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Iran says talks with US will begin in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday
Tehran says the negotiations will be based on its 10-point proposal, which calls for control over Strait of Hormuz.

German Factory Orders Showed Small Rebound Ahead of Iran War
German factory orders rebounded less than expected in February, before the start of the Iran war that risks derailing the recovery of Europe’s largest economy.

Track current petrol and diesel prices, service station outages and shipments – Australia's fuel crisis in charts
How much fuel does Australia have left today, and when could we run out? Check how much petrol and diesel prices have risen near you in Sydney, Melbourne and across the country since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in late February Get our breaking news email ,

Oil prices plunge on US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but is higher than before the war.

Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer
The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.

As Trump Bullies NATO, Europeans Question Its Deferential Chief
In NATO’s glass and steel corridors, calls and texts were coming in from European governments: Mark Rutte needs to tone it down. This isn’t our war.

Robot Maker Kuka Eyes US, Asia as Europe’s Factories Lag on AI
Many of Europe’s industrial companies are too slow to adopt artificial intelligence, putting faster-moving global rivals in a position to overtake them, according to German-Chinese robotics maker Kuka AG.