US Vice President JD Vance warned that while artificial intelligence will transform warfare, decisions involving life and death must remain in human hands, telling graduating officers at the US Air Force Academy that America must never surrender moral judgment to machines....
Iran's air defences were activated Thursday night in the southern province of Bushehr, with an "invading" US drone destroyed, Iran's media reported....
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration's record on Russia sanctions, arguing that it has imposed tougher measures on Moscow's oil sector than any previous US government despite continuing criticism over Washington's approach to the war in Ukraine....
Second Lady Usha Vance visited the US Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to promote childhood literacy, using a stop at one of Team USA's premier training facilities to encourage children to read during the summer break....
The Trump administration has ruled out the creation of a US central bank digital currency (CBDC), with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arguing that government-issued digital money could become a tool for tracking financial activity and threatening personal freedoms....
Two US Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to block Chinese connected vehicles from entering the United States through Canada and Mexico, warning that the vehicles pose national security risks and threaten the American auto industry....
An oil tanker carrying sorely needed petroleum for India has cleared the Strait of Hormuz, according to several sites that track maritime traffic....
Indian-American teenager Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, correctly spelling 32 words in a spell-off to claim the championship and set a new competition record....
The United States sanctioned many companies, individuals and vessels as part of a sweeping new crackdown on Iran's oil and petrochemical trade, accusing them of helping facilitate transactions involving Iranian-origin products....
As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Canada for high-level talks, a leading Uyghur international advocacy group called on the Canadian government to confront China’s ongoing human rights abuses and reject any diplomatic reset that ignores accountability....
