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Explainer-Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?
WASHINGTON, Aug 16 – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that...
This Week In AI: Anthropic targets AI slop, spotlight on Dario’s wife, and Zuckerberg spins hard
I Watermarks comes to AI For nearly 20 years no one except a select group of people knew about it. Over 20 years after the information came...
The US Is Implementing The NATO 3.0 Concept In Asia Through AUKUS+
Conor here: Replicating the failed strategy against Russia, this time against a foe that dominates a wide range of global critical minerals necessary for weapons...
5 Air Force Bases Spending Hundreds Of Millions To Rebuild Cold War
Today, modern military aviation is a blend of innovations so advanced that most people are prohibited from knowing all the details, and Cold War-era technology....
AI’s New Red Flag: US Dangles Pax Silica At Partners To Sideline China
Washington is leaving no stone unturned as it prepares for the next big battle on the horizon. In the looming Artificial Intelligence (AI) battle, the...
This sprawling Chinese refinery is bankrolling Tehran
Chinese leader Xi Jinping last year summoned dozens of leaders from the nation’s top private companies to a rare meeting, calling on them to help...
A mysterious white substance sat beside Chinese mummies for 3,600 years; DNA analysis traced it to ancient kefir-like cheese
Archaeologists uncover ancient desert burial. Image credits: Chatgpt A strange white substance had been arranged around a woman’s neck, almost like jewelry, in a burial in...
Crypto trader turns $120 into over $200,000 in hours
A cryptocurrency trader has turned a $120 investment into more than $205,000 after making an early bet on the BNB Chain meme coin NiuLai. The trader...
Defend Malaysia’s ports, but identify firms abusing transshipment, says maritime expert
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Malaysia should firmly defend its reputation as a trusted trading and shipping hub while conducting thorough checks to identify companies...
US To Tell Partners They Must Pick Sides in AI Race With China
Washington: The U.S. is preparing to ?tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be...
Sri Lanka Rejects Guntur Chilli Consignments Over Quality Concerns
Guntur: Sri Lankan authorities have reportedly rejected chilli consignments exported from Guntur, citing concerns over high levels of aflatoxins and excessive moisture content. The...
It’s Easy to Get Knives and Razors Onto a Plane, the Hijackers Found
In this series, Newsweek maps the road to 9/11 as it happened 25 years ago, day by day. Yesterday: Real pilots like to fly planes. What...
The Yen Intervention Was Never About the Yen
The joint US–Japan yen intervention was not a currency-stability measure. It was Washington making sure Tokyo could keep funding its $550 billion commitment to American...
A Latvian astronomer and his wife drove 190 miles to a secret Soviet ghost town in 1994; found a 600-ton telescope the Russians had poured acid on – adapted the Cold War machine built to spy on the We
When the Soviet Union had disintegrated, and Russian troops were finally leaving Latvia in 1994, much of the country’s hidden military infrastructure was suddenly exposed....
Low-budget art, high-budget virality: How a crude animated film captivated China (VIDEO)
BEIJING, Aug 16 — A tiny Chinese animated film made by just two people — and initially dismissed for its crude visuals — has unexpectedly...
China takes to ‘Polar Silk Road’, bypassing Red Sea to halve shipping times as global trade faces disruptions
BEIJING, Aug 16 — A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of a new weekly service on a route...
sponsored cyberattacks from N. Korea, China, Russia rise 7.5% in 1st half of 2026
Image from Gettyimagesbank Cyberattacks orchestrated by state-sponsored hacking groups from North Korea, China and Russia increased by 7.5 percent in the first half of this...
Why Pakistan should not be judged by the fate of US-Iran relations?
In world politics, influence is often associated with military strength, economic power and the ability to reward or punish. Yet a recent analysis published by...
Fauci In Hiding As ABC Censorship Bombshell Explodes
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Dr. Anthony Fauci just refused a private transcribed interview with Sen. Ron Johnson’s subcommittee. The same week, a former...
Rumbling trucks, busy border crossing: How China feeds Vietnam’s factory boom
In Tu Son, a satellite city of Bac Ninh north-east of Hanoi, trucks trundle into factories carrying fresh supplies. Outside almost every factory, banners advertise...
US, Russia, UK, France, Iran Other Global Partners Wish India On 80th Independence Day
India’s global partners, including the US, UK, France, Russia and Iran, on Saturday extended greetings to the country on its 80th Independence Day, reaffirming their...
GM, Ford secure Army truck contracts under new national security rules
General Motors and Ford have secured contracts to build prototype tactical trucks for the U.S. Army under new rules signed by President Donald Trump limiting...