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The oil market has calmed after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would insure tankers and provide naval escorts if necessary.

Broadcom, which contributes to Google's tensor processing units, called for artificial intelligence revenue to double in the February quarter.

Apple’s new MacBook Neo gives the company its cheapest laptop ever, creating a budget entry into the Mac lineup.

Since the attack on Iran, congressional Democrats have called the operation unconstitutional. But another impeachment hasn't seriously entered the conversation.

Huang also mentioned that Nvidia's $10 billion investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic would likely be its last.

The dispute centers on whether crypto firms like Coinbase can offer yields on stablecoins, which banks warn will siphon trillions of dollars from the industry.

Two investors told CNBC's "Halftime Report" on Wednesday that they recently added to their positions in Microsoft.

American officials said the bombing campaign against Iran was accelerating. European countries deployed assets to the region to protect their interests, and Turkey said NATO shot down an Iranian missile heading toward its airspace.

Joani Reid, a Labour member of parliament, said she had never “seen anything to suspect” her husband had broken the law. The Metropolitan Police said three men were arrested under the National Security Act.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.

Satellite images show damage near vital equipment on sites in at least five countries.

As the conflict widens, residents across the Middle East are feeling the consequences of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

The Incirlik air base in southern Turkey hosts American forces but Turkey has said that it will not allow its airspace to be used for attacks on Iran.

Karoline Leavitt bats away question over bombing that reportedly killed 175 peopleSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxGen Caine said today that the US will “now begin to expand inland, striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory”, after forces were able to establish air superiority.“The throttle is coming up,” Caine said, “as opposed to ramping down”. Continue reading...

More than 80 people killed and 32 crew members rescued alive from the 180-crew frigate Iris DenaAnalysis: Trump administration still not settled on reasons for warTell us: how have you been affected by the conflict?Lebanese state media said that four people were killed and six more were wounded in an Israeli strike on a building in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.“The initial toll is four killed and six wounded, and work is underway to rescue families from under the rubble,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. Continue reading...

Emotional scenes as people trapped by conflict land at Sydney. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy has announced there will be a parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at First Nations people.McCarthy said it comes at an important time, following the alleged terror attack at Perth’s Invasion Day rally on 26 January, and the attack on Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne last year by white supremacists.First Nations people are feeling scared and angry in the wake of the alleged terrorist attack in Boorloo, Perth and last year’s attack on Camp Sovereignty,” she said. “I know this has been a difficult time for families and communities.This inquiry ensures they can have their say and their experiences will be heard by the parliament. Continue reading...

The Arctic Metagaz burst into flames before sinking after what the Russian president described as a terrorist attackVladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of carrying out a terrorist attack on one of Russia’s liquefied natural gas carriers which exploded into flames and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya.The Arctic Metagaz had been sanctioned by the US and EU for being part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of ageing tankers that carry its oil and gas around the world, skirting Western restrictions. Continue reading...

Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesA torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the south coast of Sri Lanka as the Trump administration followed through on its threats to destroy Tehran’s military and political leadership.At least 87 Iranian sailors were killed in the attack on the Iris Dena on Wednesday. The frigate was sailing in international waters as it returned from a naval exercise organised by India in the Bay of Bengal. The torpedo strike prompted questions from former US officials about whether Washington’s aim of eliminating all of Iran’s military breached international law. Continue reading...

Voters remain unsure about which policy decisions sit with Cardiff Bay and which with WestminsterUK politics live – latest updatesAlmost 60% of Welsh voters are unaware of how the new system will work in May’s Senedd elections and there is confusion over devolution powers, a report has found.Polling research released on Wednesday by Cardiff University and YouGov suggested that 26 years since devolution began, many voters remain unsure about which policy decisions sit with Cardiff Bay, and which with Westminster. Continue reading...

Prime minister’s initial refusal to help US could constrain Britain’s ability to protect its nationals in the Gulf and reassure alliesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain knew that the US was considering attacking Iran from the moment Donald Trump told protesters that “help is coming” in the middle of January. It was obvious to the world that the White House was serious when the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group was sent to the Arabian Sea in late January.But as Trump gradually built up his “massive armada”, reinforcing it with a second carrier strike group in mid-February, UK deployments were constrained and limited even though there was a recognition that it was likely allies and bases with British soldiers would be attacked in an Iranian retaliation. Continue reading...

From Texas to North Carolina, incumbents fall as Democrats gain in Arkansas, signaling 2026 turbulenceUS politics live – latest updatesThere was more at stake in Tuesday’s primary elections than just the high-profile nominations for US Senate seats in North Carolina and Texas. Further down the ballot were contests that offered hints of how the electorate was reacting to the Trump administration’s rapid and radical changes in Washington, and to whether Democrats were rebuilding popular support after suffering pivotal losses in 2024.Here are some of the lesser-known outcomes of Tuesday’s vote in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, which also held primary and special elections: Continue reading...

California governor, promoting his memoir in LA, was asked if US should rethink military partnership with IsraelSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxGavin Newsom, the Democratic California governor, likened Israel to “an apartheid state” on Tuesday in comments sharply critical of the country’s joint war with the US against Iran.Newsom, seen as a frontrunner for his party’s presidential nomination in 2028, made the comment during an appearance in Los Angeles to promote his book, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery. He was asked if the US should rethink its military partnership with Israel. Continue reading...

At times like this you have to thank your lucky stars that the opposition leader is not in Downing Street On another day it might even have been quite funny. The mismatch between Kemi Badenoch’s self-belief and her performance. But Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions was far too serious for that, with Donald Trump’s Awfully Big Iranian Adventure threatening to escalate into all-out war in the Middle East.It was also a day when you could think the unthinkable. Might Kemi actually be even weaker than Chris Philp? Certainly she’s the worst leader of the Tory party in living memory. There again, the gene pool of talent is no more than a puddle. Continue reading...

Democratic voters in Texas displayed a survival instinct in picking James Talarico as their US Senate candidateJames Talarico wins Democratic primary for US Senate in TexasNever write off the voter. It has been tempting to despair of an electorate that returned Donald Trump to power in 2024. But as the US midterm elections got under way on Tuesday, the big winner was pragmatism.Democrats in Texas picked James Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian who preaches a political gospel of bridging divides, as their nominee for the Senate. He was widely seen as more electable than his primary opponent, Jasmine Crockett, a Texas congresswoman and unapologetic anti-Trump brawler, in a state where Democrats have gone decades without winning a statewide race. Continue reading...

Some kind of severe weather is expected every day into early next week, forecasters warned. Friday is expected to be among the riskiest.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.

Administration officials under fire for shifting justifications for war

US Navy torpedo sinks Iranian warship as Britain says more chartered rescue flights leave Oman ‘in the coming days’

Jeusselem Elieth Genes Vitola and Alvaro Jose Urbina Rojas immigrated to Utah from Venezuela 10 years ago

‘I would tell your citizens to be grateful they live in this country where President Trump is upholding the law,’ Noem responded, when a California lawmaker asked if Americans should be carrying their passports for ICE

Stores in 8 out of 10 Canadian provinces still do not stock American spirits on their shelves

Johnson says he opposes a resolution to rein in Trump’s military power amid the campaign in Iran

The restaurant owner previously appeared before the Boston Licensing Board for a similar incident involving a party with singer Chris Brown

The Pentagon is investigating a strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed at least 165, the US defence secretary said

Nashville metro councilmembers have passed a resolution opposing a planned tunnel by one of Elon Musk’s companies to offer people express rides in Teslas

Claire Lynch's novel was inspired by the lesbian women who lost custody of their children in the 1980s.

The UK government says more than 130,000 British nationals have registered their interest in leaving the Middle East region.

Iranians are coping with daily strikes, internet blackouts, and security crackdowns - all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.

Mountain rescuers told the inquest the women somehow fell or slipped and were unable to get out of the water.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. and Israeli forces will obtain “complete control of Iranian skies” within days, and will soon begin a second massive air assault.

By criticizing the U.S.-led attack and refusing to bow to Trump’s threat of trade retaliation, Pedro Sánchez set himself apart from other European leaders.

U.S. torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka | CBC News  CBCIN PHOTOS | War in Iran enters 5th day  CBCSri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine  AP NewsU.S. sinks Iranian warship, Hegseth says, as Iran conflict expands  Global NewsMiddle East crisis live: US submarine sank Iranian warship, Hegseth says; Israel launches fresh strikes on Tehran  The Guardian

‘We already are in a scenario where the US has lost control of this war,’ argues political scientist Vali Nasr.

Debris from NATO’s interception of an Iranian ballistic missile has been pulled out of the water in Turkiye.

Mojtaba Khamenei emerges as potential successor after death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US-Israel attacks.