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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, ahead of another scheduled meeting with Tehran, that Iran would rather strike a “deal” than the United States as the U.S. military builds up in the Middle East. According to CNBC’s Joe Kernen, in a pre-statement meeting hours before his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., President Trump said that Iran’s refusal to commit not to develop nuclear weapons remains a key obstacle to a deal. The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold talks on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, focusing on Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told…

In a significant foreign policy shift, Bolivia has once again opened its doors to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The move, confirmed on Monday, will end a nearly two-decade hiatus in bilateral efforts to curb drug trafficking.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBolivian government minister Marco Oviedo told local media this week that DEA agents were already working in the country.”The DEA is in Bolivia,” he said. “We have cooperation from European intelligence and law enforcement agencies, just as we have the DEA now.”Mr. Oviedo explained that the initial focus of law enforcement operations was to strengthen border surveillance…

Newcastle defeated Qarabag 3-2, winning 9-3 on aggregate and sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.Toon is scheduled to face either Chelsea or Barcelona in the last 16, with a draw to be held on Friday. The heavy lifting was done in Baku and Newcastle’s attacking swagger almost ended the game with a 6-1 victory, but it was a test of control and composure. The intent was clear from the first whistle, with Sandro Tonali and Joelinton both scoring within six minutes and there was no sign of complacency. Player rating: Newcastle:…

Anthropic has until Friday night to choose between giving the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI models or face the consequences, Axios reports. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a Tuesday morning meeting that the Pentagon will either designate Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” a designation typically reserved for foreign adversaries, or invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to force the company to tailor a version of its model to the military’s needs. The DPA gives the president the power to force companies to prioritize or expand production for national defense. The law…

A cruise ship next to the Hong Kong skyline on March 21, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto, Getty Images)Null Photo | Null Photo | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed the threat of new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump and concerns that artificial intelligence could disrupt software companies.President Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday that countries that “want to play games” with the Supreme Court decision “will be subject to much higher tariffs.”The comments followed Friday’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. In…

Person using laptop and mobile phone. Tom Warner | Digital Vision | Getty ImagesSubmissions are now open for the fourth edition of CNBC’s list of the world’s top fintech companies, created in partnership with market research firm Statista.Each year, CNBC and Statista rank the top fintech players from around the world, from startups to big tech companies, across sectors such as payments, wealth technology, insurance, and more. Last year’s iteration included the following powerhouses: master cardwith stripes visaand many new scale-ups are also possible. Credit rewards company Bilt, payments startup TerraPay and insurance platform Entsia made their debut on the…

Consumers probably think of Uber as a ride-hailing or food delivery company. But in the eyes of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber is really just a giant codebase with engineers who are “literally the builders of the company.” In fact, Uber engineers have even gone so far as to replace Khosrowshahi with a chatbot to ask him questions in preparation for meetings with upper management. That’s according to an interview Khosrowshahi gave this week on Stephen Bartlett’s podcast, The Diary of a CEO. “One of my team members told me that some teams are building Dara AI and are presenting to…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on February 20, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Investors lost confidence in the cybersecurity company’s business after Anthropic unveiled Claude Code Security on Friday, which can scan code for vulnerabilities and suggest solutions. shares of cloud strike, palo alto networks and cloudflare I was depressed, but it was IBM It was the worst hit, dropping nearly 13.2%.As European Parliament International Trade Committee Chairman Bernd Lange put it, “pure tariff confusion” also contributed to market uncertainty. The European Union (EU) announced…

A group of Mexican mothers with years of experience searching for missing persons in the Mexican state of Sonora arrive in Arizona to help search for Nancy Guthrie. Initially, Madres Buscadoras de Sonora (Sonora Mother Search Group) applied for permission to conduct field searches in the Arizona desert. They had hoped to start on Tuesday, but the local sheriff rejected the application on the grounds that it could obstruct the official investigation. But the Madres Tribe, a national network of volunteers, mothers and wives, is undeterred. Some of them traveled to Arizona to hand out fliers with Guthrie’s likeness, while…

Could you please call me? Probably, but you would guess.The race for the Scottish Premiership title in the 2025/26 season has had more twists and turns than any previous competition. Champions Celtic, who have won 13 of the last 14 titles at canter, have been chasing underdogs Hearts for much of the season. A resurgent Rangers joined the race in the winter, having sacked their head coach, sporting director and chief executive after their worst ever start to a league campaign. With dark horse Motherwell closing in on the top three, a fourth force could now emerge. monterosa This content…