Jul 22 Watch 6:24 Breakthroughs in Chinese AI models threaten U.S. lead in tech race By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Breakthroughs in Chinese AI models are sending shockwaves through Washington and Silicon Valley. Chinese companies are narrowing the AI gap despite vast differences in computing power and resources. It comes as the White House is planning to redirect billions in… Continue watching
Jul 22 European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshape the entertainment and media landscape worldwide. Continue reading
Jul 22 What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly issued threats to bomb an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain as the two nations exchange blows over the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jul 22 AP report: Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium By Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The deal is expected to last 30 years and is also expected to involve U.S. firms in developing the program. Continue reading
Jul 22 A new threat by Yemen's Houthis could widen the Iran war and put another trade chokepoint at risk By Fatma Khaled, Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press A declared blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels has the potential to widen the Iran war and further disrupt global oil supplies and international trade. Continue reading
Jul 22 Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should By Associated Press New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world’s top war-crimes court for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so. Continue reading
Jul 22 Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio warns Asian leaders By Michelle L. Price, Jim Gomez, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world’s economy and set a precedent that could be repeated elsewhere in the world. Continue reading
Jul 22 Trump says U.S. will destroy a bridge or power plant for each Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz By Jon Gambrell, Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s latest threat to target civilian infrastructure came as the unpopular war spirals with no clear off-ramp, threatening further worldwide economic disruption and sending fuel prices up ahead of midterm U.S. elections this fall. Continue reading
Jul 22 Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his U.S. drug trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores, 69, have been held at a Brooklyn jail ever since U.S. forces seized them from their Caracas home in a stunning middle-of-the-night raid and brought them to New York in early January. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 U.S. service members killed in the Middle East By Matt Rourke, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Collin Binkley, Associated Press The ritual is one of the most somber duties of a commander in chief. It was the third Trump has attended since he launched the war in Iran in February. Continue reading