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Zelenskyy Sees Progress. What’s Blocking a Ukraine Peace Deal?
Zelenskyy Sees Progress. What’s Blocking a Ukraine Peace Deal?
6 min read
Ukraine, Russia and the US resumed talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10. Prisoner releases offer an opening. The harder argument is about whether fighting stops before countries settle Europe’s future se ...
US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump Claims ‘Exoneration’
3 min read
Republicans sent eight impeachment articles to committee after a lobbying push by House leaders and the White House. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries called the vote “just the beginning”
Marco Rubio Warns Iran’s Oil Revenues Could Dry Up as US Sanctions Bite
2 min read
The US secretary of state said Washington remained open to a deal with Tehran. Iran’s foreign minister denied reports of a possible meeting between US Vice President JD Vance and a senior Iranian secu ...
EXPLAINED | Supreme Court Wants a WhatsApp Plan for Digital Arrest Scams. Who Can Stop the Money?
5 min read
WhatsApp can cut off a scam account. A bank can hold money that is still traceable. Supreme Court wants to know what happens between those two steps, and when a bank should cover the loss
Usman Khawaja’s Sabr Reopens Sandpapergate. What Else Did He Reveal?
8 min read
In his memoir, published in Australia on 10 November, the former Test opener says he heard a racist slur at Lord’s and that more Australians knew about the 2018 ball-tampering plan than the official i ...
Narrow Escape for Passengers as Kolkata-Sairang Express Derails at Digaru Station in Assam
2 min read
Northeast Frontier Railway says the loco pilot could not control the train’s speed as it entered Digaru station
Democrats Press Trump on Alleged Spy Warning About Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
2 min read
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer alleges Trump was briefed more than a year ago, failed to act and later accepted a $25 million donation from Nvidia
Is Anthropic Worth $1 Trillion—or $1.3 Trillion? Inside AI’s Biggest IPO Test
9 min read
Anthropic is seeking up to $90.4 billion while carrying nearly $901 billion in infrastructure commitments. With its prospectus producing two valuations and leaving public investors without control, Wa ...
EXPLAINED | Microsoft Passed Nvidia. Then Nvidia Took No. 2 Back
4 min read
Microsoft briefly overtook Nvidia by market value on 10 November in New York. By the close, Nvidia was about $110 billion ahead and Apple was still No. 1. Microsoft buys Nvidia chips for its cloud and ...