Five key takeaways from an annual briefing by China's foreign minister toggle caption Andy Wong/AP China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, said on Sunday the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran "should not have happened" and "does no one any good." But while Wang criticized the U.S. over the Iran war, he also offered a positive signal that an expected meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping might still go ahead at the end of this month. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an annual political meeting in Beijing, Wang did not confirm a meeting date but said China is open to dialogue with the United States. Sponsor Message He said the world cannot afford for the two biggest economies to engage in conflict. Here is a summary of what Wang said on five key international issues. 1. Iran war China wants the fighting to stop and for all parties in the Iran war to return to the negotiating table. "Might doesn't make right, and the world cannot revert to the law of the jungle," Wang said . He said the U.S. and Israel should respect the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Iran and other countries in the Middle East. China said it will send an envoy to the region for mediation. However, the Chinese are not impartial. China is more strategically aligned with Iran than it is with the U.S. and Israel. China buys large amounts of oil from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East – which have been affected by the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. 2. Relations with the U.S. – and Europe China says it wants "peaceful coexistence" and "win-win cooperation" with the United States. "China and the U.S. are both big countries. Neither side can remodel the other, but we can choose how we want to engage," he said. Chinese diplomats often stress that there should be mutual respect because there is a deep sense that the U.S. is out to suppress and contain China's inevitable rise. Sponsor Message At the same time Wang tried to allay fears in Europe that C...

格隆汇3月9日｜伊朗外交部：坚决呼吁联合国秘书长和安理会在其职责范围内采取适当措施，以维护国际和平与安全，既要结束正在进行的战争罪行，又要进一步确保美国及其总统的问责；这样的行动将结束有罪不罚的文化。

伊朗局勢｜再多一名美軍陣亡 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】再多一名美軍在美國對伊朗的軍事行動陣亡。 美軍中央司令部公布，這名士兵在伊朗本月1日襲擊駐沙特阿拉伯的美軍時重傷，延至周六晚不治，是美國及以色列聯手攻打伊朗後第七名喪生的美軍。以軍繼續空襲德黑蘭，聲稱摧毀革命衛隊的空軍總部，指是進行研究及衛星監測的地方，又空襲約50個儲存彈藥的地堡、軍營及內部安全中心。

格隆汇3月9日｜英国国防部：英军昨晚成功拦截了一架由伊朗朝伊拉克方向发射的自毁式无人机。

中東局勢｜以軍空襲黎巴嫩首都 稱擊殺伊朗革命衛隊聖城旅五指揮官 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】以軍空襲黎巴嫩首都貝魯特，聲稱擊殺伊朗革命衛隊聖城旅五名指揮官。 貝魯特市中心的酒店外牆熏黑，玻璃窗破裂，損毀嚴重。以軍指五名革命衛隊聖城旅的高級指揮官匿藏酒店內開會，他們有份參與向真主黨和哈馬斯提供資金和情報，指控德黑蘭政權利用伊朗和黎巴嫩平民作人盾，實現恐怖主義目標。

Meta Platforms (META 2.33%) has been one of the most promising stories of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom so far. You may know the company best for its social media apps -- Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp -- but Meta also is very present in the world of AI. The company has major AI ambitions and has been investing heavily in the area. But, in recent weeks, along with other tech players, Meta stock has faltered. This is as investors grapple with a series of concerns, from geopolitical to industry-specific. What's most weighed on Meta are these industry-related worries, with the idea that the AI revenue opportunity may not match the spending levels we've seen. Still, Meta has been reporting solid earnings growth, and the overall message from the AI community is that demand continues to roar higher. With this in mind, could Meta stock reach $800? Let's find out. Billion-dollar revenue As mentioned, Meta is a social media giant, and today that's what drives the company's billion-dollar revenue. Advertisers come to Meta to reach us across these apps, and that's been delivering double-digit revenue growth -- and high profitability. In fact, Meta has developed such financial strength that it can afford to pay shareholders dividends and invest aggressively in its AI development. Meta sees its role in AI as "building personal superintelligence." Across its apps, Meta aims to deliver content and services that are personalized to the user, and this should result in us spending more time on these apps. As a social media leader, Meta is well-positioned to take on such a task. Meanwhile, Meta is working to automate the advertising process and make ads increasingly profitable for those who place them. The company's AI research and development also should help it develop new products and services over time that may expand its revenue opportunities. So there's reason to be optimistic about Meta's AI journey -- and its strong and steady social media business too. E...

Key Points Meta has strong AI ambitions and aims to create “personal superintelligence” for users. The company has grown its earnings over time and has the financial strength to support these ambitions. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been one of the most promising stories of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom so far. You may know the company best for its social media apps -- Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp -- but Meta also is very present in the world of AI. The company has major AI ambitions and has been investing heavily in the area. But, in recent weeks, along with other tech players, Meta stock has faltered. This is as investors grapple with a series of concerns, from geopolitical to industry-specific. What's most weighed on Meta are these industry-related worries, with the idea that the AI revenue opportunity may not match the spending levels we've seen. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Still, Meta has been reporting solid earnings growth, and the overall message from the AI community is that demand continues to roar higher. With this in mind, could Meta stock reach $800? Let's find out. Billion-dollar revenue As mentioned, Meta is a social media giant, and today that's what drives the company's billion-dollar revenue. Advertisers come to Meta to reach us across these apps, and that's been delivering double-digit revenue growth -- and high profitability. In fact, Meta has developed such financial strength that it can afford to pay shareholders dividends and invest aggressively in its AI development. Meta sees its role in AI as "building personal superintelligence." Across its apps, Meta aims to deliver content and services that are personalized to the user, and this should result in us spending more time on these...

格隆汇3月9日｜法国总理勒科尔尼：中东战争不能成为油价滥涨的借口。应我的要求，反欺诈局将在周一至周三期间，在加油站进行500次特别检查。

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Emanuel Perathoner and Cécile Hernandez keep their calm to win gold on an incident-packed day at San Zan From their vantage point to the south of the San Zan course, the first sight spectators get of the snowboard cross are of figures punching through the horizon. Coming off the back of a left-hand turn, racers come into view as they make the first of a series of jumps in what is also, perversely, a part of the course where you can pick up speed. The moment is over in a split second, as athletes disappear once again behind safety fences. The impact on the gathered crowds is undeniable though: they can’t help but let out a roar. Snowboard cross is a sport with high technical demands, as athletes negotiate a series of challenges from – to adopt the lexicon – jumps and berms to rollers and drops, all along a winding course. But all this skill is subordinated to the generation of speed. Every movement is calculated to limit resistance and drag. Add the challenges to balance and navigation that come from racing with a physical disability and it is perhaps not surprising to find that the snowboard cross finals at the Winter Paralympics on Sunday were carnage. Continue reading...

格隆汇3月9日｜法国总统马克龙：我们还讨论了加沙和西岸的情况。伊朗和中东的局势发展不应减缓我们实施特朗普总统提出的和平计划第二阶段的努力。我们特别呼吁全面重新开放拉法口岸，因为这对人道主义援助至关重要。在地区局势紧张之际，我们决心为降低紧张局势、恢复中东和平而努力。

格隆汇3月9日｜法国总统马克龙：在这个对全球贸易至关重要的地区，尤其是对能源资源而言，航行自由对我们所有经济体都是基本的。

格隆汇3月9日｜法国总统马克龙：我们必须采取行动，避免任何代价的升级，恢复停火，并通过支持黎巴嫩武装部队来增强黎巴嫩国家的主权。

格隆汇3月9日｜法国总统马克龙：我与埃及总统进行了会谈，以了解中东局势的发展，并向他表达法国的支持。我们一致认为，尽快确保红海的海上运输安全至关重要。

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【有線新聞】政府推動遊艇經濟，計劃增設五個遊艇錨泊區，海事處初步交代建議選址，預計可停泊共115艘遊艇，有關注海洋生態團體憂慮大澳選址對白海豚生態構成威脅。 現時訪港遊艇在香港水域自由航行，要提交在私人遊艇會或碼頭取得泊位的證明。為了發展遊艇經濟，政府將放寬規定，海事處向離島區議會建議五個潛在適合位置作為訪港遊艇錨泊區，包括淺水灣、赤柱灣、大潭灣、企嶺下海及大澳，預計可停泊共115艘遊艇。其中大澳有兩處可以錨泊，海豚保育學會指大澳是中華白海豚出沒最多的水域之一，憂慮遊艇落錨時破壞海床，停泊期間亦佔用白海豚棲息地，促請政府評估及交代生態影響。 海豚保育學會副會長麥希汶：「DPSE，海豚密度的單位，基本上全港最高密度的地方都在大嶼山西水域、80左右，大澳那裡都有60左右，是一個偏高水平海豚生活地方。長期有船落錨，這件不是很理想的事情，不單如此，還有速度、數量上，我們不知道會有多少。」 香港遊艇會就建議當局提醒外來遊艇，甚至立法規定航道避開生態敏感地帶，亦要做好廢物處理配套，又期望有更多自由航行的細節出爐。香港遊艇會會長彭孝書：「比如我想將船放在西貢上岸，去到晚上12點、1點，是不是代表了幾點就要回去這五個停泊點呢，或者我是可否繼續在半夜航行？船不應純粹是交通工具，帶你來香港，然後你要上岸去玩。船應該是一個工具，令你可以繼續到處遊覽。」 政府估計今年上半年會分階段實施拆牆鬆綁措施，亦正與廣東海事局商討「港艇北上」及「北艇南下」合作機制，進一步發展遊艇經濟。

On Thursday, Peter Thiel met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo to discuss emerging technology cooperation as Palantir Technologies strengthens its presence in Japan and broader U.S.–Japan tech ties continue to grow. Thiel And Takaichi Discuss Future Of Advanced Technologies Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir, held talks with Takaichi during a visit to Tokyo, according to Japan's Prime Minister's office. Don't Miss: The meeting was described as a courtesy call, though the discussion covered the evolving landscape of advanced technologies and opportunities for collaboration between the U.S. and Japan. Palantir Strengthens Presence In Japan The talks come as Palantir continues to expand its footprint in Japan through partnerships with major corporations. In August 2025, the company signed a licensing agreement with Fujitsu Ltd. that allows the Japanese technology giant to offer Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform to customers in Japan. Palantir has also deepened its long-standing collaboration with SOMPO Holdings through a new multi-year agreement with Palantir's Japanese unit. Trending: Before the IPO: How One Company Quietly Locked Up 500+ Iconic Character Rights US–Japan Economic And Tech Ties Continue To Grow The meeting also comes amid broader economic cooperation between the two nations. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the approval of the first $36 billion in Japanese-funded infrastructure and industrial projects in the U.S. The projects are part of a larger $550 billion investment commitment from Japan aimed at strengthening U.S. manufacturing and infrastructure. At the time, Takaichi described the initiative as a mutually beneficial effort designed to enhance the economic security of both countries. Takaichi is expected to travel to Washington on March 19 for a meeting at the White House. Read Next: Photo: Mark Reinstein On Shutterstock.com Up Next: Transform your trading with Benzinga Edge's one-of-a-kind ma...

Key Points Nvidia and Amazon have a 15-year partnership and are closely integrated. Nvidia's latest results were still stellar. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › Perhaps the biggest surprise in Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) latest results was the additional $200 billion it plans to spend -- mostly on Amazon Web Services (AWS) -- this year. That figure blew well past analyst expectations and shows just how much Amazon and companies like it are betting on AI. It's really no wonder why. AWS was far and away Amazon's fastest-growing revenue stream as of its latest quarter, with sales up 24% year over year for the 2025 fourth quarter. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » While Amazon does design some of its hardware in-house, even Jeff Bezos' brainchild doesn't have all the money and expertise it needs to create its own AI hardware ecosystem. And, like most other companies involved in the AI industry, Amazon needs to work with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to bring its goals to fruition. So, I expect Nvidia will be one of, if not the biggest beneficiary of Amazon's $200 billion investment. With a little help from its friends Nvidia doesn't need much in the way of an introduction. The company was probably the biggest stock market story in 2025, especially when it broke out above $5 trillion in valuation late last year. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) are the preferred hardware for all the most advanced AI programs out there. And while Nvidia is facing some competition now, namely from Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), it remains the dominant AI hardware player with about 92% market share. Amazon and Nvidia have a rather cozy relationship stretching back 15 years, and it seems to be a mutually beneficial one. AWS' AI infrastructure runs on Nvidia hardware, and the two compa...

美國駐挪威大使館入口發生爆炸，無人傷亡。挪威當局表示事件可能涉及恐怖主義，暫時沒有人被捕。 事發於當地星期日凌晨1時左右，大使館入口輕微受損。 挪威警方表示爆炸由燃燒彈引發，事件可能涉及恐怖主義，蓄意針對大使館，沒有跡象顯示公眾受到威脅。挪威政府指事件不能接受；外交大臣艾德強調，挪威非常重視外交使團的安全。 美國國務院和駐挪威大使館，至今未有回應事件。

Security concerns must be treated seriously. But with trust in politics fraying, transparency has never been more necessary The recommendation that the names of MPs’ staff should be removed from a decades-old register , made by the House of Commons standards committee, is a retrograde step away from transparency. It is also appallingly timed. Public confidence in institutions including the government is fragile . A Labour MP resigned the whip just this week, after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying . Parliamentarians should be striving to boost trust and engagement, not hiding information. The plan is all the more ill-judged as it emerged from a proposal to increase scrutiny. Currently, about 2,000 people employed by MPs, who hold passes granting them access to parliament, are named on the Register of Interests of Members’ Staff . But employees based in constituency offices with access to the parliamentary intranet, and email accounts, are not on it. Last summer, Lucy Powell, then leader of the Commons and now deputy leader of the Labour party, offered the government’s support for a plan to add these staff to the register. As there are about 2,200 of them, this would have more than doubled its size. Continue reading...

格隆汇3月9日｜市场消息：替已故最高领袖哈梅内伊的新任人选已经产生。

GLP-1 drugs are all the rage on Wall Street today, with demand for these weight loss products expected to be strong for years to come. That's helped to supercharge Eli Lilly's (LLY +0.70%) growth and its stock price. However, you might be better off with this higher-yielding drug peer, even though it doesn't compete in the GLP-1 market. Too much of a good thing Eli Lilly was second to market with a GLP-1 drug, but Mounjaro and Zepbound proved to be more effective than competing products. They are now the leading GLP-1 drugs, with 2025 revenue growth of 99% and 175%, respectively. Together, they account for 56% of Eli Lilly's top line. Eli Lilly has a lot riding on the success of these two drugs. Wall Street isn't focusing on that risk; it has pushed Eli Lilly's stock price sharply higher. The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 44, and the dividend yield is a miserly 0.6%. It looks like Eli Lilly is priced for perfection. If you have a value bias or prefer more income, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. Expand NYSE : LLY Eli Lilly Today's Change ( 0.70 %) $ 6.92 Current Price $ 990.18 Key Data Points Market Cap $934B Day's Range $ 966.67 - $ 991.21 52wk Range $ 623.78 - $ 1133.95 Volume 132K Avg Vol 3.2M Gross Margin 83.04 % Dividend Yield 0.63 % Merck operates in different places Merck (MRK 0.24%) doesn't compete with Eli Lilly in the GLP-1 space. Merck is focused on treating cancer, infections, and cardiometabolic disease. These areas may not be as exciting as weight loss right now, but they are very important therapeutic categories. And while Merck has some patent expirations coming up, it also has a strong pipeline of new drugs. Meanwhile, the big patent expiration for Keytruda in the U.S. market may not be as bad as it seems. Merck has international patents for the drug that extend into the early 2030s. It also has a new Keytruda delivery method that could extend patent protection into the late 2030s. Expand NYSE : MRK Merck Today's Change ( -0.24 %) $ -0.28 ...

格隆汇3月9日｜伊朗专家会议一名成员表示，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊的名字将继续流传。

India banished the ghosts of 2023 by emphatically beating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to defend their T20 World Cup title. On the same ground they wilted under pressure and expectancy two and a half years ago against Australia in the 50-over showpiece, the co-hosts romped to 255-5 - two more than they managed in Thursday's semi-final against England - in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 jubilant supporters. The top three all made the most of supreme batting conditions, with Sanju Samson crashing 89 from 46 deliveries, Abhishek Sharma a 21-ball 52 and Ishan Kishan 54 from 25. Their total could have been even greater but for Jimmy Neesham taking three wickets in the 16th over. Shivam Dube hit 24 from the last to ensure New Zealand's respite was only brief. Tim Seifert whacked 52 from 26 balls but around him New Zealand lost regular wickets in pursuit of a lost cause, including Finn Allen, the Black Caps' semi-final centurion, for nine in the third over. The majestic Jasprit Bumrah bamboozled the lower order to finish with 4-15 as New Zealand were bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. The win means India - the first side to defend the men's T20 World Cup - have now won the past three men's white-ball tournaments - this, the 2024 title and the 2025 Champions Trophy. For New Zealand, also beaten by India in Dubai last year, this defeat goes alongside their near misses in the World Cup finals of 2015, 2019 and 2021.

Great Britain must defeat the host nation, Italy, in their final round-robin match of the mixed doubles curling to secure a place in the semi-finals, after being roundly beaten by China. Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean started well against the unbeaten pair of Wang Meng and Yang Jun and led at the halfway stage of the match. Missed opportunities and a sharp improvement from their opponents, however, meant a 5-3 lead became a 10-5 defeat, with the eighth end left unplayed. Butterfield said the shift in the match was explained by China getting a better measure of the force needed to “draw”, or land a stone in or in front of the scoring house. “Unfortunately, in the second half of the match they really dialled into what draw weight was. They had it very strong and we struggled,” she said. “I was quite nervous in that game. I think it probably was the psychology of playing China. And maybe because we found ourselves in the lead you don’t believe you’re good enough. We have to shake that off and believe that we are. If we play that first four ends for eight ends, we can beat them.” Kean said the pair had chosen to play a less cautious second half after reaching the midpoint 5-3 ahead, but were unable to hit the challenging angles necessary to bump other stones out of the house. “In the first half, we kept it pretty simple and we had that draw weight,” he said. “And then in the second half, we decided to start chasing. So when we have seen them play the bump, we decided we will play the bump back. And we weren’t quite icing right for that.” The mixed doubles is a new event at the Paralympics this year. Kean and Butterfield will now face Italy on Monday afternoon in the last of their seven round-robin matches. There was also defeat for Great Britain in the mixed team curling, as they lost narrowly the 2022 bronze medallists Canada, 5-4. The four-strong team are at an earlier stage of their competition having played three of nine matches in the round-robin stage. They are six...

The future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The world’s biggest car seller, BYD, unveiled a new battery giving its latest electric models more than 600 miles of range. Remarkably, the Chinese motor-maker said 250 miles of range could be injected into its new batteries in just five minutes. If true, the last remaining advantages of petrol cars – long range and quick refuelling – are beginning to disappear. But such technology requires megawatt charging points. A single charger can draw as much power as a small town in Britain. BYD’s system relies on chargers delivering around 1.5 megawatts of electricity – more than four times the fastest chargers in the UK. China is moving fast, planning thousands of megawatt charging stations within two years. Britain, by contrast, would struggle to support such a network today. Without upgrades to substations and local networks, the system could not handle the power spikes created by ultra-fast EV charging. This country’s electricity responsibilities are split across many bodies and firms. Improvements are slow and difficult, especially compared with China’s state-directed grid investment. The Chinese model resembles in some ways Britain’s postwar electricity system. Under the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), as the economic historian Arthur Downing points out, generation, transmission and system operation were integrated within a single organisation that planned the network. Large power stations were linked by a national grid and run as one system, delivering decades of efficiency gains and falling electricity prices. Electricity abundance in Britain did not emerge because the state withdrew. It emerged because the state created institutions capable of coordinating a complex industry. Britain built its first national electricity grid in seven years. Today some transmission projects take double that just to get planning approval and grid connection. Building the infrastructure for the low-carbon transition ...