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Some countries have been slow to take back their nationals or simply refuse to, leading the administration to explore whether the likes of Libya, Rwanda, Benin, Eswatini, Moldova, Mongolia, and Kosovo would take in migrants, possibly in exchange for financial arrangements. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is rapidly expanding its forces in the Middle East as the U.S.

Some countries have been slow to take back their nationals or simply refuse to, leading the administration to explore whether the likes of Libya, Rwanda, Benin, Eswatini, Moldova, Mongolia, and Kosovo would take in migrants, possibly in exchange for financial arrangements. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is rapidly expanding its forces in the Middle East as the U.S.

military continues air strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen and looks to put pressure on Iran. In recent days, President Trump has threatened to bomb Iran if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal to roll back its nuclear program. Two officials said the deployments aren't preparation for an imminent attack on Iran, but rather to bolster the U.S. campaign in Yemen.

military continues air strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen and looks to put pressure on Iran. In recent days, President Trump has threatened to bomb Iran if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal to roll back its nuclear program. Two officials said the deployments aren't preparation for an imminent attack on Iran, but rather to bolster the U.S. campaign in Yemen.

Iran has provided arms and training to the Houthis, who've been attacking ships transiting the Red Sea and nearby sea lanes. President Trump will be briefed today on a potential deal to keep TikTok operational ahead of a pending U.S. deadline to sell it or shut it down.

Iran has provided arms and training to the Houthis, who've been attacking ships transiting the Red Sea and nearby sea lanes. President Trump will be briefed today on a potential deal to keep TikTok operational ahead of a pending U.S. deadline to sell it or shut it down.

That's according to people familiar with the matter who said that cloud computing company Oracle, along with several others, would join with existing U.S. investors to make an offer to TikTok owner ByteDance. Blackstone is among the investors in talks to potentially participate in the deal.

That's according to people familiar with the matter who said that cloud computing company Oracle, along with several others, would join with existing U.S. investors to make an offer to TikTok owner ByteDance. Blackstone is among the investors in talks to potentially participate in the deal.

The exact value of TikTok and the size of investments are expected to be ironed out in later negotiations once the general structure is agreed upon, though journal reporter Raphael Huang says the deal could still face extended delays or even fall apart.

The exact value of TikTok and the size of investments are expected to be ironed out in later negotiations once the general structure is agreed upon, though journal reporter Raphael Huang says the deal could still face extended delays or even fall apart.

And we are exclusively reporting that Visa is offering Apple roughly $100 million to operate the tech giant's co-branded credit card, which is up for grabs as Goldman Sachs exits consumer lending. Apple is expected to select a network before it picks the bank to replace Goldman, a competition pitting Visa against incumbent MasterCard as well as American Express.

And we are exclusively reporting that Visa is offering Apple roughly $100 million to operate the tech giant's co-branded credit card, which is up for grabs as Goldman Sachs exits consumer lending. Apple is expected to select a network before it picks the bank to replace Goldman, a competition pitting Visa against incumbent MasterCard as well as American Express.

According to Journal Reporting, Visa offered a similar upfront payment when Costco was selecting a network for its credit card about a decade ago. And that's it for What's News for this Wednesday morning. Additional sound in this episode was from Reuters. Today's show was produced by Kate Bullivant and Daniel Bach with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff.

According to Journal Reporting, Visa offered a similar upfront payment when Costco was selecting a network for its credit card about a decade ago. And that's it for What's News for this Wednesday morning. Additional sound in this episode was from Reuters. Today's show was produced by Kate Bullivant and Daniel Bach with supervising producer Sandra Kilhoff.

And I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal. We will be back tonight with a new show. Until then, thanks for listening.

And I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal. We will be back tonight with a new show. Until then, thanks for listening.

Mark Zuckerberg looks to the White House for help as he fights an EU law that could undermine Meta's ad business. Plus, a day before the unveiling of sweeping U.S. tariffs, we hear a case for the president's trade agenda.

Mark Zuckerberg looks to the White House for help as he fights an EU law that could undermine Meta's ad business. Plus, a day before the unveiling of sweeping U.S. tariffs, we hear a case for the president's trade agenda.

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And Trump pledges a crackdown on price gouging in the ticket market. It's Tuesday, April 1st. I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.