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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sits to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 10, 2026.Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has voluntarily agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said Tuesday.”I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee,” Comer, the chairman of the oversight panel, said…

Blasts in the capital were heard alongside anti-aircraft weapons, gunfire from across the cityA Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keeps watch for Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026. PHOTO: AFP AFP journalists in Kabul heard multiple explosions and gunfire on Tuesday as Afghan and Pakistani troops continued border clashes. Blasts echoed across the capital alongside anti-aircraft fire, while Afghanistan’s defence ministry said fighting with Pakistani forces was ongoing. An AFP reporter in Jalalabad also reported explosions and heavy weapons fire. AFP journalists in Kabul heard…

Jim Cramer on Tuesday morning explained why the Investing Club is trying to strike a delicate balance with its moves during the stock market fallout from the Iran war. “Those who flee in moments like this can never get back in,” Jim stressed during the Morning Meeting, as Wall Street sold off sharply on the Middle East conflict after a surprisingly tame day for stocks Monday. Oil prices were spiking Tuesday on supply disruption fears, rippling through the equity markets. Despite how Tuesday is shaping up, if there eventually are reports of “fewer drones” in the sky, the market would…

CENTCOM says American forces hit Iranian command hubs, air defences, launch sites as US issues evacuation ordersFILE PHOTO: An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, U.S. March 26, 2018. Picture taken March 26, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY /File Photo US CENTCOM has said in a post on X that American forces have destroyed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities, air defences, missile and drone launch sites, and…

Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty ImagesApps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates are reporting outages following drone strikes on Amazon Web Services’ data centers in the country. AWS said late Monday that two of its data centers in the UAE and a facility in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes, taking the facilities offline. Consumer apps, including delivery and taxi platform Careem, and payments companies Alaan and Hubpay reported outages as a result of…

Court notes the receipt not been subjected to forensic examination; no proof that it was submitted to the ECPImran Khan and wife Bushra Bibi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: A District and Sessions Court in Islamabad has granted pre-arrest bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former premier Imran Khan in six cases and to his wife, Bushra Bibi, in one case, according to written orders issued on Tuesday. In the Toshakhana fake receipts case, the court approved pre-arrest bail for both the PTI founder and Bushra Bibi. The judge said the prosecution had failed to present any evidence against them. The…

Apple Macbook ProSource: Apple Inc. Apple on Tuesday rolled out new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with its latest M5 chips, along with an updated Studio Display lineup, in its biggest Mac refresh in more than a year. The push gives Apple a fresh shot at reviving Mac demand while making a broader case that more AI work will move onto the device itself, not just the cloud.The announcements come at a critical moment for Apple’s Mac business, which saw sales drop nearly 7% to $8.39 billion during the holiday quarter, falling well short of analyst expectations of nearly…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, United States, on March 2, 2026.Kyle Mazza | Anadolu | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump says combat will continue in Iran until its “objectives” are complete. Those objectives and the justification for the war have remained fluid more than 48 hours into the conflict. Trump and his proxies have not been aligned on their narrative, leading to confusion about how Trump and his advisors are defining the endgame for ending the escalating conflict.Trump began a military buildup near Iran after promising…

Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, speaks during the Axios BFD event in New York City, U.S., October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidBrendan Mcdermid | ReutersBlackstone president Jon Gray on Tuesday defended the quality of loans within the firm’s flagship private credit fund after investors pulled nearly 8% from it in the last quarter.The alternative asset management giant said in a late Monday filing that it allowed investors to withdraw 7.9% of BCRED, which it calls the largest private credit fund in the world, with about $82 billion invested. Blackstone did so in part by allowing the firm’s own investors…

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.John Mcdonnell | Getty ImagesAnthropic “made a mistake” in its dealings with the Department of Defense, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told CNBC on Tuesday after the U.S. government blacklisted the AI firm. Anthropic had been in tense negotiations over the terms of its contract with the Pentagon. The startup asked for assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance of Americans. The DoD…