Israel’s Message to a Broad Swath of Lebanon: Shiites Must Go  The New York TimesWill Lebanon implode? Israel is inflaming sectarian tensions  UnHerdLessons from Lebanon’s Frustration: From the Christians Yesterday to the Shia Today…

Pope to antagonise conservative American Catholics in Easter address  The TimesLeo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic  ReutersThe Pope Has a Message for the ‘Secretary of War’  Bloomberg.comPope vs. Trump:…

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Franklin Templeton agrees to acquire CoinFund spinoff 250 Digital to form Franklin Crypto, which will offer strategies designed for institutional investors  —  Money manager’s crypto investment un…

Rubio Co-Sponsored Law That Blocks Trump From Pulling Out of NATO  Bloomberg.comTrump says he might withdraw the U.S. from NATO, even though the law says he can’t without Congress’ approval  CBS NewsTrump suggests in new interviews …

Iran launches biggest salvo of missiles in three weeks at Israel, military officials say  Euronews.comGirl, 11, critically hurt by Iranian cluster bomb as repeated salvos target center  The Times of IsraelMissile hits fuel tanker at…

Iranian missile fire on Israel has slowed in the past two weeks to around 10-15 missiles a day, down from around 90 on the first day of the war.

What Iran’s Control of the Strait of Hormuz Means for the Global Economy  WSJThe Strait of Hormuz crisis affects more than just oil. Here are 9 other commodities  The World Economic ForumHormuz disruption will change trade — and def…

Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has asked the United States for a ceasefire — adding that Washington would only consider it when the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Tehran, though, has denied this — the Foreign Ministry calling Trump’s remarks “baseles…