LONDON — The U.K. has pledged on Tuesday to provide autonomous vessels to safeguard the Strait of Hormuz in the event of a stable ceasefire in the Middle East. Defence Secretary John Healey offered the new British-built uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to a U.K.-French-led multinational mission to reassure international shipping in the event of a…
Chinese people divided ahead of Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
Residents in Beijing shared mixed opinions ahead of the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with some hoping for improved ties and others expressing skepticism.
Qatar warns Iran against weaponising Hormuz to ‘blackmail’ Gulf countries
Qatar warned Tehran on Tuesday against using the Strait of Hormuz as a “weapon” to hold Gulf states to ransom, as Doha and Ankara backed ongoing mediation efforts to end the Iran war and restore access to the vital waterway.
Café Chaos: “Good Dog Energy” Mistaken Identity
What Makes the Café Feel So Calm and Warm? The café had that soft afternoon glow warm lights, gentle chatter, and the quiet sound of cups meeting saucers. It was the kind of place where people came to relax, think, or pretend they were productive while actually just enjoying coffee. Who Is Sitting at the…
Iran threatens weapons-grade uranium enrichment as peace talks falter
Tehran threatened to enrich uranium to weapons-grade if attacked again, as Trump said the ceasefire had a “one percent chance” of surviving after rejecting Tehran’s proposal.
A weakened Trump to test China’s appetite for deal-making
A quagmire in Iran, sky-high oil prices and shrinking support at home: when US President Donald Trump belatedly travels to China this week, his position has weakened. Still, he is hoping for any deal. Nervous Europeans are watching.
At least nine killed after bomb rigged to rickshaw explodes at north Pakistan bazaar
The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups have grown more emboldened since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
OpenAI offre à l’Union européenne un accès à son IA la plus avancée
BRUXELLES — OpenAI, l’entreprise derrière ChatGPT, est en pourparlers avec la Commission européenne pour lui permettre d’accéder à son modèle le plus avancé sur le plan cyber. Celui-ci est capable d’identifier des failles logicielles. Cette initiative inattendue est une aubaine pour l’Union européenne, qui peine depuis des semaines à cerner les risques liés à la…
Man charged with attempting to kill US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty
Besides the attempted-assassination count, Cole Tomas Allen is also charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.
‘I will make an order’: Macron asks audience to leave if they want to chat during Nairobi summit
French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a speaker at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi to call for silence from a noisy audience, telling attendees to leave the room if they wanted to continue chatting during the speeches.