The US Department of the Treasury issued a stern warning to foreign financial institutions to immediately terminate all transactions with Iran's banking sector and shadow financial networks or face unannounced secondary sanctions
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order deferring taxes on red-dyed diesel for highway use, a move designed to alleviate record-high fuel prices for commercial and everyday drivers ahead of the November midterm elections
The US midterms decide control of Congress, 36 governorships and thousands of state seats, with about $12 billion in ads and no Trump on the ballot
The Pentagon confirmed that all US Air Force B-1 Lancer heavy bombers stationed at RAF Fairford have been redeployed to their home stations in the United States following a security incident and an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation near the Gloucestershire facility
US president confirms Jay Clayton as AI czar to lead a new White House task force on artificial intelligence as researchers warn of the technology's dangers.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a 13-member national AI advisory council—including pioneer Yoshua Bengio—to guide federal AI strategy, manage safety risks, and steer public policy as global scrutiny over frontier models intensifies
G7 leaders agreed to immediately release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil through the International Energy Agency to stabilize soaring global fuel prices, prompting US President Donald Trump to drop threats of a domestic diesel export ban
The US has sent two additional Patriot missile batteries to protect Saudi and Qatari energy sites as Trump weighs renewed military action against Iran
US President Donald Trump cautioned that Tehran faces severe military retaliation if investigators link Iran to an Omani co-pilot's attempted mid-air crash of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, as UAE and Saudi authorities investigate suspected Islamist radicalization
Defense secretary says the US cut its generals and admirals by 20%, calling the move 'accountability' as he also announced a Musk-co-led future of warfare project
Iran Guards hail US withdrawal from Iraq as a "historic victory" and urge American troops to leave the Middle East after the anti-IS coalition ended its mission
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 is increasingly unlikely, US officials say, citing military readiness delays and Taiwan's 2028 election
US Federal Trade Commission has initiated a broad inquiry into AI safety practices at leading developers OpenAI and Anthropic, evaluating consumer protection compliance following recent autonomous agent security incidents and model cancellations
US President Donald Trump declared the official conclusion of Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq a victory for Washington and Baghdad, praising Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi while defending the total departure of foreign forces
The US government's newly launched America.gov AI chatbot stopped answering sensitive political questions after initially contradicting President Donald Trump's claims regarding the 2020 presidential election
Iran's Guards urged Americans to vote out Trump's allies as US troops leave Iraq, while Qatar pushes mediation to end the seven-month war
US President Donald Trump hosted prominent technology executives at the White House on Tuesday, establishing a 'morally binding' self-regulation agreement for advanced AI models and issuing an executive order officially rebranding the technology as 'Super Intelligence' (SI) across the federal government
The US-led military coalition against Islamic State forces officially ends its mission in Iraq on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declares October 1 'Sovereignty Day' amid lingering security concerns and militia disarmament challenges
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Tehran expects a formal US answer on Tuesday through Qatari mediators regarding Iran's proposed seven-day framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause regional hostilities
US President Donald Trump denied asking Chinese President Xi Jinping if China would like to purchase American weapons, publicly contradicting claims made by US Ambassador to China David Perdue
