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Trump announces an Israel-Iran ceasefire timeline that he says will end the warTrump announced on his social media platform that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” that will begin around midnight Tuesday.Representatives for Israel and Iran did not immediately appear to confirm the agreement.Read Trump’s full Truth Social post:CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at…

Listen to article At least 10 members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were assassinated in Israeli air strikes on the central province of Yazd on Sunday, Iranian media stated. Iran has not yet responded publicly to the reported deaths in Yazd.  The IRGC, a powerful branch of Iran’s military reporting directly to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, plays a central role in the country’s foreign operations and oversees its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes. It comprises around 190,000 active personnel and was designated a terrorist organisation by the United States in 2019. An unspecified number of other IRGC personnel were…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesFiserv is making a big entrance into the stablecoin market.The payments and fintech giant announced on Monday plans to roll out a new blockchain-based digital asset platform anchored by a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin called FIUSD — a product it hopes will bring thousands of banks and millions of merchants into the crypto economy by year’s end.The new offering is designed to plug directly into Fiserv’s sprawling global network, which already processes 90 billion transactions a year across 10,000 financial institutions and 6 million merchant locations. Shares closed about 4% higher Monday.By baking stablecoin support…

One of two documented immigrants with prior convictions detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, walks towards a vehicle, at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., January 26, 2025. Rebecca Noble | ReutersThe Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume quick deportations of certain immigrants to countries other than their own without advance warning, and the chance to challenge them on the grounds that they might end up being tortured or killed.The court lifted an injunction issued in April by a federal District Court judge in Massachusetts that blocked the…

Fanatics logo is seen on the dugout wall before the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on July 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)Justin Berl | Getty ImagesSports merchandising giant Fanatics is aiming to build a training camp for athletes to prepare them for life off the field. More than two dozen NBA, NFL and NHL players participated in the company’s Athlete Immersion Program this past weekend as part of Fanatics Fest in New York City. The program included three days of workshops on business, entrepreneurship, tech and more. “This…

Listen to article The National Security Committee (NSC) has strongly condemned Israel’s acts of aggression, which threatened to ignite a wider conflict, and reaffirmed Iran’s right to self-defence. Chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the NSC convened in Islamabad on Monday to assess the evolving regional security situation following Israeli military aggression and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the NSC expressed deep regret that the Israeli strikes came at a time when constructive negotiations between Iran and the United States were under way. MEETING OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE (NSC)Prime Minister Muhammad…

The Super Micro Computer headquarters in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSuper Micro Computer shares fell about 10% on Monday after the server maker said it plans to offer $2 billion in convertible notes, maturing in 2030.A company’s stock often falls on the announcement of a convertible offering because the eventual conversion to equity could dilute existing shareholders’ stakes.Super Micro, which has seen its business boom due to soaring demand for Nvidia’s artificial intelligence processors, said in a press release that it plans to use the proceeds from the offering for “general…

RAWALPINDI: The very first heavy pre-monsoon rain, which lashed the city on the night between Saturday and Sunday, exposed the tall claims of cleanliness and drainage made by the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), and the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC). The intense downpour that occurred on the night between Saturday and Sunday wreaked havoc across the city, crippling the sanitation system. Streets and neighbourhoods were flooded with three to four feet of rain and sewage water, particularly submerging low-lying areas. Once the rain stopped in the morning, it left behind layers of sludge and mud,…

A woman walks past a logo of WhatsApp during a Meta event in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 20, 2023.Niharika Kulkarni | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMeta is pushing back against a ban on WhatsApp from government devices.The chief administrative officer, or CAO, of the U.S. House of Representatives told staffers on Monday that they are not allowed to use Meta’s popular messaging app. The CAO cited a lack of transparency about WhatsApp’s data privacy and security practices as the reason for the ban, according to a report by Axios that cited an internal email from the government office.The CAO told House…

U.S. intelligence found that Iran did not move nuclear material from its Fordo facility before American bombers blasted that site, despite a report to the contrary, Sen. Markwayne Mullin said Monday.”They are claiming that they moved some material,” Mullin said, referring to Israel and Iran, respectively. “Our intelligence report says they didn’t,” the Oklahoma Republican said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.””In fact, we actually believe they stored more of it in Fordo because they believe Fordo was impenetrable,” said Mullin, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “They thought it was a safe place to be.”But, he…