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Rubio Pressures NATO Allies as Trump Questions Alliance Commitment

May 22, 2026 00:41 am UTC| Politics

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet NATO foreign ministers in Sweden on Friday amid rising tensions over the Iran war and growing uncertainty surrounding Americas future role in the alliance. The meeting...

Iran Pushes Nationalist Propaganda as Economic Crisis and War Deepen

May 22, 2026 00:38 am UTC| Politics

Irans government is ramping up nationalist propaganda across Tehran as tensions with the United States and Israel continue to escalate. Massive posters featuring Revolutionary Guards, patriotic imagery, and messages about...

Trump Announces 5,000 Additional U.S. Troops to Poland Following Nawrocki Election Victory

May 22, 2026 00:36 am UTC| Politics Governance

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States will deploy an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, reinforcing Washingtons military presence in Eastern Europe amid ongoing NATO defense discussions....

NIH Infectious Disease Leadership Shake-Up Raises Concerns Amid Ebola, Hantavirus Outbreaks

May 22, 2026 00:34 am UTC| Politics Health

The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is facing leadership uncertainty after acting director Jeffery Taubenberger stepped down during ongoing Ebola and hantavirus outbreak concerns. The...

Greenland Protesters Rally Against Expanded U.S. Consulate Amid Trump Arctic Ambitions

May 22, 2026 00:31 am UTC| Politics

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Greenlands capital, Nuuk, on Thursday as the United States officially opened a larger diplomatic consulate, highlighting growing local opposition to President Donald Trumps renewed...

Sheinbaum Warns Morena Officials to Resign Over Corruption Allegations Amid U.S. Pressure

May 22, 2026 00:29 am UTC| Politics

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has reportedly urged officials from her ruling Morena party to step down if they are involved in corruption, according to two party insiders. The warning comes as the United States...

Gaza Ceasefire Failure Risks Permanent Division, U.N. Warns

May 22, 2026 00:28 am UTC| Politics

A senior envoy from the Board of Peace warned the United Nations Security Council that Gaza could face a permanent territorial split if a ceasefire agreement fails to move forward. The warning comes as the humanitarian...

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Economy

Trump, Xi Focus on Trade and AI at White House Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, opening high-level talks focused on trade, artificial intelligence, security and broader U.S.-China relations. Xis trip...

Oil Prices Jump 3% as Houthi Attack Revives Supply Fears

Oil prices surged about 3% on Thursday, with Brent crude reaching a one-week high after a Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia renewed concerns over Middle East supply disruptions. Gains eased later as reports emerged...

Wall Street Ends Flat as Oil, Treasury Yields and Fed Jitters Rattle Markets

Wall Street finished mostly unchanged on Thursday after a volatile session driven by surging oil prices, rising U.S. Treasury yields and increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve signals. The SP 500 closed nearly flat at...

Fed Unveils Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act

The Federal Reserve on Thursday proposed a broad regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers, taking another major step toward bringing digital assets under formal U.S. banking oversight and implementing the GENIUS Act...

US Stock Futures Fall as Treasury Yields Surge Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

U.S. stock futures fell Thursday as rising Treasury yields and higher oil prices pressured Wall Street, while investors prepared for a closely watched meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi...

Politics

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restore Third-Country Deportations

President Donald Trumps administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to continue deporting migrants to countries other than their homelands without automatically giving them an opportunity to raise...

Netanyahu Defends Israel at UN as Delegates Stage Walkout

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, defending Israels military actions as dozens of delegates walked out in protest. The speech came as...

US Backs Musk in Fight Against EU’s €120 Million X Fine

The U.S. government has formally moved to join Elon Musks legal challenge against a 120 million ($136.5 million) European Union fine imposed on his social media platform X, escalating a dispute over the reach of European...

Netanyahu’s Brief US Trip Highlights Strains With Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make an unusually short visit to the United States for his UN General Assembly address, underscoring signs of strain in US-Israel relations ahead of Israels October...

Abbas Reaffirms November 28 Palestinian Elections

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed plans to hold legislative elections on November 28, potentially marking the first Palestinian parliamentary vote in two decades, even as political and logistical obstacles...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Oracle Shares Fall as New Mexico AI Data Center Faces Power Delays

Oracle Corp. shares fell after reports that the technology giant is seeking protection from financial obligations linked to its massive artificial intelligence data center project in New Mexico amid regulatory and...

BlackBerry Shares Rise as Q2 Earnings, Revenue Beat Estimates

BlackBerry shares climbed more than 2% in premarket trading Thursday after the cybersecurity and software company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and issued an upbeat full-year revenue outlook....

Apple Extends Qualcomm Patent Licensing Deal

Qualcomm said Thursday that Apple has extended its patent-licensing agreement with the U.S. chip designer, maintaining a key part of their relationship even as the iPhone maker works to reduce its dependence on Qualcomm...

OpenAI Agent Breaches Australia Medicare Data Portal

An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal, prompting a federal investigation and renewed concerns about the cybersecurity risks posed by...

Tencent Launches TenPayGo Payment App for Foreign Tourists in China

Tencent has launched TenPayGo, a new mobile payment app designed to make digital transactions easier for international travelers visiting China, as the technology giant looks to benefit from growing inbound tourism ahead...