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Adani to pay $275 million settlement to US over alleged Iran sanctions violations
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Adani to pay $275 million settlement to US over alleged Iran sanctions violations

Adani Enterprises agreed to pay $275 million to the US Treasury over alleged Iran sanctions violations, days after settling a separate US bribery case for $18 million

Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill and the cost is still climbing
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Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill and the cost is still climbing

US-Israeli war with Iran has cost global companies at least $25 billion, with airlines, automakers and consumer goods firms among the hardest hit

Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate after Beijing summit
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Trump returns from China with stability and a stalemate after Beijing summit

Trump's two-day Beijing summit with Xi Jinping produced modest deals but no breakthroughs on trade, Iran, or Taiwan

Aircraft collision over US air show downs two EA-18 fighter jets
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Aircraft collision over US air show downs two EA-18 fighter jets

Two Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided midair at an Idaho air show on Sunday. All four crew members ejected safely

Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started
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Trump says Xi agrees Iran must open strait, China says war shouldn't have started

Trump claims Xi backed reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but China stopped short of committing to pressure Iran as oil prices climb toward $109 a barrel

Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran
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Trump's geopolitical brinkmanship has hit a wall with Iran

Trump's coercive diplomacy has worked elsewhere, but analysts say his maximalist demands and inflammatory rhetoric are making an Iran deal harder to reach

Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days as Washington talks conclude
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Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire by 45 days as Washington talks conclude

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by 45 days after US-facilitated talks in Washington concluded Friday, with new security and political negotiations scheduled for late May and June

Trump says he and China's Xi agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons
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Trump says he and China's Xi agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons

Trump says he and Xi agreed Iran must never get a nuclear weapon and the Strait of Hormuz must reopen, as U.S.-Iran diplomacy remains stalled

Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi at Beijing summit
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Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi at Beijing summit

Trump claims "fantastic trade deals" after two days of talks with Xi in Beijing, including a Boeing jet purchase and Chinese pledges on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

Rubio denies fashion inspiration from Maduro after Nike tracksuit goes viral
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Rubio denies fashion inspiration from Maduro after Nike tracksuit goes viral

Rubio's grey Nike tracksuit on Air Force One went viral after comparisons to Maduro's arrest outfit. The secretary of state says there was no message

Musk accused of 'selective amnesia,' Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end
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Musk accused of 'selective amnesia,' Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end

Closing arguments pit Musk's lawyers against OpenAI's in a high-stakes trial over whether ChatGPT's maker betrayed its nonprofit mission to enrich insiders

Israel threatens to sue New York Times over Palestinian prisoner abuse report
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Israel threatens to sue New York Times over Palestinian prisoner abuse report

Netanyahu and Saar ordered a defamation lawsuit against the NYT over a Kristof column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces

Trump says he is losing patience with Iran after talks with China's Xi
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Trump says he is losing patience with Iran after talks with China's Xi

Trump warns he is losing patience with Iran as nuclear talks stall, a ship is seized near the UAE, and Beijing agrees the Strait of Hormuz must stay open

Trump hails 'extremely positive' Xi talks at Beijing banquet as Taiwan warning looms
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Trump hails 'extremely positive' Xi talks at Beijing banquet as Taiwan warning looms

US president called talks with Xi Jinping extremely positive’ at a Beijing state banquet with top CEOs, even as Xi warned of conflict over Taiwan

Iran urges BRICS to condemn US and Israel, exposing bloc's  divisions
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Iran urges BRICS to condemn US and Israel, exposing bloc's  divisions

Iran's foreign minister urged BRICS nations in New Delhi to condemn US and Israeli actions, laying bare sharp divisions within the expanded bloc over the conflict

US 30-year Treasury yield tops 5% for first time since 2007 as inflation pressures rise
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US 30-year Treasury yield tops 5% for first time since 2007 as inflation pressures rise

Rising energy costs and producer prices drive borrowing costs higher and lift rate expectations

Xi warns Trump that mishandling Taiwan could push US and China into conflict
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Xi warns Trump that mishandling Taiwan could push US and China into conflict

Xi Jinping warned Trump that Taiwan, if mishandled, could push both nations into conflict, as the US-China summit opened in Beijing with sharp contrasts in tone

Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end
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Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end

Lebanon and Israel meet in Washington as their ceasefire nears expiry, with Israeli strikes killing 22 people the day before talks began

Xi tells Trump US and China should be 'partners, not rivals'
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Xi tells Trump US and China should be 'partners, not rivals'

Trump told Xi it was 'an honor to be your friend' as high-stakes talks began in Beijing on trade, Iran and Taiwan

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping
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Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping

Trump landed in Beijing Wednesday for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping covering trade, Iran, Taiwan and AI chips