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What Sputnik couldn’t do to American science, Beijing has

The US government owns 9.9 per cent of Intel, converted out of US Chips Act grants, alongside a golden share in US Steel...

Three hurricanes in Pacific show the power of El Nino

Three hurricanes that are churning in the Pacific represent a level of elevated activity consistent with El Nino.

Israel says it has struck southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone launch

Israel says it has struck southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone launch The Israeli military said on Friday it struck so...

Witkoff and Kushner will travel to ‘end’ Russia’s war in Ukraine: Trump

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Ukraine and Russia this weekend to help restart peace negotiations.

Trump calls Iran conflict 'small potatoes', says he agrees with Vance that it's not 'war'

I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us. It's not a big thing, said U.S. Vice-President J.D. Va...

U.S. Embassy in Havana issues health alert as sanctions limit imports to Cuba

The embassy issued a health alert Friday warning of a “significant increase in diarrheal illnesses across Cuba” caused b...

Yemen’s leader vows to never allow Iran, Houthis to take control of Bab el-Mandeb

Rashad al-Alimi says Houthis "will face major losses" if they approach the strait

ICAO confirms receiving Russia’s letter on Kiev's threats, assuring of its coming response

Moscow previously sent an "urgent appeal" to ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar in connection with Ukraine's thr...

European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use

The letter follows revelations about Serbian student activists being infected with Pegasus and NoviSpy, and coincides wi...

Units of Ukraine's army reportedly ordered to halt fighting as Trump confirms US envoys set to travel for peace talks

Units of Ukraine's army were ordered to halt fighting Sept. 5-8, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 4, citing sources in...

Israel attacks Lebanon’s Mifdoun and Beqaa Valley

Israel attacks Lebanon’s Mifdoun and Beqaa Valley An Israeli air strike has targeted the town of Mifdoun in the Nabatieh...

Democrats demand that DHS comply with inquiry into death of Rohingya refugee abandoned by border agents

Lawmakers say agency hasn’t released ‘meaningful’ records concerning death of nearly blind refugee in BuffaloDemocratic ...

Milei Renews Argentina’s Falklands Push

Buenos Aires is taking advantage of fraying ties between the United States and Britain.

Nigel Farage heckled as he denies Reform UK took illegal funding

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was heckled by protesters on Friday, as he addressed the party’s conference in Birmingham.

Will Europe pay the US to provide military aid to Ukraine?

US President Donald Trump laments past financial support for Ukraine's war effort and has vowed to claw the money back.

Acuerdo de Trump con Venezuela inquieta a petroleras de EE.UU.

El presidente Donald Trump se ha jactado de que su amplio acuerdo petrolero con Venezuela, que en la práctica da a Estad...

S&P Downgrades Senegal After Government Unveils Debt Rework

S&P Global Ratings cut Senegal’s credit score further into junk territory, saying a distressed debt exchange or default ...

Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the United States may hit Iran'...

Africa bigger, US smaller as UN votes to adopt a new world map

The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.

<a href='https://news.sky.com/video/could-the-uk-defend-the-falkland-islands-today-miluitary-analysis-with-sean-bell-13581344'>Could Argentina take the Falklands? And how prepared is the UK to defend them again?</a>

Strong Payrolls Fuel Fed Hike Bets | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 9/4/2026

A stronger-than-anticipated increase in US jobs drove stocks and short-dated bonds lower, with traders boosting their be...

Nepal wants climate compensation, putting major emitters on the hook

Following the catastrophic glacial collapse and flash flood on August 26, Nepal is demanding climate compensation from t...

Uber withdraws from Nigeria

In tonight's programme, a UN report says foreign fighters and support networks are fuelling Sudan’s war and worsening vi...

Hedge Funds Hike Bullish Oil Bets to May High as Iran War Flares

Hedge funds turned the most bullish on Brent crude since May as a fresh spate of fighting between the US and Iran height...

Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape

Blue Origin is expanding its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral footprint on multiple fronts,… The post Blue Origin...

Netanyahu Posts A.I. Video Pairing Mamdani With Iranian Ruler

The video shows fictitious scenes of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the phone, celebrating with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and ...

How the US can support Colombia’s post-earthquake recovery—for the long term

The United States has a chance to support Colombia’s path to recovery in a way that strengthens resilience and reinforce...

Trump Says US Will Host State Dinner for China's Xi

The US will hold a formal state dinner in honor of President Xi Jinping when the Chinese leader visits Washington later ...

More than 120 killed in Yemen's worst clashes in years: sources

SANAA - A major offensive by Yemen's Houthis to seize control of the gateway to the Red Sea has left more than 120 peopl...

BLM Moves to Fast-Track Oil Permits in Alaska Petroleum Reserve

The Bureau of Land Management wants to cut the permitting time for some oil and gas projects in Alaska’s National Petrol...

Mexico seizes 17 tonnes of meth in $347 million drug bust

Mexican authorities seized nearly 17 tonnes of methamphetamine from three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa

Trump says he has idea of possible peace between Russia, Ukraine

The US leader did not provide any details about possible agreements for settling the Ukrainian crisis

Lutnick to Review Pentagon Deals Involving Cerberus Companies

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been chosen by the Department of Defense to review any transactions between the Pe...

Farage defiant as Reform aides step down over foreign donations sting

Dan Jukes, the leader's senior aide, and James Orr, the party’s head of policy, have stepped down from their roles while...

US clears $5B in JDAMs for Saudi Arabia, other Middle East deals

Roughly $6.1 billion of military equipment was cleared for potential sales to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iraq, spanning prec...

US may soon hit Iranian mountain suspected of housing nuclear facility — Trump

The US president mentioned Mount Kolang Gaz-La near Natanz as a possible target

Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war

US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.

Trump’s ‘retribution’ could now include Falklands as favor to Milei – and revenge on the UK

US president suggests he might support his Argentinian acolyte’s drive to reclaim sovereignty of disputed islandsDonald ...

Trump Calls Iran Conflict 'Small Potatoes'

President Donald Trump calls the war in Iran “small potatoes" during remarks to reporters at the White House. (Source: B...

Gold miners breached 14 hectares of Indonesia's orangutan refuge in three years; conservationists want government to intervene

The Jantho forest reservation in Indonesia, vital for orangutan rehabilitation, is under siege from illegal gold miners....