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In January 2003, President George W. Bush stood before the US Congress and warned of the “grave danger” of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) posed by “dictators” in America’s former client states in the Middle East.Twenty-three years later, in the same chamber, President Donald Trump told a strikingly similar story of a rogue regime, a looming nuclear threat, and a ticking clock in his State of the Union address.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn a dark twist of historical irony, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, armed to the teeth by America in the 1980-1988 war between Iraq and the emerging…
Traders at work at the New York Stock Exchange on February 18, 2026. new york stock exchangeU.S. Treasury yields were little changed Thursday as investors awaited some economic data and weighed the state of the U.S. economy.The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was flat at 4.048%, while the 30-year Treasury yield fell less than 1 basis point to 4.693%. The yield on two-year government bonds also fell by less than 1 basis point to 3.469%.One basis point equals 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Investors are waiting for some economic data, including Thursday’s unemployment claims numbers, to be released…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang was right when he told CNBC investors that he was “misinformed” that concerns about AI led to a selloff of software stocks, market participants said. Software stocks have been caught in a slide amid fears that AI will make software-as-a-service (SaaS) obsolete, dragging the sector into bear market territory. It’s called “Saaspocalypse.” Speaking to CNBC’s Becky Quick after the chipmaker’s earnings call on Wednesday, NVIDIA’s CEO said investors are overestimating the impact AI will have on the industry. “I think the market got it wrong,” Huang told Quick, calling the decline “counterintuitive.” He added that AI agents…
At first glance, these two photos look almost like duplicates. A young cyclist looks determined as he slings his bike onto his shoulders beneath a glacier near Everest Base Camp. These images may have been taken within seconds of each other, in the same location, in the same light, and in the same shadow. However, they were separated for 40 years. The first is about the adventures of cycling enthusiast Phil Hargreaves, who sets out from the UK in 1984 at the age of 22, traveling through Europe, Asia and finally arriving in Sydney, accompanied by two friends for part…
After Luke Littler’s impressive win at the Polish Darts Open, Josh Locke believes the Warrington ace remains ‘the man to beat’ in this year’s Premier League.Littler struggled in the first three weeks of the Premier League, but was in devastating form on the way to a dominant win in Krakow at the weekend, averaging more than 108 touches and hitting seven 180s. The teenage prodigy easily beat Ross Smith, Josh Locke and Chris Dobbie to reach the final and took the title with an 8-4 victory over Jan van Veen, who scored a nine-dart finish in the final. Use Chrome…
This photo combination made on April 9, 2025 shows U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (left) after meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tells AFP during an interview at the Iranian Consulate General in Jeddah on March 7, 2025.Evelyn Hochstein Amer Hirabi | AFP | Getty ImagesA third round of talks between the United States and Iran began Thursday in Geneva, with Iran under intense pressure to agree to a nuclear deal with the United States and curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.The United States…
A Cuban Coast Guard ship docks in the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. On February 25, 2026, the Cuban Coast Guard announced that four people aboard a U.S.-registered speedboat were shot dead and six others injured in a gunfight near the Cuban coast amid heightened tensions with Washington.Adalberto Roque AFP | Getty ImagesThe Kremlin said Thursday that Cuba’s fuel shortage situation is worsening after a fatal accident involving a U.S.-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island. According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, “We see the situation surrounding Cuba…
CAIRO (AP) – The International Monetary Fund said it has allowed Egypt to draw down about $2.3 billion from previously approved loans, noting that the country has made progress in restoring economic stability and controlling inflation as part of a reform program.The IMF said in a statement Wednesday that the decision to release funding was based on a review of government reforms, which it believes have brought about a “broad-based economic recovery” in the world’s most populous Arab country. It pointed out that gross domestic product grew at a rate of 4.4% from 2024 to 2025.A $3 billion bailout loan…
Katie Boulter recorded her seventh straight win on the WTA Tour as Camila Osorio withdrew from the Merida Open match.The British number three arrived in Mexico with the Ostrava Open victory in his heart and overcame serving issues to defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia in the opening match. The 29-year-old vaulter took the first set 6-3, but Colombian Osorio called for a physio and refused to continue. The win advances Boulter to the final eight, where she will face either top seed Jasmine Paolini or Australia’s Priscilla Hong.”Obviously, we really don’t want to see women getting hurt. It’s been so hard…
BEIJING — US semiconductor giant Nvidia Despite the U.S. government relaxing some regulations, the company has yet to recover from lost sales in China, and the company is warning of increased competition from Chinese rivals.”While a small number of H200 (semiconductor) products for China-based customers have been approved by the U.S. government, we have not yet generated revenue,” NVIDIA CFO Colette M. Kress said during an earnings call Wednesday, according to a FactSet transcript. “We don’t know if they will be allowed to be imported into China,” she said.China once accounted for at least a fifth of Nvidia’s data center…