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A rally on all three main bourses on Wall Street provided a healthy lead for Asia, which has also enjoyed a lift from the Supreme Court’s tariff announcement.Seoul’s Kospi jumped past 6,000 points for the first time, led once again by chip titans Samsung and SK hynix. The index has surged more than 40 per cent this year, having rallied 76 per cent in 2025.Tokyo piled on more than 1 per cent to also hit a new peak, with tech firms Advantest and Tokyo Electron among the best performers.Taipei’s gains were supported by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney…

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s remarks on the eve of Geneva talks come as a second US aircraft carrier heads towards the Middle East.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 25 Feb 202625 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareIranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi has said that a deal with the United States to avert conflict is “within reach”, on the eve of talks between the two countries in Geneva, Switzerland.Araghchi said that the “historic opportunity to strike an unprecedented agreement” would depend on whether “diplomacy is given priority”, in a possible reference to US President Donald Trump’s ongoing…

Fresh off an Olympic gold medal-winning performance, Team USA men’s hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Trump announced during his State of the Union address.”The members of this hockey squad will be very happy to hear that, based on their vote, and my vote, and in this case my vote was more important, that I will soon be presenting Connor with our highest civilian honor … the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Mr. Trump said Tuesday night, saying he had asked the team to vote on whether Hellebuyck should receive the honor during the team’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! David Bowie’s daughter said this week that when she was a teenager, she was forcibly taken from her home and put in multiple “dehumanizing” treatment centers, and this all happened while her father was dying of cancer.”Treatment made me realize how much I had to fast-forward my teenage years,” she said in a lengthy Instagram video on Feb. 18. “I found myself longing to be a teenager even though I was one, just not in the conventional sense.”Alexandria “Lexi” Zahra Jones, the daughter of Bowie and supermodel Iman, said she started seeing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said during his State of the Union address that the gold-medal-winning United States women’s ice hockey team will “soon” head to the White House to celebrate their victory in Milan. “They beat a fantastic Canadian team in overtime as everybody saw, as did the American women who will soon be coming to the White House,” Trump said as the men’s hockey team was being saluted by everyone inside the House chamber during the State of the Union address. It’s unknown if the women’s hockey team accepted an invitation to the White…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. – Four weeks into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC’s “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, journalists camped outside her Tucson home gathered around a vehicle pulling up to the residence driveway, with their camera phones recording as the driver was told by a Pima County Sheriff’s deputy that no one was allowed on the property. The driver backed out and began to pull forward when she rolled down her window and, with a stern voice, told the reporters to stop filming her. She wasn’t a Guthrie family member or…

By Grace Miller Global News Posted February 24, 2026 9:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ukrainians living in Saskatchewan are paying their respects to those killed and displaced by the war in Ukraine, as Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Many have settled in Saskatchewan, but still struggle with their new lives and the ones they left back home.”On the first day I couldn’t even imagine that it would take four years, and we still don’t know how long it will take,” said Solomia Kulyk.Kulyk came to Saskatoon from Ukraine a…

Q: What’s better than flying over the Kimberley in a helicopter? A: Having Indigenous man and former Olympian Anthony Martin alongside.For the Kimberleys, HeliSpirit this week announced the launch of a new cultural tourism experience — the Balmarnu Cultural Waterfall Swim and Picnic.Guests will fly over waterfalls, gorges and the East Kimberley’s ancient landscapes before landing at a waterhole to swim and picnic.And they will learn about local Indigenous culture from Kitja Bunuba traditional owner Anthony Martin.He will share stories and cultural knowledge — and prepare a meal using local ingredients.Flying from Kununurra, the three-hour adventure is the only tour…

Software stocks made a comeback on Tuesday after Anthropic hosted its enterprise agents event, where it revealed new partnerships, quelling some investor fears that the sector could be displaced by artificial intelligence.The AI startup launched new updates to Claude Cowork that allow companies to integrate the productivity tool into a host of enterprise apps, such as Salesforce-owned Slack, Intuit, Docusign, LegalZoom, FactSet and Google’s Gmail. Organizations can also deploy customizable plugins across sectors like financial analysis, engineering and human resources, Anthropic said.Salesforce shares jumped 4% following the Anthropic announcement while Docusign and LegalZoom each gained more than 2%. Thomson Reuters’…

Israel has ordered 37 aid groups to halt life-saving operations in war-torn Gaza, as well as the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 25 Feb 202625 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareSeventeen international aid groups said they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other areas in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the Israeli government is set to halt their life-saving work next month.The Israeli government says it will ban 37 aid groups from war-torn Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem…