Morning Digest: Oil prices drop below $90 as Trump says Israel-Iran war to ‘end soon’; Sharad Pawar among 27 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha, and more

Israel-Iran war: Trump says war will end ‘very soon’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) pushed the idea of the Israel-Iran war ending soon, but remained vague on a timeline for ending the attacks that have rocked West Asia and shaken the global economy. U.S. markets jumped when Mr. Trump suggested earlier that the U.S.-Israeli assault was “very complete,” but during a later speech and press conference he offered shifting accounts of what to expect.

Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale among 26 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Union minister Ramdas Athawale were among 26 candidates who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Monday (March 9, 2026). After the last date of withdrawal of candidature, elections to 11 seats of the Upper House — five in Bihar, four in Odisha and two in Haryana — would be held on March 16.

U.S. stocks erase big early loss and rise after oil prices whip back below $90