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Stocks slid on Friday as higher-than-expected inflation data and mounting fears about artificial intelligence’s economic impact weighed on investors.The S&P 500 fell 30 points, or 0.4%, to close at 6,879, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 521 points, or 1.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite sank 0.9% on the day.The losses followed the release of the Producer Price Index, which measures price changes before they reach consumers. Inflation at the U.S. wholesale level rose 2.9% in January on an annualized basis, much higher than the 1.6% that economists had expected. The hotter-than-expected reading could persuade the Federal Reserve to hold…

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KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for diplomatic solutions and for the international community to act with urgency following Israeli and US strikes on Iran. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has said he is willing to travel to Tehran “to conduct mediation”.”I urge the United States and Iran to pursue a diplomatic off-ramp rather than further escalation, and the international community to act with urgency and without double standards,” Anwar said, as quoted in local media on Saturday (Feb 28).“Israel’s initiation of these strikes was a vile attempt to sabotage ongoing negotiations and to drag other nations into…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani condemned U.S. strikes against Iran that targeted the country’s military leadership and killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling the attack a double standard and promising the country would defend itself at a U.N. Security Council meeting Saturday.Iravani accused the U.S. of undermining its claims of pursuing international stability while attacking a sovereign country for its “domestic” activities.”Neither the charter nor international law recognize internal matters of a state as justification for the use of force by other states. The rule of law would be…

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Sirens blare in Tel Aviv as Iran retaliates Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports an ‘incredibly powerful explosion’ as Iran continues its ballistic fire against Israel, saying an Israeli official confirmed 40 top Iranian leaders were also killed. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NCAA and Team USA women’s basketball player Destiny Littleton shared footage Saturday of her experience fleeing Iranian counterstrikes in Israel. Her documentation concluded with a panicked scene of her and other civilians shouting in fear as drones flew overhead. Littleton, who won a national championship at South Carolina under coach Dawn Staley…

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new video loaded: Trump’s War of Choice With IranOur national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines the war of choice that President Trump has initiated with Iran.By David E. Sanger, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer and Laura SalaberryMarch 1, 2026

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SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called on Sunday (Mar 1) for dialogue with North Korea to resume, after Pyongyang last week shunned the prospect of diplomacy with its neighbour.Since taking office in June, Lee has sought to mend ties with the nuclear-armed North, which reaffirmed its anti-Seoul approach during a party meeting last week.”As my administration has repeatedly made clear, we respect the North’s system and will neither engage in any type of hostile acts, nor pursue any form of unification by absorption,” Lee said in a speech marking the anniversary of a historical campaign against Japan’s colonial…

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