• Trump Scoffs at Iran War Reparations
  • Ukraine Submits Peace Proposals to US
  • Debate Opens to Pardon PKK Militants
  • Trump Pivots Back to Sanctions for Iran
  • Peace Bill Between Turkey and Kurdish Fighters
North Korea launches ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea exercises

North Korea launched a ballistic missile into waters off the Korean Peninsula’s eastern coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days before major military exercises between Seoul and Washington that Pyongyang has repeatedly condemned.

Trump's immigration crackdown detained more than 50 military spouses

President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found.

For Nigel Farage, success brings new pressures and a showdown with Count Binface

LONDON (AP) – Nigel Farage depicts himself as an outsider taking on the establishment, but now the tables have turned. The leader of anti-immigration party Reform UK is running in an election as the incumbent favorite, and his main opponent is a man dressed as a garbage can.

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Nvidia teams up with Wall Street giants to unlock $500 billion for AI infrastructure

Nvidia has joined forces with six of the world’s biggest financial institutions to establish new financing platforms designed to channel more than $500 billion in third-party capital into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The semiconductor giant said the initiative will help fund the rapid expansion of computing capacity.

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls, with hefty fines for violators

PARIS (AP) – France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices.The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday.

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Intel Raises $20 Billion to Fund Chip Manufacturing Expansion

Intel has raised $20 billion through an enlarged share offering as the chipmaker looks to strengthen its balance sheet and finance a costly expansion of its contract manufacturing operations. The company priced the offering at $95 a share, representing a 2.6% discount to its previous closing price.

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies fizzle

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions – but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has submitted peace proposals to US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Kyiv has submitted proposals to US negotiators outlining possible steps towards ending the war with Russia, while warning that Moscow could use upcoming parliamentary elections as a pretext for a fresh military mobilisation.

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North Korea launches ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea exercises

North Korea launched a ballistic missile into waters off the Korean Peninsula’s eastern coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days before major military exercises between Seoul and Washington that Pyongyang has repeatedly condemned.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Kyiv has submitted proposals to US negotiators outlining possible steps towards ending the war with Russia, while warning that Moscow could use upcoming parliamentary elections as a pretext for a fresh military mobilisation.

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World Lion Day: Africa's big cats face mounting threats from habitat loss
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Colombia searches for its missing after earthquake kills more than 100