Diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the Middle East war, launched by the US and Israel with surprise attacks on Iran in late February, have faltered for months.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the waterway would remain closed until "all of Iran's conditions are met" by the United States.

Trump-Xi Jinping Highlights: China and the US should be "partners, not rivals", Xi asserted upon arriving in Washington.

The Eritrea-flagged Sibu 1 was seized on August 20 by six armed individuals, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

The conflict began in February when Anthropic refused Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth's demand to remove restrictions on the use of Claude for fully autonomous lethal weapons and mass domestic surveillance of Americans.

Biden is the only former president whose portrait is not displayed alongside the other commanders-in-chief in the row. An autopen instead represents him, a reference to Trump's repeated criticism of Biden's use of the machine to sign official documents.

Kyiv is facing a shortage of the missiles, needed to counter Russia's increasing drone and missile attacks on the country, the latest of which killed a 14-year-old boy in the capital on Friday.

It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation.

The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Department of Homeland Security program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, in their efforts to verify the eligibility of voters on their rolls.

Six people including three tourists were missing after an explosion early Friday in a building in Athens' historic Plaka district located just below the Acropolis.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, earlier Xi also said both China and the United States possess strong AI capabilities and argued that competition should be accompanied by greater cooperation.

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's hard-hitting speech followed the catastrophic Bhotekoshi floods in Nepal on August 26, 2026, which tragically killed over 1,400 people and left thousands missing.

The Pope's comments came as enthusiastic crowds started to gather in France's capital on the day, while he spoke at the presidential palace with President Emmanuel Macron about the need to safeguard humanity against AI.

Two sources quoted by CNN said that Iran uses Chinese data to precisely time drone launches, allowing even their basic, non-maneuverable heat-seeking models to threaten ships.

Instead of a flight lasting only a few hours, passengers will have now to take a land journey of at least 12 hours, depending on the destination.

Microsoft is racing to expand Copilot beyond its chat-based roots to boost adoption as it competes with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a highly-anticipated state visit to the United States, where the leaders reportedly discussed a number of thorny issues including Iran, trade, and artificial intelligence.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman warns China's Chang'e 7 could block US access to the lunar south pole.

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah is particular about when and how to wear his sunglasses. He keeps them on during parliament sessions, public ceremonies, military parades and while taking photographs with foreign ambassadors.

Stanford University altered a Hispanic student's image to appear Black using AI in university ads.