U.S. denies claims Iran struck two American vessels in retaliation for earlier strikes
U.S. Sailors conduct flight operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), July 29, 2026. George H.W.
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Middle East
Indonesia searches for boat that went missing near Anak Krakatau volcano
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading the island of Anak Krakatau to
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Qualcomm issues Amazon warrants to acquire $4 billion worth of chipmaker’s stock as part of AI infrastructure deal
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan June 1, 2026. Ann Wang | Reuters
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Trump says he’s made ‘Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks’ for the U.S., in stream of AI posts
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with travel industry executives in the Oval Office of the White House
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Iran warns of ‘more painful’ response to U.S. attacks as economic pressure mounts
A woman crosses as motorists drive past an anti-U.S. billboard at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Sept. 2, 2026. Atta
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Mergers and acquisitions drive Saudi growth, competitiveness
Amid considerable uncertainty over global economic growth, the prospect of higher interest rates and long-term government bond yields, and volatile
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Muslim nations say Israel’s Gaza expulsion plans threaten Trump peace
RIYADH: Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Sunday condemned Israeli plans for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip
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Italy’s Meloni just hit a major political milestone. Former leaders say economic reform must follow
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on July 20, 2026 in Rome, Italy. Simona Granati | Corbis News
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U.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August, much more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.1%
The U.S. economy added jobs at a brisk pace in August, reversing a summer slowdown in hiring, while the unemployment
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Hugging Face approached Nvidia’s Huang weeks ahead of $12.9B acquisition, CEO tells CNBC
Nvidia has officially agreed to buy open-source artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, as the chipmaker moves beyond
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