The United States blocked a plane carrying nearly $500 million in banknotes from delivering the cash to Iraq, US media reported on Tuesday, piling pressure on Baghdad to fight Iran-backed militant groups. The Wall Street Journal reported that...
Ukraine has restarted pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia after completing repairs to the Druzhba pipeline damaged by a Russian attack, a Ukrainian energy industry source told AFP on Wednesday. “At 12:35 (0935 GMT), oil transit was...
China on Wednesday denied again that a ship intercepted by the United States contained a “gift” from Beijing for Iran, a day after US President Donald Trump made the accusation. Trump had said that an Iranian-flagged ship seized by US...
NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the alliance would do “what’s necessary to defend” its members including Türkiye after intercepting four missiles fired from Iran and head into Turkish air space over the past weeks. A member...
A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that Texas can require the Bible’s Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a win for Christian conservatives who want their faith in classrooms. The 120-page decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of...
American AI developer Anthropic said Tuesday it was investigating unauthorized access to Mythos, its powerful model which the company itself worries could be a boon for hackers. Anthropic said earlier this month it restricted the release of Mythos...
NASA unveiled a new telescope on Wednesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. The Roman space telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of...
An Iranian gunboat fired at a container ship off the coast of Oman Wednesday, while a ship off Iran was also fired upon, a British maritime security agency said. “The master of a container ship reported that the vessel was approached by one...
Uber said Wednesday that it would take a stake in a French hydrogen taxi company with a goal of having 2,000 models on its reservation platform for business clients within five years. “This is the first time that Uber has invested in a French...
Germany has learned that Russia plans to halt the flow of Kazakh oil through the Druzhba pipeline to a refinery in eastern Germany starting May 1, the energy ministry in Berlin told AFP on Wednesday. The German subsidiary of Russia’s state...
Florida on Tuesday announced a criminal probe into whether ChatGPT artificial intelligence played a role in deadly mass shooting at a university in that state. The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between...
Vice President JD Vance, expected to lead a US delegation at upcoming negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, was still in Washington midday Tuesday to participate in meetings, the White House said. “Additional policy meetings are taking place at...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday warned he would hit back with reciprocal measures after Washington expelled a Brazilian police attache in the latest spat between the two countries. The leftist leader’s comments came...
Virginia voted Tuesday in a referendum that could hand Democrats four extra seats in the US House of Representatives, turning President Donald Trump’s redistricting push into a potential liability for Republicans in upcoming midterm elections...
Iran’s judiciary denied on Tuesday that eight women were at risk of execution after US President Donald Trump had requested clemency on their behalf. “Trump was misled once again by fake news,” the judiciary’s official Mizan...
