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
Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to urge a phased timeline and credible verification mechanism for the US-brokered Trilateral Framework
US President Donald Trump strongly refuted a news report claiming his administration offered sanctions relief and access to frozen funds to Iran, calling the story a "hoax" as indirect talks continue in New York through Qatari mediators
UK police question five men held near RAF Fairford, an airbase used by the US to strike Iran, on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences
Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi's US visit, US ambassador David Perdue told Fox News, as the White House denies any plan to do so
Iran has no plans to negotiate with US, state media reported Monday, as Trump expects talks to resume and the Strait of Hormuz dispute continues
US President Donald Trump stated he expects indirect negotiations with Iran to resume through Qatari mediators, despite rejecting Tehran's seven-day truce proposal and asserting that Iranian leadership overplayed their hand
Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, arrived at Zoo Atlanta on Sunday aboard a dedicated charter flight from Chengdu, marking a key cultural outcome following a high-level bilateral summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
