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US consumer confidence rises, but labour market cracks deepen as hiring hits six-year low
Fp Business Desk •US consumer confidence rose modestly in March, but a sharp drop in job openings and hiring signals weakening labour market conditions amid rising inflation expectations and geopolitical tensions

Trump signals Iran war nearing end, says “Not Going to Be There Much Longer”
Fp Staff •Donald Trump says the Iran war is nearing its end and expects the Strait of Hormuz to reopen once US forces withdraw

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump
Fp Staff •Florida signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Donald Trump; move awaits FAA approval and sparks political row over costs and growing efforts to name public infrastructure after him

Second Lady Usha Vance starts ‘Storytime’ podcast to promote child literacy
Fp Staff •Second Lady Usha Vance has launched a podcast titled 'Storytime with Second Lady' to promote child literacy, featuring guest readers and storytelling, as the initiative draws praise and criticism amid concerns over declining reading levels and debates around recent US education policy changes.

US hits Iran’s Isfahan city with 1000-kg 'bunker-buster' bombs; Trump shares blast video
Fp Staff •US strikes Iran’s Isfahan with bunker-buster bombs, targeting key nuclear-linked infrastructure as Trump shares dramatic explosion video, signalling a sharp escalation in the ongoing and volatile West Asia conflict

Inside the ‘massive military complex’ being built beneath Trump’s White House ballroom
Fp Explainers •US President Donald Trump has revealed that the military is building a massive complex beneath the White House ballroom. The underground bunker costs close to $400 million (around Rs 3,790 crore)

Weaponisation of thirst: Gulf discovers water supply is a strategic liability as US eyes it to pay for war
Fp Staff •The Arab world overwhelmingly depends on desalination plants for drinking water. As both the United States and Iran have indicated they would strike these plants in any new escalation, Arab countries are facing fresh costs in the conflict they did not start.

Hormuz choke: Iran doesn’t need to win the war, it just needs to make it too expensive to finish
Fp Staff •With the chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is not trying to defeat the United States and Israel military, but it is imposing costs so high that the war becomes unaffordable not just for them but for the world, forcing them to seek a negotiated end to the conflict.

Netanyahu says Iran war 'beyond halfway mark' as US claims major military damage
Fp Staff •Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Iran war has crossed the halfway mark in objectives, while the US claims significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities, with thousands of targets hit and key infrastructure weakened as the conflict continues without a clear timeline.

US strikes 11,000 targets in Iran, cuts Tehran's missile attacks by 90%
Fp Staff •Strikes intensify across multiple fronts, a UN peacekeeper is killed in southern Lebanon, and regional powers ramp up diplomatic efforts as the West Asia war deepens and spreads instability across the region



