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Trump sends JD Vance to Pakistan again for more talks with Iran but repeats threats against its infrastructure as Hormuz stays closed

Parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, said in an interview aired on state television late Saturday that “there will be no retreat in the field of diplomacy.”

By Michelle L. Price, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz and The Associated PressApril 19, 2026

With Hormuz under strain, a trade corridor built for resilience faces a real-world test

By Angela Chitkara and Samantha SuttonApril 17, 2026

Manycore, the first of the Hangzhou ‘Little Dragons’ to go public, pushes ‘spatial intelligence’ as the next wave of AI development

By Nicholas GordonApril 16, 2026

China has ‘nearly erased’ America’s lead in AI—and the flow of tech experts moving to the U.S. is slowing to a trickle, Stanford report says

By Sasha RogelbergApril 16, 2026

Trump’s war in the Middle East may end up a global boon for renewables, as think tank calls return-to-coal narrative ‘meaningless’

By Tristan BoveApril 16, 2026

China’s economy grows 5% in first quarter, surprising economists to the upside

By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressApril 16, 2026