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Although Iran has not yet confirmed its participation in this latest round of negotiations, Vice President J.D. Vance is scheduled to lead a U.S. negotiator team in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Iran aimed at ending the war.Meanwhile, a fragile two-week ceasefire is set to expire on Wednesday, but it is unclear whether it will be extended as tensions have escalated over the past two days.The first round of US-Iran talks held in Islamabad on April 11 ended without any progress. Since then, the United States has imposed a naval blockade on all Iranian-linked vessels attempting to transit the…
Lawrence Okolie has failed an anti-doping test ahead of his scheduled fight with Tony Yoka this weekend. “Last night, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Queensberry that an anti-doping test carried out on Lawrence Okolie ahead of this Saturday’s show in Paris came back with adverse findings,” Queensberry’s promotion said on X on Tuesday morning. “Further updates regarding the event will be announced in due course.” Okoli was scheduled to face Olympic gold medalist Yoka in Paris on Saturday.It was a pivotal contest for the Londoner’s career. No. 1 in the WBC rankings, Okolie was hoping to earn a shot…
Staff train a humanoid robot to reproduce human behavior at a training center in Hefei, Anhui province, China, April 13, 2026.Video Visual China Group | Getty Images Hello, I’m Evelyn. I am writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection. This is a concise summary of what I have seen and heard from local companies.Today we’ll dig into the rising valuations of Chinese humanoid startups and why they haven’t yet attracted the same kind of funding as their American rivals, despite offering far more robots. Are US VCs missing out?big storyWhile Chinese humanoid robot…
Swedish EV trucking company Einride has deployed 75 manual electric heavy duty trucks in Sweden. Amazon’s Relay Freight Network, the cargo EV startup’s expansion into the U.S. ahead of its planned initial public offering, and efforts to expand emissions-free electrification technology across Amazon’s logistics network and beyond last-mile delivery.Einride trucks will support Amazon’s middle-mile network as part of Amazon Relay, the company’s Uber-like app for truck drivers that lets them book and transport Amazon packages, a service Amazon launched in 2017. Trucks operating in the middle mile transport orders between Amazon’s fulfillment centers, sorting centers, aviation facilities, and last-mile delivery…
In his latest column, Paul Merson gives his thoughts on Chelsea’s slump in form as pressure mounts on head coach Liam Rosenior. Since losing 1-0 to Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday night, the Blues have lost six of eight games in all competitions and are in dire straits for Champions League qualification. With all of the weekend’s games played against the Blues, Chelsea are now seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool with five games remaining. Chelsea could drop to 11th in the Premier League at the weekend if they lose to Brighton on Tuesday night, which will be broadcast…
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (C) arrives for a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s Kospi hit a record high on Tuesday as markets across the Asia-Pacific region traded mixed on hopes of a resolution to the Middle East conflict as tensions between Iran and the United States continued to rise.”By laying siege and violating the cease-fire agreement, President Trump is trying to turn this negotiating table into a table of surrender in his imagination and justifying new warmongering,” Mohammad Berger Ghalibaf, the speaker…
Sky Sports will make all 12 group matches involving England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as the semi-finals and final of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, available to watch for free on the Sky Sports app.Everyone will be able to stream all three Home Country group games via the app without a subscription, while the first match and final of the tournament will also be broadcast free on Sky Mix. In addition, the tournament opener between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on June 12 will be broadcast across Sky One, Sky Sports’ YouTube channel and Sky Sports’…
Tim Cook and John Tarnas at Apple Park.Provided by: Apple Hello, my name is Hui Jie from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.Apple is turning the page as CEO Tim Cook hands over the reins to his successor, John Ternas, marking the company’s second leadership change since Steve Jobs.Meanwhile, the market appears ready to exit the Iran conflict. But that’s not the case with US President Donald Trump.Read more!What you need to know todayFrom bending the first iPod nano (with a click wheel!) at a 2009 rally to today’s iPhone ecosystem, Apple’s evolution has spanned generations. The…
The United States and Iran are exchanging threats as tensions between the two countries rise ahead of the end of a two-week ceasefire.Published April 21, 2026April 21, 2026Parliament Speaker Mohammad Berger Ghalibaf said Iran was “ready to reveal new cards on the battlefield” after US President Donald Trump threatened Tehran with “problems like we have never seen before” if the two-week ceasefire expires on Wednesday without a deal.The war of words comes as a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran, scheduled to be held this week in Pakistan, remain stalled after the United States seized…