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Geopolitical Earthquake: US-Iran Pact Reshapes Alliances and Raises Stakes Across the Middle East

In a stunning reversal of decades-long hostility, the United States and Iran have struck an interim agreement that marks the first direct presidential accord between the two nations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Signed by President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday at the opulent Versailles setting during the G7 summit, the pact has been celebrated by its architects as a historic breakthrough capable of rewriting the region’s future. The 1

World news

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US Chip Revival Gains Momentum: Trump Announces Apple-Intel Partnership

In a significant development for American semiconductor manufacturing, President Donald Trump revealed Thursday that Apple has struck a deal to collaborate with Intel on designing and producing chips domestically. The partnership represents a major win for Intel as it fights to regain ground in the competitive foundry business. This collaboration could provide Intel with reliable, high-volume orders from one of the planet's biggest tech giants, helping to strengthen its balan

Business

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Leaders of Britain's Largest Companies Are Now More Worried About the Economy Than They Have Been for Six Years, Mainly Due to Rising Energy Costs from the Iran Conflict

A new survey of the top finance bosses at many of the UK's biggest companies (including those on the FTSE 100 and 250 stock market lists) has found that their overall confidence in the economy has dropped dramatically. In the second half of March 2026, their "net confidence" score fell to a very negative -57%. This is much worse than the -13% seen at the end of 2025 and is the lowest level recorded since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The main reason for thi