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China opens World Robot Conference amid tech rivalry with U.S.
The 2026 World Robot Conference opened on Wednesday in Beijing, bringing together more than 300 companies and over 2,000 robotic exhibits in what has become one of the world's largest showcases of automation technology. The five-day event, running through August…
US-Canada deal hopes fade hours before new tariffs
Negotiations between the United States and Canada appear stuck as a midnight deadline looms, after which 50% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods are set to take effect. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Trump administration has privately…
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Iran threatens military attack if US fails to honor deal within weeks
A senior Iranian official warned on Monday that Tehran will launch a "timely and precise" military attack to break the US naval blockade if Washington does not fulfill its commitments under a June peace deal within weeks, marking a declared…
German investment in U.S. drops to 3-year low in H1
German companies sharply reduced their direct investment in the United States during the first half of 2026, with capital flows dropping to the lowest level since 2023 as trade-policy uncertainty under the Trump administration continues to weigh on transatlantic business…
Iran secretly prepared for wider war during US peace talks, Journal reports
Even as Iranian diplomats engaged with Washington over a memorandum of understanding signed in June, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was quietly reorganizing Iran's military and security apparatus for a broader confrontation, according to a Wall Street Journal News Corp investigation…
U.S. warns allies to pick sides in AI race with China
The United States is preparing to deliver an ultimatum to dozens of countries: align with Washington's artificial intelligence coalition or risk exclusion from its technology ecosystem. A draft State Department letter, reviewed by Reuters, warns 35 signatories of a U.S.…
Iran demands U.S. withdrawal, reparations to reopen Hormuz
Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Saturday issued a sweeping set of demands that the United States must meet before Tehran will allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen, injecting fresh uncertainty into the Trump administration's efforts to bring the…
Japan says it stands ready with US for further yen action
Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tokyo remains in close communication with the United States on foreign exchange developments and that both countries are prepared to take further action if currency volatility intensifies. The remarks, made in the days following…
Canada offers US trade concessions to avert Aug. 19 tariffs
Canada is racing to secure an interim trade deal with the United States before a new round of 50 percent tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods takes effect on Aug. 19, with Ottawa signaling a willingness to…
Zelensky dismisses Ukraine’s ambassador to the US amid sweeping reshuffle
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States on Monday, signing a decree that formalized a departure widely anticipated for weeks amid a sweeping government reshuffle and lingering corruption allegations.
US embassies urge Americans to leave Middle East amid Iran escalation
U.S. embassies across the Middle East issued coordinated security alerts on Friday urging American citizens in the region to consider departing or be prepared to leave, warning of the "potential for unforeseen escalation" in the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Kuwait shoots down Iranian drones targeting vital sites
Iran's military launched drone strikes against what it described as U.S. military targets in Kuwait early Saturday, prompting Kuwaiti air defenses to intercept and destroy the incoming projectiles in what marked a further escalation of hostilities between Washington and Tehran…
Tanker disabled by projectile near Strait of Hormuz
A commercial tanker was struck by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman on Saturday, damaging the vessel's engine room and leaving it unable to maneuver, as tensions between the United States and Iran over control of the strategic…
Pakistan says US-Iran talks ‘ongoing’ as war spreads to new fronts
Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that negotiations between the United States and Iran remain "ongoing" even as the Middle East conflict widened across multiple fronts, with Islamabad pledging to do its "utmost" to restore full diplomatic engagement under a ceasefire framework…
Oil surges after Iran fires missiles at U.S. forces
Oil prices surged more than 3% in early Asian trading on Wednesday after Iran launched a surprise ballistic missile attack on American forces in the Middle East, ending a brief pause in hostilities that had raised hopes of de-escalation between…
Macquarie warns of oil glut if U.S.-Iran pause leads to deal
Oil markets face the prospect of a rapid return to oversupply before year-end if Washington and Tehran translate their current pause in hostilities into a lasting diplomatic resolution, Macquarie warned on Monday as crude prices tumbled.
Mediators report progress as US-Iran strike pause reaches third day
Neither the United States nor Iran carried out attacks for a third consecutive day on Monday, as mediators Pakistan and Qatar intensified shuttle diplomacy following both sides' responses to a joint de-escalation proposal, according to Pakistani government sources and regional…
Copper prices rise as US-Iran strike pause lifts markets
Copper prices climbed on Monday after oil prices fell sharply following a pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran, easing concerns about energy-driven inflation and its drag on global economic growth.
European gas prices drop as U.S.-Iran pause eases supply fears
European wholesale natural gas prices dropped sharply on Monday as a mutual pause in military strikes between the United States and Iran eased fears over energy supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The Dutch TTF benchmark, Europe's primary gas…
Asian markets rise as oil tumbles on U.S.-Iran pause
Asian equity markets opened higher on Monday as oil prices tumbled following a pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran, lifting investor sentiment across the region even as semiconductor weakness tempered gains in Tokyo.
US and Iran halt strikes, opening fragile window for diplomacy
President Donald Trump ordered a halt to U.S. military strikes on Iran after 13 consecutive nights of bombing, with his administration signaling an effort to create space for diplomatic engagement. Iran has reciprocated, suspending its own retaliatory operations across the…
Gold, silver hit two-week highs as U.S.-Iran strikes fuel safe-haven demand
Spot gold climbed above $4,100 an ounce on Wednesday, reaching a two-week high, while silver touched $60 as precious metals extended a multi-session advance driven by escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities that have overwhelmed the usual drag from elevated Treasury yields and…
Brent crude tops $92 as US-Iran strikes fuel supply fears
Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Wednesday, with Brent crude hitting its highest level in more than five weeks, as the escalating military confrontation between the United States and Iran continued to rattle energy markets and threaten critical shipping…
US and Ukraine sign statement of intent on drone cooperation
The United States and Ukraine have signed a bilateral statement of intent establishing the framework for a defense partnership focused on drone cooperation, according to Ukrainska Pravda and the Ukrainian National News agency, marking the first agreement of its kind…
Iran strikes tankers in Hormuz as US carries out 10th night of airstrikes
Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the burning vessel, even as the United States carried out a 10th consecutive night of airstrikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure across the country. The…
Asian stocks rally as US-Iran ceasefire proposal eases oil prices
Global markets rallied on Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the US-Iran conflict buoyed investor sentiment, easing oil prices from recent highs and lifting equities across Asia.
Oil pulls back from $90 as U.S., Iran signal openness to diplomacy
Brent crude surged past $90 per barrel on Sunday — its highest level in more than a month — after the United States and Iran exchanged fresh military strikes over the weekend, rattling energy markets and pushing U.S. gasoline prices…
Pakistan, Qatar urge US and Iran to accept two-week ceasefire
Pakistan and Qatar on Monday jointly proposed that the United States and Iran return to their pre-July 9 positions as a first step toward resuming stalled peace talks, calling for an immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a…
US launches new airstrikes on Iran after 2 troops killed in Jordan
The US military launched new airstrikes against Iran on Saturday evening at President Trump's direction, hours after confirming that two American service members were killed and a third remains missing following Iranian missile and drone attacks on a base in…
Khamenei calls Trump’s signature ‘worthless’ as US-Iran MoU collapses
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written statement on Saturday declaring that President Donald Trump's signature on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding is "utterly worthless and devoid of credibility," warning that Iran and the Axis of Resistance have "unforgettable…