Donald Trump seeks to bring health-research funding under his control, Politico reportsPresident Trump aims to place national health research funding under political appointees. A new board would decide which National Institut...
20 Sep, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the CaribbeanThe U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration contin...
20 Sep, 2026, 06.16 AM IST
Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas' Big Bend regionBorder wall construction has commenced in Texas's Big Bend region. This marks a significant step in the administration's extensive border s...
19 Sep, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problemBut both countries are vying for a decisive advantage on AI, with Trump warning that any efforts to regulate the technology would help Chin...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
Chinese AI not powerful enough to see rogue-AI risks, says HuaweiSome Chinese commentators have portrayed proposals to "pace" frontier AI development as an attempt to constrain rivals that remain behind l...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN high-level meeting even with sides at warThe United States approved visas for Iran's core delegation to attend the UN General Assembly. This includes President Masoud Pezeshkian an...
18 Sep, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Trump's pressure on NATO is reshaping Europe's defences. Will it break the alliance?European nations are increasing defence spending and exploring alternatives to American military technology. This shift is happening as dou...
17 Sep, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
US officials met Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, sources sayUS officials met with Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend. The Houthis assured American officials they would not attack US vessels. Th...
17 Sep, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Banned beauty products are still one click away in India and around the worldBanned skin-bleaching products containing mercury are still available for purchase online. These illegal items are found on Amazon, Temu, a...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
- AI rivals found rare agreement on safety. Putting it into practice is harder
But obstacles including domestic and global competition, profit motivations and pushback from President Donald Trump all stand in the way o...
16 Sep, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
- Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs have enough incentive to build safely
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on sa...
16 Sep, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO saysThe six-month U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion through August 1, with expenses projected to rise by $3 billion monthly, the Congr...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.16 AM IST
Trump dismisses AI safety alarm, says US already has tools to police industry"The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!" Trump wrot...
15 Sep, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
How China is preparing for the risk of AI escaping human controlThe U.S. and China are the two major driving forces of frontier AI development and the technology's global adoption. Both superpowers have ...
14 Sep, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China"We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that ... shouldn't b...
14 Sep, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreakU.S. health officials have officially declared the conclusion of the largest multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak in the nation. This severe ...
12 Sep, 2026, 06.57 AM IST
US accuses Chinese AI firms of 'malicious' copying of AI technologyThe Chinese companies copied U.S. AI labs' intellectual property through a technique known as distillation, according to a statement from...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.04 AM IST