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Emergency personnel work at the site of a strike on a residential building, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 23, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Iran, US receive plan to end war, could lead to immediate ceasefire and Hormuz’s reopening: source

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A building damaged by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, on Saturday, April 4, 2026. For five weeks, ordinary Iranians have been caught in the cross-fires of the intensifying war with the United States and Israel. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
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US, Iran and mediators make push for 45-day ceasefire, Axios reports

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Oil Rig Platform Esther is shown off the coast of Long Beach as seen from Signal Hill, California, U.S., January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Oil rises on new deadline as Trump raises the stakes over Hormuz

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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US trade war with China in focus ahead of Trump-Xi summit in May

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Trump gives Iran until Tuesday night to open Strait of Hormuz, WSJ reports

Iran’s power plants and bridges will be targeted next, Trump said

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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Global Enterprise

US rescues airman as Trump, Israel pressure Iran ahead of deadline

Israel says it is prepared to attack Iranian energy facilities within the next week, awaits nod from the US

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Israelis take part in an anti-war protest, calling for an end to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 4, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga
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Opec+ plans symbolic oil quota hike amid war, delegates say

Key members have an agreement in principle to increase production targets by about 206,000 barrels per day

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FILE PHOTO: An installation depicting a barrel of oil with the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
Global Enterprise

Australia secures fuel supply pacts with Japan, Singapore

The nation is a top fossil fuel exporter, but most of its refined oil products come from Asian refineries

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A 'Sorry This Hose Is Not In Use' sign covers a pump at a Shell petrol station in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Hundreds of service stations across Australia have reported fuel shortfalls, as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supplies. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
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The Iran war is reshaping global aviation

The longer the war persists, the worse it will be for the carriers with bases in the Middle East

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Generic photos of SIA planes at Changi Airport.
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Companies & Markets

Qatar’s LNG tankers idle across Asia as export plant stays shut

Liquefied natural gasAsia-Pacific
Children ride bicycles in front of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Japan's industrial production increased for the first time in six months in November, signaling the nation's export-led recovery will regain traction. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
Companies & Markets

Secondary market in Asia sees pickup in activity as players search for liquidity

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ASEAN Business

ComfortDelGro’s CMAC eyes Asia expansion as flight disruptions become more frequent

AviationAsia-Pacific
Ashley Seed, chief commercial officer, CMAC
Global Enterprise

Energy shock clouds US$800 billion of Asian data centre financing

Data centresEnergy security
Wires are connected in the Microsoft cloud data hall at the Microsoft data centre, during an announcement on its global energy strategy, regarding how it procures and manages energy to scale AI and digital infrastructure sustainably, in Dublin, Ireland, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
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