US intercepts Iran missiles, strikes Iraq militias
The US military said Tuesday it intercepted a barrage of Iranian missiles targeting American forces in the Middle East and, along with Saudi forces, struck...
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New left media ecosystem reshapes democrats
Farah Berent, a teacher in Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like ABC, CBS and CNN. But that changed as she decided that...
AI slowdown urged after security scare
Over 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, signed a petition Tuesday calling on the US government to help slow down...
Israel, Lebanon talks set Aug 4
The US State Department confirmed Monday that the next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome on August 4 through...
7.1 quake jolts, 7 dead
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and causing a blast at a...
Zelensky expected to secure Trump’s support
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with Donald Trump, to try again to win the US president’s...
US plans hundreds of millions more in anti-China spending worldwide
The Trump administration is preparing to increase funding by hundreds of millions of dollars for programmes aimed at countering China’s growing global influence, after many...
Rohingya asylum seekers detained
Rights group Amnesty International voiced concern on Tuesday after Malaysian police detained more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers at a UN facility in Kuala Lumpur....
Debate over leaked report on Dalai Lama
A recently surfaced internal report prepared by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has reignited discussion over a reported proposal to build a new...
US not involved in talks with Oman over Hormuz strait: Iran
Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday said the United States was not involved in recent talks with Oman over the administration of the strategic Strait of...
Burnham offers hopeful vibes in first week as UK PM
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first week in office signalled a shift in focus and style for the centre-left Labour government as he sought...
23 missing after Vietnamese ship sinks in South China Sea
Rescuers are searching for 23 missing people after a Vietnamese ship carrying 62 crew members sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported...