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Tehran Says US Seeks Step-by-Step Agreement After Trump Claims 'Iran Wants To Make A Deal' Summary 'Deal' headlines return: US seeks "Step-by-Step" agreement with Iran, reports state media. Houthis seized more Red Sea territory, including Perim Island near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Shipping risks are rising, with vessels avoiding the Red Sea and taking longer routes around Africa. Iran-Gulf diplomacy was postponed, delaying efforts to address the Strait of Hormuz crisis in what was to be a rare GCC-Iran meeting. Saudi oil exports face ongoing disruption after a pipeline shutdown, pushing oil prices above $100/barrel. Trump...

'Great Replacement' Fears Soar In Belgium Via Remix News, A major social study commissioned by VRT, known as the “Photo of Flanders,” reveals that a majority of Flemish people are afraid they are being slowly replaced by migrants, with this study now joining similar ones in France and Germany, which reveal serious fear across Europe about the ongoing Great Replacement. The VRT survey shows that 56 percent of respondents agree with the statement: “I am afraid that Flemish people are slowly being replaced by migrants/people from abroad.” Within this category, individuals aged 45 to 64 score...

IBM Announces Five-Year, $10BN Quantum Investment IBM is set to invest more than $10 billion in quantum computing over the next five years. According to the company, the investment will cover R&D, capex, manufacturing scaling, ecosystem partnerships, and M&A; areas that IBM says will help accelerate its quantum roadmap beyond 2029, when it expects to deliver the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. The announcement comes two weeks after the US government signed letters of intent with nine quantum computing companies, including IBM. That agreement will see IBM receive $1bn from the Department of...