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explainerIran wants talks, but blames the stalled negotiations on the United States’ “broken commitments, blockades, and intimidation.”Published April 23, 2026April 23, 2026Amid heightened tensions at sea, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizing two foreign ships and firing on a third, senior Iranian officials have blamed the United States for stalling peace talks, saying the U.S. blockade of the country’s ports is a major obstacle.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country seeks “dialogue and agreement” but “broken commitments, blockades and intimidation” are hampering negotiations, while the White House said US President Donald Trump had not set a deadline for extending…
Rubin Colwill’s eighth goal of the season in the 79th minute finally broke the deadlock at Cardiff City Stadium, with Port Vale’s 1-0 defeat sealing their relegation to Sky Bet League Two next season.Vale manager John Brady said his team would not give up the fight after last weekend’s goalless draw with Wigan, but another 90 minutes without a goal sealed their fate. Port Vale traveled to the Welsh capital to take on a Bluebirds side who secured their return to the Championship with a 3-1 win over Reading four days earlier, but the team must win all four of…
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.Stringer | ReutersThere was very little ship traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day since President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. President Trump’s decision to unilaterally extend the ceasefire does not open the Strait. Iran still seeks to control shipping traffic in the sea lanes, while the United States has blocked Tehran’s ports and ships. Mohammad Berger Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, said that “reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible” as long as the U.S. blockade continues. At least…
On January 26, 2024, the SK Hynix flag (R) and the Korean national flag (L) fly outside the Bundang office in Seongnam City. Jung Young Jae | AFP | Getty ImagesSouth Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted record profits and sales for the quarter on Thursday, as product prices continue to soar on the back of strong AI demand. Earnings were generally in line with expectations, but profits were lower than expected.Below is a comparison of SK Hynix’s Q1 results and LSEG’s prudent forecast. These focus on more consistently accurate analyst forecasts.Revenue: 52.58 trillion won ($35.55 billion) vs. 53.55…
Sky Sports’ Paul Merson says in his latest column that the Premier League title race could be decided on goal difference, especially after Manchester City only beat Burnley 1-0.Pep Guardiola’s side currently sit top of the Premier League but are level with Arsenal on points and goal difference after missing a number of chances against Turf Moor on Wednesday. City have scored 66 goals this season, three more than Arsenal, and are top of the table in terms of goals scored. Merson believes City needed a strong performance at Burnley to take the lead in the title race. Read below…
India’s mobile app market is experiencing record revenues, with in-app purchases exceeding $300 million in the first quarter, up 33% year-over-year, according to Sensor Tower, but much of that spending is flowing to global platforms. Non-gaming apps were the primary driver of growth in the first quarter, generating more than $200 million in in-app purchase revenue, up 44% year-over-year and increasing their share of total spending, Sensor Tower said in a report. Categories such as utilities, video streaming, and generative AI led the rise. This progress reflects broader changes in India’s app market, with annual revenue from in-app purchases expected…
Yesway Chairman and CEO Thomas Truckla during the company’s initial public offering on the Nasdaq Marketsite on April 22, 2026 in New York.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesConvenience store chain Allsup’s fried burritos and chimichangas support parent company yes way Yesway CEO Tom Truckla said Wednesday that even higher fuel prices are taking customers away from fast-food chains.”A lot of the data we have from our data providers shows that our sales are increasing while some of our competitors’ sales are decreasing,” he told CNBC. “We estimate that we are taking some market share from both other c-store chains…
googleLinkedIn and Wikipedia are among the hundreds of websites and apps. Meta The company plans to capture employee keystrokes and mouse clicks as part of a project to train artificial intelligence models, according to internal messages seen by CNBC. A new employee tracking tool called Model Capabilities Initiative (MCI) will allow Meta to observe and collect data on what employees do on work computers, Reuters first reported on Tuesday. List of sites being tracked (also included) microsoft’s GitHub, sales force Slack and atlassianwhich had not been previously reported. Meta properties like Threads and Manus are also included in the list,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The latest battle in U.S. Congressional redistricting has been decided, with Virginia voters approving a redraw of the state’s electoral maps.The results of Tuesday’s redistricting referendum in Virginia are widely expected to give Democrats an advantage in the fight to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, which is narrowly controlled by Republicans in the November midterm vote.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listRedistricting is typically carried out every 10 years following the U.S. Census count, but this election season has seen an unprecedented wave of states move to quickly redraw their congressional maps, initially…
Shaun Longstaff’s last kick of the game gave Leeds a vital point in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth and put them on the brink of staying in the Premier League, but it ended Cherries’ European dreams.The summer signing scored for the second game in a row against Bournemouth seconds after the allotted six minutes of stoppage time ended, putting Leeds nine points clear of the bottom three. However, the teams below them, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Tottenham, played fewer games. Bournemouth deserved the chance to move into sixth place for the final Champions League spot, four points behind fifth-placed…