Share markets surged in Asia on Monday while the dollar slipped and oil prices slid as news the United States had agreed to a peace deal with Iran boosted risk sentiment and promised to ease inflationary pressures globally.
The U.S.-Iran deal ending months of fighting and reopening the Strait of Hormuz will prompt a collective sigh of relief from energy exporters and importers alike. But the fragile calm may not prevent future flare-ups, casting doubt over how quickly – or fully – tanker traffic through the vital waterway can return to normal.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 782 after 72 new cases were documented in 24 hours, one of the biggest single-day jumps during the ongoing outbreak, government data showed on Sunday.
Multiple sources previously told Reuters that the draft deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, while leaving Iran’s nuclear program to be addressed during a 60-day period of additional talks.
The Pentagon released a third tranche of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings on Friday, which include reports of glowing, sometimes red, orbs seen by people in the northeastern United States.
While the squad flew to LA, a group of protesters calling for democracy in Iran and denouncing its government rallied near Los Angeles Stadium.
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the former head of the chamber’s Republican majority, was admitted to hospital Sunday morning, a spokesman said in a statement.
Twelve people reportedly died in a plane crash on Sunday in Butler, Missouri, the state highway patrol posted on social media.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he opposes any renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that does not include his Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voting.
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