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US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say A reporter working for local news outlet Nashville Noticias was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville without ​a warrant, an emergency petition filed by her attorneys in federal ‌court said.

US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say reut.rs/3MMO6ex

Gold rises 1% as Middle East conflict spurs safe-haven demand Gold prices rose on Friday, ​rebounding from a more than 1% drop in the previous session, as investors ‌sought safe-haven bullion on heightened uncertainty over a widening Middle East conflict.

Gold rises 1% as Middle East conflict spurs safe-haven demand reut.rs/4srzz71

Newly released footage from a mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas, on March 1 shows the suspect pointing a rifle as he walks through a parking lot and officers firing their weapons at him.

Denso, chipmaker Rohm hold talks on potential $8.3 bln acquisition Toyota supplier Denso is in talks to ​acquire shares of chipmaker Rohm in a potential $8.3-billion ‌deal that will expand the auto parts maker's control over power management chips used in EVs and data ​centres.

Denso, chipmaker Rohm hold talks on potential $8.3 bln acquisition reut.rs/3MLMyRZ

Taiwan's Foxconn says everyone will feel impact of prolonged Iran conflict Everyone will feel the impact on prices of oil and raw materials if the ​U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran drags on, the chairman ‌of Foxconn , the world's largest electronics maker and Nvidia's key AI server maker, said on Friday.

Taiwan's Foxconn says everyone will feel impact of prolonged Iran conflict reut.rs/3N2fAgc

State-run banks' FX swaps cool forward premiums, rupee treads water The Indian rupee was set to extend its weekly decline on Friday, as a widening conflict in the Middle East kept ​markets jittery, while state-run banks' presence in the local FX market ‌this week steadied the currency and cooled forward premiums.

State-run banks' FX swaps cool forward premiums, rupee treads water reut.rs/4rXinGG

Iran live: Israel targets Tehran infrastructure; Saudi Arabia says it downed three drones Israel on Friday said it had started a "broad-scale" wave of attacks against infrastructure targets in Tehran as Gulf cities came under renewed bombardment by Iran.

Israel said it had started a ‘broad-scale’ wave of attacks against infrastructure targets in Tehran, as Gulf cities came under renewed bombardment by Iran. Follow our live coverage: reut.rs/4lc4bqP

ADB sees modest growth impact on Asia if Middle East conflict lasts about a month The Asian Development Bank's chief economist said on Friday that if the Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz last only about a month, as some U.S. projections suggest, the impact on growth in ​developing Asia would be modest, with only a slight and temporary "downward blip" in annual ​GDP.

ADB sees modest growth impact on Asia if Middle East conflict lasts about a month reut.rs/3MLLP3d

Taiwan defence minister rejects opposition's cut‑price budget and U.S. arms deadline Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Friday rebuffed the main opposition party, which ‌had proposed a defence budget roughly one-third of the amount sought by the government and set a deadline for U.S. arms purchases that he said was impossible.

Taiwan defence minister rejects opposition's cut‑price budget and U.S. arms deadline reut.rs/4bs3A0M

Gulf carriers resume limited flights, but missile fire fuels uncertainty Emirates and ​Etihad Airways were resuming limited flight schedules to key global cities from their United Arab Emirates hubs on Friday, though the threat of missile fire piled pressure ‌on airlines as they scramble to accommodate travellers.

Gulf carriers resume limited flights, but missile fire fuels uncertainty reut.rs/4rNDJ9i

Oil falls but set for steepest weekly gain since 2022 Oil prices fell ​on Friday for the first time in six days as the U.S. government is weighing potentially ‌intervening in the futures market to blunt rising prices and issued waivers for Russian oil purchases to ease supply constraints from the Middle East war.

Oil falls but set for steepest weekly gain since 2022 reut.rs/4cqcsoG

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal outcome in landmark security case Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal against his conviction and 20-year jail term for collusion with ​foreign forces and sedition, his lawyer said on Friday, after a landmark case ‌that sparked international criticism.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal outcome in landmark security case reut.rs/4rTMZsD

Cuba confirms fifth casualty in speedboat attack A fifth casualty from ​last week's speedboat ​attack on Cuba has ⁠been confirmed, the ​Cuban interior ministry ​said on Thursday night.

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No excuses, says Solanke, as Tottenham sink deeper into trouble Striker Dominic Solanke said Tottenham Hotspur must figure out a way to avoid Premier League relegation "as soon as possible" after Thursday's 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace continued a ​downward spiral that has put the club's top-flight status in jeopardy.

No excuses, says Solanke, as Tottenham sink deeper into trouble reut.rs/4uaAU3E

Brazil's Petrobras posts near $3 billion net profit, plans $1.5 billion dividend Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras posted ‌a net profit of 15.6 billion reais ($2.96 billion) for the fourth quarter and plans to distribute 8.1 billion reais in interest on equity for the period, it said in separate filings on Thursday.

Brazil's Petrobras posts near $3 billion net profit, plans $1.5 billion dividend reut.rs/4ubyhhZ

Jamaica to end medical cooperation program with Cuba Jamaica will end a medical cooperation ​program with Cuba, as the two governments ‌were unable to agree on the terms for a new arrangement, the foreign ministry said ​on Thursday.

Jamaica to end medical cooperation program with Cuba reut.rs/4ue07u0

Israel took the decision to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in November and was planning to carry out the operation around six months later, Defense Minister Israel Katz said.

Medtronic's diabetes unit MiniMed raises $560 million in US IPO MiniMed, the diabetes business of medical device maker Medtronic , said on Thursday it has raised $560 ​million in its U.S. initial public offering.

Medtronic's diabetes unit MiniMed raises $560 million in US IPO reut.rs/4ue0BjM

Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within ​5 km (3.11 miles) of the border between ‌the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on ​Friday.

Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border reut.rs/4uayFxg

Stocks set for tough week, oil eyes big gains as Middle East war rages Asia stocks fell on Friday and were headed for their sharpest weekly drop in six years ​while oil prices were poised for their biggest jump in four in a turbulent week for global markets as the conflict in the Middle East ‌showed few signs of easing.

Stocks set for tough week, oil eyes big gains as Middle East war rages reut.rs/4b3Aqnf

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Iran was making a mistake if it believed that the United States could not sustain the ongoing war, adding that Washington had just begun to fight.

Gulf carriers resume limited flights, but missile fire fuels uncertainty Emirates and Etihad Airways were resuming limited flight schedules to key global cities from their United Arab Emirates ​hubs on Friday, though the ongoing threat of missile fire piled pressure on air...

Emirates and Etihad Airways were resuming limited flight schedules to key global cities from their United Arab Emirates hubs on March 5, though the ongoing threat of missile fire piled pressure on airlines as they scramble to accommodate travelers reut.rs/4aSskPx

Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns near border Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within ​5 km (3.11 miles) of the border between ‌the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on ​Friday.

Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 3.1 miles of the border between the countries in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on March 6 reut.rs/4udyEsA

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Exclusive: US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on February 28 but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation reut.rs/40b19JN

Three Australians were aboard US submarine that sank Iranian ship, PM Albanese says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that three Australian defence personnel ​were on board a United States submarine that ‌sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in the Indian Ocean, but stressed they did not take part in the attack.

Three Australians were aboard US submarine that sank Iranian ship, PM Albanese says reut.rs/4lfTlA2

Trump urges Iranian Kurds to attack Iran as war widens U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East conflict widened, with Azerbaijan warning it would retaliate for being targeted ...

President Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East conflict widened, with Azerbaijan warning it would retaliate for being targeted by Iranian missiles reut.rs/4uhLu9i

Dollar set for steepest weekly gain in a year as Iran crisis boosts haven bid The U.S. dollar held broadly steady in early Asian trade on Friday and was poised for its steepest weekly gain ​in more than a year as the escalating conflict in the Middle East drove demand for safe-haven assets.

Dollar set for steepest weekly gain in a year as Iran crisis boosts haven bid reut.rs/4rROXcO

VIEW US Treasury could unveil measures on oil futures market as energy prices rise The U.S. Treasury Department could announce measures as soon as Thursday to address rising energy prices, potentially including action in the oil futures market, a senior White House official said.

VIEW US Treasury could unveil measures on oil futures market as energy prices rise reut.rs/4b7I0NA

UAE explores freezing Iranian assets to punish Tehran for attacks, WSJ reports The United Arab Emirates is weighing freezing billions of dollars ​of Iranian assets held in the Gulf state, a ‌move that could curb Tehran's access to foreign currency and global trade amid the U.S.-Israeli military conflict, the Wall Street Journal reported ​on Thursday.

UAE explores freezing Iranian assets to punish Tehran for attacks, WSJ reports reut.rs/3OPZiYm

Brazil's Petrobras to pay $1.5 billion in interest on equity to shareholders Brazilian state-run ​oil firm Petrobras ‌said on Thursday its ​board of ​directors approved the payment ⁠of 8.1 ​billion reais ($1.54 billion) ​in interest on equity to shareholders, ​or about ​0.63 real per share.

Brazil's Petrobras to pay $1.5 billion in interest on equity to shareholders reut.rs/40KrFK3