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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict aboard Air Force One as he travels to attend the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025.Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that an “armada” was heading toward the country and that it must reach a “deal” with the United States over its disputed nuclear program or face a major military attack from the United States.”A massive armada is headed for Iran. It’s moving quickly with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It’s a fleet led by the great aircraft…

China has presented itself as a solid business and trade partner to the United States and other traditional allies that have been alienated by the politics of President Donald Trump, some of whom appear ready to rebuild.Since early 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Irish leader Michael Martin.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Beijing for three days this week, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to visit China for the first time in late…

Two Chelsea supporters were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries in Napoli on Tuesday night. Italian police told Sky Sports News that one person was treated for injuries at the Vecchio Pellegrini Hospital after the incident near Naples’ Santa Maria La Nova district. The supporters were subsequently released.Police added that the supporter was with a group of Chelsea fans, but another group later met them.The Blues are in the Italian city in preparation for Wednesday night’s Champions League match against Napoli.Chelsea urged all visiting fans to take “extreme caution” and follow the club’s guidance ahead of the match.The Blues have been allocated…

Mining stocks have tumbled as multiple metals repeatedly shatter records, but analysts are divided on whether this will continue. February gold futures It hit a record of $5,100 an ounce on Sunday. March silver futures The next day, it reached a high of $115.5 per ounce. Investors tend to flock to gold during times of uncertainty as it is seen as a safe haven, and silver tends to track the yellow metal.Copper prices have also increased significantly since August, after a significant drop in prices, likely driven by demand from electrification and the hardware in which copper is used. The…

Amazon announced Wednesday that it plans to cut about 16,000 corporate jobs, marking the second mass layoff since October last year. The company wrote in a blog post that the layoffs are part of its ongoing efforts to “strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership and eliminating bureaucracy.” This coincides with a push for significant investment in artificial intelligence. The layoffs come just months after Amazon laid off 14,000 employees across its corporate workforce in October. At the time, the company indicated that the cuts would continue into 2026 as it found “additional locations where layers can be removed.”Beth…

tel aviv — It has been one of the most powerful symbols in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square for more than two years, ever since 251 Israelis were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Digital stopwatch counts every minute, hour, and day. On Tuesday, the day after the body of the last Israeli hostage, Ran Gviri, was returned to Israel, the clock finally stopped on one of the darkest chapters in the country’s history. After 843 days, or 20,250 hours, or more than 1,215,000 minutes, all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, were returned to their homeland. “Rani is here with…

Google is expanding its commitment to AI-powered learning by adding a full-length mock test in Gemini to the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), India’s national engineering exam used to shortlist candidates for India’s top engineering colleges and taken by millions of students every year. Google says students can take full-text JEE practice exams within Gemini, with questions based on vetted content from Indian education companies PhysicsWallah and Careers360. The announcement comes after the company recently rolled out a similar test prep tool for the SAT. Google says that once a student completes a Gemini practice exam, the chatbot will provide immediate…

This report is from this week’s CNBC UK Exchange newsletter. See what you see? You can subscribe here.dispatchIt has been more than a decade since George Osborne gave a speech on the floor of the Shanghai Stock Exchange explaining the benefits of a strong partnership between Britain and China.A number of senior officials, including chief executives, civic leaders and heads of cultural institutions, heard the then Chancellor of the Exchequer’s (British name for the Chancellor of the Exchequer) declaration. “Let’s come together to make Britain China’s best partner in the West.“Let us work together to build a golden decade for…

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang speaks at the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Siemens and NVIDIA announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to develop industrial and physical AI solutions to bring AI-driven innovation to industrial workflows. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChip stocks rose on Wednesday after strong financial results from leading companies ASML and SK Hynix and reports that China has approved sales of Nvidia’s H200 chip.of VanEck Semiconductor ETF Shares rose more than 3% in premarket trading.In Europe, ASML It was up 5%…

File photo: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, DC, USA on February 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersAnalysts say a new push toward a U.S.-India trade deal could be in full swing as the White House sees other countries and powers working harder than ever to remove trade and tariff barriers.The EU and India signed a long-awaited trade deal on Tuesday, potentially increasing the urgency and momentum for negotiations across the line after the two countries signed an agreement to phase out tariffs on most of each other’s imports.…