First Squawk

S. Korea senior FX official meets US officials to discuss currency market, agree to cooperate on weak won: Yonhap reports

British forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel early on Sunday, the first UK-led operation of its kind targeting Russia’s so-called shadow fleet

Israeli media: Air raid sirens sound in Shlomi, Shomera, and Zarit in the Western Galilee for fear of drone infiltration

Musk’s reusable rocket company is looking to raise $75 billion, selling 555.6 million shares for $135 apiece, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal values SpaceX at $1.77 trillion, making it the seventh most-valuable U.S. company, ahead of Tesla

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will need to achieve at least two of its three “moonshots” to justify its huge valuation, a former Tesla board member told CNBC Friday.

QATARI DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TEHRAN TO ADVANCE U.S.-IRAN NEGOTIATIONS FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S TALKS.

U.S. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GHALIBAF ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SIGNING CEREMONY. FOLLOWING THE SIGNING, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN TO SHIPPING WITHOUT ANCHORING RESTRICTIONS, WHILE THE BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN PORTS IS REPORTEDLY SET TO BE LIFTED.

Ford recalls more than 250,000 Focus models due to engine stall risk

Taiwan launches website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence

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Iran has not yet announced its final decision on a proposed memorandum of understanding, IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported on Sunday, citing an informed source close to the negotiating team.

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is testing an overhaul to its Alipay super app that would introduce an AI agent interface, a major escalation in its battle for users with archrival WeChat

General Motors' Sterling Anderson said the company's focus on autonomy in personal cars could converge towards a robotaxi service in the future.

US NAVY ALERTS SHORE AUTHORITIES, INDIAN NAVY AFTER DHOW WITH 14 INDIANS BEGINS SINKING ABOUT 80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF Ras Al Hadd THIS MORNING.

Iranian media confirms Qatari negotiators have returned to Tehran to 'go over the latest developments regarding the diplomatic process' to end the US-Israeli war

Iranian media, citing a source: Tehran's final decision regarding the framework agreement with Washington is still under review.

SAUDI MARKET HOLDS FIRM DESPITE ARAMCO DRAG AS OIL PRICES FALL Saudi Aramco shares declined as oil prices weakened amid growing expectations of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement.

GULF MARKETS RALLY AS HOPES GROW FOR END TO U.S.-IRAN WAR • The Qatar stock market index surged 2.2% • Kuwait’s First Market Index gained 1.3%

New Israeli Warning to Evacuate 16 Towns in Southern Lebanon

Iranian media: Cyberattack disrupts operations of 4 Iranian banks