Treasury secretary ‘confident’ Fed chair nominee will be confirmed as Trump threatens Powell again – live

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15/04 21:51 - Bank of England boss tells BBC he won't rush interest rate rises 15/04 21:43 - Middle East crisis live: US says Iran talks ‘productive’; Israel continues Lebanon strikes as officials reportedly discuss ceasefire 15/04 21:39 - Australia news live: large fire at Geelong oil refinery; Canavan defends Coalition’s hardline immigration plan 15/04 21:36 - Treasury secretary ‘confident’ Fed chair nominee will be confirmed as Trump threatens Powell again – live 15/04 21:31 - Can Trump and Republicans Get Back on Message on the Economy? 15/04 21:30 - Reeves gives more energy bill support to businesses as Iran war pushes up costs 15/04 21:10 - Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done 15/04 21:00 - Child victims of online sexual abuse in UK inadequately protected, review finds 15/04 20:13 - S&P 500 Hits Record High as Stock Market Looks Beyond Iran War 15/04 20:10 - Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war 15/04 19:56 - Guterres urges end to arms flow as Sudan war enters fourth year 15/04 19:56 - Guterres urges end to arms flow as Sudan war enters fourth year 15/04 19:53 - US Senate rejects another war powers resolution to limit Trump on Iran 15/04 19:53 - US Senate rejects another war powers resolution to limit Trump on Iran 15/04 19:25 - Sudan's forgotten war: three years on, humanitarian catastrophe has no end in sight 15/04 19:03 - Fury over fuel: protests across Northern Ireland (VIDEOS) 15/04 18:58 - US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves 15/04 18:57 - Pope Leo visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump 15/04 18:57 - Pope Leo visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump 15/04 18:54 - Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war? 15/04 18:49 - Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves 15/04 18:33 - Reeves tells Americans Trump’s Iran war is a ‘mistake’ 15/04 18:22 - Orban’s exit through global eyes: Who really gains – and who doesn’t 15/04 18:15 - ‘We Cannot Lose Sight of Ukraine.’ Europeans Promise More Aid to Kyiv. 15/04 18:12 - Trump needs a better Iran deal than Obama’s – but faces major hurdles 15/04 18:01 - Claudia Sheinbaum’s War on Crime in Mexico Faces a Grim Reckoning: 133,000 Missing People 15/04 17:59 - Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring 15/04 17:57 - Countries pledge $1.5bn for Sudan crisis as war enters fourth year 15/04 17:57 - Countries pledge $1.5bn for Sudan crisis as war enters fourth year 15/04 17:49 - More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens 15/04 17:30 - UK’s largest housebuilder to buy less land in blow to Labour’s homes target 15/04 17:28 - Sexual harassment is rife on comedy circuit and women lack protections, MPs told 15/04 17:28 - Bernie Sanders pushes resolutions to block US weapons sales to Israel 15/04 17:27 - News24 | Elon Musk's father seeking Russian refuge for SA farmers 15/04 17:22 - Has Trump given up on the midterms? 15/04 17:21 - Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’ 15/04 17:12 - Amid Iran War, Companies Look to Extend a Record Profit Run by Raising Prices 15/04 16:53 - Theatre touring 'in crisis' as performances of plays drop 70% 15/04 16:47 - Reeves tells Americans she does not know why they launched Iran war – UK politics live 15/04 16:28 - Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace’ 15/04 16:22 - Israel Considering Cease-fire With Lebanon, Officials Say 15/04 16:01 - ‘Don’t lose sight of Ukraine,’ Nato chief tells European allies – as it happened 15/04 15:44 - News24 | Trump says Iran war 'close to over'; army chief of mediator Pakistan arrives in Tehran 15/04 15:29 - Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire 15/04 15:29 - Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire 15/04 15:28 - Sudan enters fourth year of war as officials lament 'abandoned crisis' 15/04 15:27 - Starmer says he is 'not going to yield' to pressure from Trump on Iran war 15/04 15:26 - US blockade of Iranian ports 'fully implemented' 15/04 15:25 - Live: Reports of possible Israel-Lebanon ceasefire 15/04 15:06 - 'War on women and girls' : Sexual violence the 'blueprint and strategy' of Sudan's brutal civil war 15/04 15:04 - Big US banks rake in near $50bn profit as Iran war shakes markets 15/04 14:55 - 'If we don't divide the land we're heading to apartheid': Ex-head of Israel's Shin Bet 15/04 14:55 - Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell amid pressure campaign 15/04 14:49 - No rules: Where could the next war erupt? 15/04 14:44 - News24 | Defiant Iran demands $270 billion in US, Israel war compensation ahead of talks 15/04 14:30 - Jessie Ware on the 'hyper-surreal' high of her first arena tour 15/04 14:28 - News24 | Russia’s Sergei Lavrov latest in string of leaders flocking to China, amid Iran war 15/04 14:24 - ‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan? 15/04 14:24 - ‘Erosion of a country’s future’: What has the war cost Sudan? 15/04 14:16 - Battle for Bulgaria: Why Ukraine is so important to Sofia 15/04 14:14 - Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China 15/04 14:03 - Every 27 minutes, someone is killed in Sudan’s war 15/04 14:03 - Every 27 minutes, someone is killed in Sudan’s war 15/04 13:25 - Economic shock from Iran war risks driving up global debt levels, says IMF 15/04 13:03 - 168 children killed by Israel's strikes in Lebanon 15/04 13:00 - Israel-Lebanon talks: US Rubio hails 'historic opportunity' even amid challenges 15/04 12:59 - Hungary's new PM tells 'unworthy' president to resign 15/04 12:54 - Israel & Hezbollah trade fire a day after historic talks in Washington 15/04 12:53 - Mediators move to extend US-Iran ceasefire, Trump says talks could resume soon 15/04 12:40 - Starmer rejects accusation Labour is ‘complacent’ on defence funding 15/04 12:31 - 'At every single step there is death and danger': The struggle to get food in Sudan 15/04 12:05 - Booking.com customers warned of 'reservation hijacking' after hack 15/04 12:01 - Asian Cup 2027 draw in Saudi Arabia moved to May 9 over Iran war 15/04 12:01 - Asian Cup 2027 draw in Saudi Arabia moved to May 9 over Iran war 15/04 11:52 - Anger in Lebanon as Israel launches deadly strikes despite diplomatic drive 15/04 11:52 - Anger in Lebanon as Israel launches deadly strikes despite diplomatic drive 15/04 11:04 - No, south Lebanon towns haven’t disappeared from Apple Maps 15/04 10:45 - Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain 15/04 10:29 - Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could ‘suppress’ advocacy 15/04 10:08 - Italian papers united as PM Meloni faces off with Trump 15/04 10:01 - Toddler among 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza 15/04 10:00 - The Republicans Who Disapprove of the War, and a Wave of College Closures 15/04 09:56 - Russian Security Council issues US-Israel ground op warning 15/04 09:56 - Journalist detained in Kuwait after posting Iran war video, activists say 15/04 09:39 - After three years of war, exiled Sudanese find their place in Kenya 15/04 09:38 - End of Iran war ‘very close’ – Trump 15/04 09:23 - US urges IMF, World Bank to abandon climate finance goals 15/04 09:19 - Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on 15/04 09:06 - Balancing UK’s welfare and defence spending ‘not zero-sum game’, minister says 15/04 09:03 - North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns 15/04 09:03 - North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns 15/04 09:02 - 11 Electric Cars Worth a Look as Gas Prices Soar 15/04 09:02 - Dodging Bombs and Drones, This Postman in Ukraine Still Delivers 15/04 09:01 - He Has a War Chest and an ‘R’ by His Name. Will Enough Voters Like Him? 15/04 08:47 - JD Vance Heckled In Antiwar Protest at Turning Point USA Event 15/04 08:39 - Ukraine's military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones 15/04 08:38 - The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on 15/04 08:21 - Labor lashes Coalition immigration plan as Usman Khawaja calls policy ‘appalling’ 15/04 08:21 - ‘Food is unifying’: How Lebanon’s migrants are feeding the war-displaced 15/04 08:21 - ‘Food is unifying’: How Lebanon’s migrants are feeding the war-displaced