Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. Elke Scholiers | Getty Images President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, dimming hopes for a quick end to the conflict in the Middle…
Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile after the Easter Mass as part of the Holy Week celebrations, at St Peter’s square in the Vatican on April 5, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday bashed Pope Leo XIV over the U.S.-born Roman Catholic pontiff’s criticism…
TOPSHOT – A policeman stands guard in front of a digital screen displaying news of USIran peace talks along a road in Islamabad on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images) Farooq Naeem | Afp | Getty Images Pakistan confirmed the arrival of a delegation of Iranian negotiators ahead of…
Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week questioned leading tech CEOs about the security of artificial intelligence models and how to respond to cyber attacks before Anthropic released its new Mythos model, CNBC has learned. The meeting occurred over the phone, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked…
CEO of Palantir Technologies Alex Karp attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 15, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump lauded Palantir in a post to Truth Social on Friday as the artificial intelligence software stock headed for a 15% weekly plunge and short…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two for expected departure to Pakistan for talks on Iran, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin | Via Reuters Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that he thinks negotiations with Iran to end the six-week war…
The sticker ‘U.S. Army’ seen on a soldier uniform from the 1st Infantry Division, during a military training at Nowa Deba training ground, in Nowa Deba, Poland, on April 12 2023. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between ages 18 and 26 for…
New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speak onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, Dec. 3, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday denied Anthropic’s request for…
Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images The European car industry is in a structural crisis. Slowing demand for electric vehicles, lost market share to Chinese competitors and higher borrowing costs have created the perfect storm for the sector over the past five years, as sales volumes continue to slump well below pre-pandemic levels. Europe’s…
A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Contributor | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, saying the “New Regime leadership knows what has to be done, and…
