Breaking 11:20 China explores space solar station concept to weaken typhoons 11:05 South Korean won falls past 1,500 per dollar for first time since 2009 10:45 South Korea halts trading as Asian markets tumble over Iran war fears 09:40 Erbil hit by more than 70 drone and missile attacks amid regional escalation 09:20 Iran says Rubio admitted US entered “war of choice” for Israel 08:50 Moderna agrees to up to $2.25 billion settlement in covid vaccine patent dispute 08:20 Toyota and Stellantis exit Tesla emissions pool under EU rules 07:50 Israel says 300 Iranian missile launchers destroyed after six days of strikes 07:20 Apple unveils six devices in two days during major spring launch 07:00 Soros investment chief warns markets face 18 to 24 months of turmoil 15:30 Turkey condemns arrest of two journalists in Tel Aviv 15:20 Morocco links new digital law to its push for global AI governance 14:56 Israeli-US strikes target Iran's Supreme Leader selection body 14:34 Emmanuel Macron to address French citizens amid Middle East tensions 14:30 Italy summons Iranian ambassador after drone strike on Cyprus 13:43 Asian nations rush to evacuate citizens and safeguard oil supplies amid Middle East conflict 13:35 Cornell imaging method reveals atomic scale defects in semiconductor chips 13:21 Middle East war escalates as Iran, Israel and US exchange strikes 13:05 US and Israel intensify air campaign in Iran as conflict enters fourth day 12:47 Lebanese media union condemns strikes on Al-Manar and Al-Nour as Hezbollah vows to continue broadcasting 12:02 UAE president walks through Dubai Mall during Iranian strikes 11:30 Eurozone inflation edges up to 1.9 percent as Iran conflict fuels energy shock

Italian police gain preemptive arrest powers before protests

The Italian government approved a sweeping security decree Thursday granting police authority to detain suspected troublemakers up to 12 hours before public demonstrations, a move civil liberties groups denounced as a constitutional rights violation. The cabinet acted one day before planned protests coinciding with the Milan-Cortina Winter......

Iran and United States open nuclear talks in Oman

Iran and the United States began a new round of nuclear-related discussions on Friday morning in Oman, marking a cautious diplomatic step amid heightened regional tensions and persistent uncertainty over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. The talks represent the first direct engagement between the two sides since a period of intense......

US ambassador cuts ties with Polish parliament leader over Trump criticism

The US ambassador to Poland has severed all contact with the Polish parliament president, accusing him of insulting President Donald Trump after he criticized the president's policies and refused to back his Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Ambassador Tom Rose announced on X that there would be "no further contact, relationship, or......

Martian meteorite hides ancient water reservoir

A new study uncovers previously hidden hydrated minerals inside one of Earth's most famous Martian meteorites, providing direct evidence that liquid water once permeated the Red Planet billions of years ago. Led by Estrid Buhl Naver from the Technical University of Denmark, researchers employed advanced non-destructive scanning techniques......

Global stocks plunge on tech rout and Korean trading halt

World markets tumbled Thursday as a brutal U.S. tech selloff extended into a third day, pushing the S&P 500 into negative territory for 2026 and dragging Bitcoin to levels unseen in over a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 593 points or 1.2%, while the S&P 500 also dropped 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.6%, its worst two-day......

Deutsche Bank sees Bitcoin selloff as fading conviction

Deutsche Bank analysts attribute Bitcoin's sharp decline this year not to a single macroeconomic shock but to a gradual erosion of institutional and regulatory confidence. In a note released Wednesday, they highlighted three key drivers: sustained outflows from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a breakdown in the cryptocurrency's......

Finland urges US to avoid calling Ukraine commitments 'like Article 5'

Finland has quietly pressed the United States not to describe potential future security commitments to Ukraine as similar to NATO's Article 5, warning such language risks undermining the alliance's core collective defense principle, according to a State Department cable obtained by Politico. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen......

US and China accelerate 'stormy divorce' in strategic sectors

The United States and China are methodically untangling economic ties in strategic sectors like semiconductors, food, and energy, in what the Wall Street Journal calls a "stormy divorce" between the world's two largest economies. China has committed about $1 trillion since early 2024 toward economic self-reliance, funneling......

German chancellor Merz tours Gulf to diversify from US LNG dependence

Europe's reliance on liquefied natural gas from the United States and Russia surged to nearly 80 percent in January 2026, per Kpler analytics data, alarming European officials over the bloc's failure to diversify suppliers despite years of post-Ukraine invasion efforts. The United States accounted for 60 percent of EU LNG imports......

Taiwan president affirms 'rock solid' US ties after Trump-Xi call

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during a Wednesday phone call that Taiwan stands as "the most important issue" in China-U.S. relations and urged Washington to handle arms sales to the island "with prudence," according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry readout. Trump called the discussion "excellent"......

Global tech stocks lose $830 billion amid AI disruption fears

A relentless sell-off in technology stocks showed no signs of easing Wednesday as investors dumped software company shares over growing concerns that artificial intelligence will upend their business models. Sparked by Anthropic's launch of Claude Cowork AI plugins on January 30, the rout has now wiped about $830 billion in market capitalization......

Morocco positions itself as a vital global hub for strategic minerals

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, underscored the nation’s unique role in the global strategic minerals landscape during a ministerial meeting in Washington. Organized by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the gathering highlighted Morocco’s critical contributions......

Russia and Ukraine agree to swap 314 prisoners in Abu Dhabi talks

U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian delegations reached an agreement Thursday to exchange 314 prisoners of war, the first such swap in five months and a tangible outcome from ongoing peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff announced the deal on X, stating that "this result came from detailed and productive peace talks."......

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