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Pentagon taps former DOGE official to lead its AI efforts

In a social media post, the Pentagon said Gavin Kliger's new role "places him at the center of the Department’s most ambitious AI efforts," International...

Safe-haven franc rises as Iran war drags on; dollar dips after US payrolls drop

The dollar fell 0.4% against the Swiss franc to 0.7778, while the euro slid 0.5% to 0.9018 franc International News via Reuters: The safe-haven Swiss franc...

US issues warning over Iran-aligned militias in Iraq amid efforts to help stranded citizens

The Trump administration has faced criticism over its planning and initial assistance to U.S. citizens trying to leave the region since U.S.-Israeli strikes began...

Starmer says UK’s relationship with US still special after Trump criticism

After initially refusing to allow the United States to use British bases for the U.S.-Israeli campaign, Starmer has come under personal attack from the...

Portuguese leader, in contrast with Spain, defends decision to let US use base in Iran campaign

A longstanding agreement with the United States allows Washington to use the base without prior authorisation during peacetime, but required Portugal to give approval...

Are the US attacks on Iran legal?

Below is a look at the legality of the U.S. attacks, which critics say exceed the president's authority and fails to comply with international...

US and Britain split over crypto collaboration, sources say

The U.S. and Britain announced in September a taskforce for reducing regulation for companies seeking to access each other’s markets and to improve digital...

Trump says UK’s Starmer is no Winston Churchill after rift over Iran strikes

The Oval Office comments were Trump's third broadside against Starmer this week as Washington's campaign of air strikes against Iran stoked concerns among some...

US judge preliminarily approves $35 million settlement between Epstein estate, accusers

Boies Schiller Flexner, a law firm representing Epstein victims, announced the settlement on February 19 International News via Reuters: A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on...

US announces its first casualties in Iran war; poll signals challenge for Trump

As the conflict entered its second day, Trump said 48 Iranian leaders had been killed and that the U.S. military had started sinking Iran's...

Brushing off Trump criticism, UK’s Starmer defends actions over Iran

Starmer said he was moved to allow the "limited" use of British military bases by the U.S. on Sunday after Britons came under attack...

Kuwait shoots down US jets in friendly-fire incident, US CENTCOM says

All six crew members ejected from the aircraft safely, were recovered and are in stable condition, CENTCOM said International News via Reuters: Kuwait's air defences mistakenly...
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