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Iran to hold live-fire drills in Strait of Hormuz with US armada in Middle East

Iran announces live-fire military drills in Strait of Hormuz as Trump sends USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group to region amid escalating tensions....

UK's Starmer meets Xi in Beijing as Trump pressures allies on China trade

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, while President Donald Trump attempts to dissuade allies from Beijing....

Convicted terrorist who plotted consulate, church bombings to run in UK election

A Muslim activist with terror conviction runs for Birmingham City Council, sparking controversy as local elections approach in Britain's second largest city....

Iran responds to Trump pressure with warning of retaliation: 'Fingers on the trigger'

President Donald Trump warned Iran "time is running out" on a nuclear deal, and Iran's foreign minister threatened retaliation against "aggression."...

China executes 11 people convicted in scam crackdown

Chinese authorities on Thursday announced they executed 11 people convicted in a massive cross-border fraud scheme worth roughly $1.4 billion....

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Greenlanders Watching Turmoil in the United States Say No Thanks

The violence in Minneapolis and President Trump’s threats have soured Greenlanders on the United States and, unexpectedly, pushed them closer to Denmark....

Southern Africa Faces Devastating Flooding During Rainy Season

More than 100 deaths have been confirmed across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, with the rains expected to continue through February....

Trump Warns Iran With Military Muscle, but Risks a Regional War

Iran’s Islamic Republic, weakened by airstrikes in June and huge popular unrest, warns that it will strike back hard if attacked by the United States. This time, Iran may mean it....

U.K.’s Starmer Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Ties Warm

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is seeking to promote economic ties for growth, offering China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a way to court one of America’s allies....

Moscow Airport Sells for Half Off, a Sign of Russia’s Global Isolation

The government opened the sale to cut-rate bidding for Domodedovo Airport after it received no offers at its initial asking price of $1.7 billion....

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S&P 500 closes lower as Microsoft tanks, software shares slide: Live updates

"Magnificent Seven" companies Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla posted earnings results after Wednesday's close. ...

Software stocks enter bear market on AI disruption fear with ServiceNow plunging 10%

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF is on pace for its biggest one-day decline since April 4 during the tariff-triggered downturn....

Trade deficit soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts

The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled....

Amazon could invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI in coming weeks, source says

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Apple set to report earnings: iPhone growth, AI, memory costs will be in focus in first quarter

Apple's fiscal first quarter ended in December and the company has already signaled last year it's expecting a big earnings report. ...

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EU adds Iran's Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran's deadly crackdown on protesters....

'I can breathe again' says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza

In his first international interview, Sasha Troufanov tells the BBC how he thought he would die in captivity after he was taken hostage on 7 October 2023. ...

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

The proposed bill would enshrine in law the end of so-called "conjugal rights" – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex....

Chips, anyone? German farm gives away millions of potatoes after bumper harvest

Dubbed "the great potato rescue", it is part of a plan to save the spuds from going to waste....

Israeli media cite official accepting Hamas figure of 70,000 war dead

Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable....