Since the funeral of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, senior figures in the Islamic Republic have significantly increased their rhetoric. Politicians, state-controlled media outlets and the country’s new supreme leader have publicly called for retaliation for Khamenei’s death. At the first in-person session of Iran’s parliament on July 14 since the beginning of … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday artificial intelligence should not be dominated by any single country, calling for greater international cooperation on AI development and governance at a major conference in Shanghai. His remarks come as Chinese AI firms challenge US rivals and concerns grow over AI’s military, cyber and terrorist misuse. Source link
US President Donald Trump has ordered a new investigation into alleged Chinese interference in US elections, and announced the declassification of intelligence documents that he says reveal major vulnerabilities in the country’s voting systems. Speaking from the White House on Thursday, Trump claimed that China had carried out what he described as “the largest compromise … Read more
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of compromising US election data and said he would declassify intelligence on what he called “shocking vulnerabilities” in the system. Trump repeated longstanding claims about the 2020 election, despite courts, audits and his Justice Department finding no evidence of fraud that altered the result. Source link
Skip to next section Kuwait activates air defense amid Iran attack 07/17/202617 July 2026 Kuwait activates air defense amid Iran attack Kuwait’s air defenses are again engaged in repelling Iranian missile and drone attacks, the Kuwaiti military said on Friday. A statement from the Kuwait Army General Staff said the explosions heard in the country … Read more
Europe’s carbon market rarely makes headlines. But it has become one of the world’s most influential climate policies. The bloc wants to become carbon-neutral by 2050, and its carbon market is a central tool for achieving that goal. The European Commission is expected to soon present a proposal for the next revision of the European … Read more
Deadly US strikes overnight hit an airport, a railway station in the port city of Bandar Abbas and two bridges in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said Friday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Source link
England hired a German coach to end 60 years of hurt but will exit the World Cup in the most English of ways. Another defeat in the semifinals. Another defeat from a winning position. The English media was predictably critical of coach Thomas Tuchel after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Argentina. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark … Read more
Rare protests erupted in Ukraine on Thursday over the dismissal of defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov as a dispute between the reformer and Kyiv’s top general spilled into the open during the president’s second overhaul of his wartime cabinet in a year. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell reports. Source link
Germany’s upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, is pushing for a statutory ban on slogans that members say deny Israel’s right to exist. During their last session before the summer recess, the delegates approved a bill submitted by the state of Hesse. “We are intentionally introducing this bill now because it is time to move … Read more