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Oil prices jumped and stocks plunged after Iran and Israel exchanged strikes, raising doubts about the future of fragile cease-fire in the Middle East
Here is the draft executive order on cybersecurity and AI as it stood before President Trump pulled the plug on it Thursday. State of play: The industry and administration are scrambling to figure out what's next as key questions remain unanswered on the future of government access to top AI models and general AI safety
Ukraine's president tells the Russian leader that only "direct engagement" between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is running unopposed in several constituencies. Opposition parties have warned that the elections are even less open than previous votes
Invading Israeli forces have crossed north of Lebanon's Litani River and seized the medieval Beaufort Castle
The US secretary of state said an agreement could be announced today but the talks were “still a work in progress.”
But insurance rates for tankers passing the strait — the most important indicator of whether the waterway is “reopening” — haven’t budged