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Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes on Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the US agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Both countries warned that they were ready to launch retaliatory attacks if provoked. The renewed hostilities raised co

Trump approval holds near term low amid Iran war concerns

Drone footage shows entire neighbourhoods, roads and farmland submerged by floodwaters in China's southwestern Guizhou.

Thomas Massie suggests the deadly assault was not an accident and calls on the US government to honour its survivors.

China's solar panel giants bleed red ink on oversupply, price war

Gold steadied after Iran and Israel agreed to ease strikes against each other after a flare-up in violence threatened to derail peace negotiations. Copper advanced.

Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran Reuters

A charismatic salesman, Nvidia Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is visiting his suppliers in Taiwan and South Korea, hanging out at local eateries and drawing large crowds. He has also given some dangerously rosy investment advice.

Vale SA, the world’s top iron ore producer, sees no evidence of war-related demand destruction in global metals markets and has experienced swelling margins as the Iran conflict disrupts raw-material flows, said Chief Executive Officer Gustavo Pimenta.

Two military conflicts less than a year apart have renewed attention on China’s prospects as an arms exporter. But even with a compelling commercial pitch built on advanced technology, low prices and no questions asked, the country will struggle to find a mainstream market beyond a highly concentrat