For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump’s timetable. Markets lurched. NATO allies braced for confrontation. Ukraine searched for reassurance. Iran threatened to upend the agenda. One moment, leaders were preparing for diplomatic crisis; the next, they were describing a “love-in” with the very president many…
After years of surging military budgets, emergency Ukraine spending and soaring defense stocks, Europe’s rearmament push must now prove it can turn hundreds of billions of euros into weapons, factories and usable military capability. The question for investors no longer seems to be one of defense demand or political ambition, but whether valuations have run…
Senior Anthropic staffers are meeting with Trump administration officials in Washington, D.C., on Monday to try to resolve the artificial intelligence company’s latest high-profile dispute with the U.S. government, according to a source close to the company. Anthropic received an export control directive on Friday that cited “national security authorities” and ordered the company to…
U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) holds a press conference with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 3, 2026. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Rep. Lisa McClain, one of the House GOP’s top leaders, has a family investment poised to benefit from SpaceX’s record public debut…
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – MAY 29: Police officers stand on patrol during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 29, 2026 in Singapore. Senior defence officials and military leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond convene at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue,…
A ship fires a weapon during drills east of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 29, 2025. Eastern Theatre Command | Via Reuters The U.S. Congress continues to have strong support for Taiwan even as it remains a focal point…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth takes questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 5, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The U.S. aims to sustain equilibrium in the Asia-Pacific region and is working toward a situation where its allies are more capable, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said,…
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., heard arguments on Tuesday in Anthropic’s lawsuit over its blacklisting by the Department of Defense, the latest faceoff in the…
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks during a press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act ahead of a House vote on the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 18, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters After a string of wins in…
US President Donald Trump (R) gestures as he poses for photos with China’s President Xi Jinping during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Evan Vucci | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has returned stateside and so has his administration’s focus, even as the Iran war and the aftermath…
