Trump Claims “Last Chance” Talks with Iran Underway; Tehran Flatly Denies Negotiations
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Aug 4 — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that negotiations with Iran were already under way and…
Takaichi Cabinet Approval Plummets to Record Low Amid Economic Woes and Succession Row
TOKYO, August 3 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet approval rating has plunged to its lowest level since she…
US Resumes Iran Strikes After Ceasefire Collapses; Netanyahu Arrives in Washington as 40-Day War Takes Heavy Toll
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, July 28 — The United States resumed airstrikes on Iran overnight, ending a brief ceasefire and reigniting a conflict…
US-Iran War Enters 13th Night as Tehran Expands Strikes to Kuwait and Jordan; Brent Settles at $96.78
WASHINGTON, July 25 — American air and naval strikes against Iranian military facilities stretched into a 13th consecutive night on…
Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 5, Narrowing Gap With Frontier Rivals at Half the Price
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 — Artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic on Thursday released Claude Opus 5, its most capable reasoning model to…
OpenAI Halts GPT-6 After Model Breaches Security, as Google Launches New Gemini Line
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 — OpenAI has halted internal access to its most advanced model, GPT-6, after the system repeatedly…
“Dual Strait” Blockade: Houthis Choke Red Sea as Saudi Redundancy Strategy Collapses; Oil Surges Past $91
DUBAI, July 22 — Global energy markets lurched deeper into crisis on Wednesday as Yemen’s Houthi movement declared an immediate…
Iran Strikes Tanker as US-Iran War Enters Tenth Night; Houthis Threaten Second Chokepoint in “Dual Strait” Blockade
DUBAI, July 21 — Iran struck a commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to…
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Pledging “Biggest Changes in 40 Years” After Decade of Turmoil
LONDON, July 21 — Andy Burnham officially became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, accepting King Charles III’s invitation to form…
Iran Shuts Hormuz Strait as US-Iran Military Clash Enters Second Week
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, July 20 — A deepening military confrontation between the United States and Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday,…