World - CNBC

1. Iran partially closes Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint, as Tehran holds talks with U.S.

2. Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance

3. Silver miners fall in premarket trading as the metal drops 2%

4. India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says

5. India's Adani to invest $100 billion in AI data centers over the next decade

6. Sterling falls as UK unemployment hits highest rate in five years

7. Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies at 84

8. French prosecutors are investigating companies like Nestle and Danone over contaminated baby formula. Here's the latest

9. Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents

10. Here’s how much athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics get for winning medals

11. Treasury yields are little changed as investors look ahead to more delayed data

12. AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK

13. China's tech shock threatens the U.S. AI monopoly and is 'just getting started'

14. Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push

15. Much ado about nothing? TikTok's U.S. usership steadies after turbulent start

16. Altman and Pichai among tech CEOs heading to India for major AI summit in a key market

17. Epstein files fallout: The high-profile people burned by past dealings with a predator

18. ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash

19. OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joining OpenAI, Altman says

20. Cuba suspends annual cigar festival as U.S. oil blockade deepens energy crisis