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz,
Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico
DHS:
DHS plans major intel shake-up, but its intelligence office would still be overseen by the nation’s spy chief
Treasury:
Treasury, IRS Propose Rules For 1 Percent Remittance Tax On Some Money Sent To Foreign Countries
Repeating 2008 Wall Street Launches Private Credit CDS Ahead Of The Next Crisis, And Now The Fed And Treasury Are Getting Involved
DOT:
FAA Greenlights Laser Sentry Guns To Combat Attack Drones In U.S. Airspace
Supreme Court:
April 21: Consolidated telecom cases involving the FCC and AT&T/Verizon.
April 20: Sripetch v. SEC and T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
Supreme Court declines to block lower court ruling in election dispute on political speech
ECONOMY & MARKETS
Failure of US-Iran Talks Set to Weigh on Risk Assets Monday
Q1 Earnings Preview: All About Mag7 As Just 2 Companies Account For Half Of EPS Growth
Half Of US Data Centers Scheduled To Start In 2026, Will Be Canceled Or Delayed
SCIENCE
NASA Science, Cargo Launch Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-24
TECH & SECURITY
CIA employees will get AI 'coworkers'—and eventually run teams of AI agents, deputy says
China's BYD Introduces 3.9-Second 0-60 Electric SUV With Massive Range
DOD eyes commercial satellites that can spy on other satellites
ODDS & ENDS
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