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The Latest: War engulfs the Middle East as markets drop and oil prices spike
U.S. President Donald Trump says “someone from within” Iran’s government might be best suited to take power once the U.S.-Israeli war on the country ends
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China's factory activity contracts for a second month
China says its factory activity contracted for a second straight month in February
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Explosions sound in the Iranian capital as war with US and Israel enters a fifth day
Explosions are sounding in Iran's capital city as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters a fifth day
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South Korea's share benchmark Kospi index plunges 8% on war fears and trading is suspended
South Korea's share benchmark Kospi index plunges 8% on war fears and trading is suspended
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Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war
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Anxious travelers scramble as Iran war strands hundreds of thousands across the Middle East
Travelers are scrambling for ways out of the Middle East as the Iran war keeps much of the region’s airspace closed and flights grounded
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Gasoline and diesel prices spike overnight as anxious drivers fill up tanks
The average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight in the U.S. And drivers in Europe waited in line to fill their tanks with fuel
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Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher
A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran
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Iran war taxes US diplomatic work and leaves Americans in the Mideast in limbo
The largest U.S. diplomatic drawdown in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq War is creating an apparently unplanned-for crisis for the Trump administration
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A trial seeks to tie Iranian paramilitary to alleged assassination plot in US
A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target
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