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Freddy Peralta believes he may have made his final start for the New York Mets on Sunday, with the struggling club expected to trade the right-hander before the Aug. 3 deadline. Peralta conceded the likelihood of a move after allowing three runs — two earned — on six hits and two walks over four innings in an 8-3 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He needed 93 pitches to record […]

WASHINGTON (SRN NEWS) — After nearly two weeks of escalating military confrontation, the United States and Iran have now paused their attacks for a second consecutive day, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues pursuing negotiations aimed at restoring a fragile interim ceasefire agreement.  The conflict erupted after Iran targeted vessels attempting to pass through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which a significant portion of the world’s energy supply moves each day. In […]

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) – Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz stayed low over the weekend, shipping data from Kpler showed on Monday. Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed. Red Sea traffic has […]

Guterres in Damascus: UN Reaffirms Support for Syria’s Recovery, Reconstruction, and Sovereignty   By Rizik Alabi / The Media Line Staff   United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s support for Syria’s recovery and reconstruction efforts during a visit to Damascus on Saturday, stressing the importance of respecting the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in his first trip to Syria since 2009.   Guterres met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Presidential […]

Israel’s Quantum Moment: Israel Innovation Authority Head on Building the Next Technology Frontier   Dror Bin speaks with The Media Line about the challenges of quantum computing and AI, and the need for unparalleled cooperation and learning   By Felice Friedson / The Media Line   The next great technological revolution may emerge from a web of processors, algorithms and controllers, each built by different companies and tested together for the first time. For Israel, that is the premise behind a […]

Netanyahu: Iran Must End Nuclear Program Even if Diplomacy Succeeds   By The Media Line Staff   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s objective in confronting Iran is to ensure the country can never obtain nuclear weapons, declaring that Tehran’s nuclear program must be eliminated regardless of whether the issue is resolved through military pressure or diplomacy.   Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu said the Iranian regime will ultimately have to abandon […]

By Yantoultra Ngui and Samuel Shen SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, July 27 (Reuters) – Shares of CXMT Corp are set to start trading in Shanghai on Monday after Asia’s biggest IPO this year, putting the Chinese chipmaker’s $85.5 billion market value and likely heavy turnover in focus after a sharp pullback in tech shares. The debut will give investors a gauge of how much they are willing to pay for a marquee Chinese […]

July 26 (Reuters) – Nvidia is in talks to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The guarantees from Nvidia would help the ChatGPT maker lease a 10-gigawatt project that SoftBank’s energy subsidiary is developing in southern Ohio, the newspaper said citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. […]

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) – Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed the 200 metres prize in a pristine sprint on the final day of the U.S. national championships on Sunday, where the world champion Noah Lyles pulled up short on the men’s side. Jefferson-Wooden completed the sprint double in Tokyo last year and was near the top of her form as she blitzed through the first half of the […]