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This photo combination made on April 9, 2025 shows U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (left) after meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi tells AFP during an interview at the Iranian Consulate General in Jeddah on March 7, 2025.Evelyn Hochstein Amer Hirabi | AFP | Getty ImagesA third round of talks between the United States and Iran began Thursday in Geneva, with Iran under intense pressure to agree to a nuclear deal with the United States and curb its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.The United States…
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This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Thursday. As the spotlight continues on the potential of artificial intelligence to shake up various industries, I decided to mentally count how many times I’ve said or written some variation of the term “AI disruption.”S&P 500 futures were little changed this morning. The three major indexes are about to have another winning day.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Serve chips warm.Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at Nvidia Live at CES 2026, ahead of the annual…
Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha reveals she developed folliculitis after the steamy bathtub sceneThis article contains major spoilers for Part 2 of Bridgerton Season 4. Dear kind-hearted readers, Tong is in mourning today. Readers of the book may have known that this major Bridgerton character’s death was coming, but they didn’t know exactly when it would happen. But sadly, the sixth episode of season 4, released during Part 2 drop on February 26, took a detour from the burgeoning Cinderella-like love story between Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and Sophie Bek (Yerin Ha) to tragically introduce the death of sixth eldest son Francesca…
The match has already been overshadowed by allegations of racial abuse towards Vinicius Junior by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni in the first leg.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished February 26, 2026February 26, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationReal Madrid have suspended a club member who gave a Nazi salute during their Champions League play-off second leg against Benfica, a match already overshadowed by allegations of racism.Madrid said in a statement that it had “urgently” asked the club’s disciplinary committee to begin “immediate expulsion proceedings” against the player, who was seen on television…
A Cuban Coast Guard ship docks in the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. On February 25, 2026, the Cuban Coast Guard announced that four people aboard a U.S.-registered speedboat were shot dead and six others injured in a gunfight near the Cuban coast amid heightened tensions with Washington.Adalberto Roque AFP | Getty ImagesThe Kremlin said Thursday that Cuba’s fuel shortage situation is worsening after a fatal accident involving a U.S.-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island. According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, “We see the situation surrounding Cuba…
At first glance, these two photos look almost like duplicates. A young cyclist looks determined as he slings his bike onto his shoulders beneath a glacier near Everest Base Camp. These images may have been taken within seconds of each other, in the same location, in the same light, and in the same shadow. However, they were separated for 40 years. The first is about the adventures of cycling enthusiast Phil Hargreaves, who sets out from the UK in 1984 at the age of 22, traveling through Europe, Asia and finally arriving in Sydney, accompanied by two friends for part…
Almeria, who were relegated from La Liga in the 2023-24 season, have been under the control of Saudi owners for more than six years.listen to this article | 2 minutesinformationPublished February 26, 2026February 26, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationCristiano Ronaldo has bought a stake in Spanish second-division soccer club Almeria, according to a consulting firm acting on behalf of the Portuguese player.Brunswick Group said in a statement on Thursday that Ronaldo had bought a 25% stake in the club, which has Saudi ownership.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listRonaldo, 41,…
According to HSBC, “software is already eating up AI” and will continue to do so, but the bank is ignoring recent market concerns about the sector being replaced by artificial intelligence. Software stocks tumbled earlier this month as widespread concerns that AI could make the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model obsolete led to a selloff and warnings of an impending “SaaSpocalypse.” However, HSBC analysts said in a note on Tuesday that they do not expect software to be usurped by AI, but rather will be a major beneficiary of its developments. Consumer AI platform developers such as Google’s parent company Alphabet,…
The third annual CNBC Changemakers List recognizes women who are transforming business and philanthropy across sectors such as energy, financial services, healthcare, media, retail, sports and technology. These women are building multibillion-dollar companies and brands, breaking barriers in male-dominated industries, and tackling pressing social issues around the world. CNBC, with guidance from the Changemakers Advisory Board, evaluated applicants’ impact through both quantitative and qualitative lenses. Changemakers who will achieve meaningful results in 2025 were selected in particular. Today, a record 11% of Fortune 500 companies are run by women, and this number has been increasing over the past decade. But…