President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will increase the size of its nuclear arsenal and, for the first time, permit the temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to allied European nations. The announcement was delivered at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany, home to France’s ballistic missile submarine fleet.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a near standstill following the outbreak of hostilities involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, according to vessel tracking data and maritime security advisories. The narrow waterway, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, ordinarily carries roughly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the United States is preparing to intensify its military campaign against Iran, stating that “the hardest hits are yet to come” as administration officials briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Rubio made the remarks ahead of a closed-door session with congressional leaders, describing
The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session Saturday in New York as American and Iranian diplomats traded direct confrontations before a divided chamber still absorbing the scale of the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign launched earlier that morning against Iran. The session, called at the request of
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran early Saturday morning, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of the country's most senior military and intelligence officials in the opening hours of an operation the U.S. military has designated Operation Epic Fury.
President Donald Trump traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday to deliver a speech centered on American energy production and economic progress, marking his first trip outside Washington since Tuesday's State of the Union address. The stop came four days before Texas voters head to the polls for
Former President Bill Clinton appeared before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Friday for a closed-door deposition near his home in Chappaqua, New York, becoming the first former president ever compelled to testify before Congress under a congressional subpoena. The session ran for more than six hours, ending
The dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon ended Friday the way the Defense Department had threatened it might — with the Trump administration cutting ties entirely. President Trump ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic's AI technology, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth followed within the hour by designating
President Donald Trump raised the possibility of a peaceful American takeover of Cuba on Friday, making his most direct public statement yet about how he envisions the island's future as his administration tightens its grip on the Cuban economy. Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday and delivered an ultimatum: agree to let the Pentagon use its AI model without restrictions by 5:01 p.m. Friday, or face consequences that could cost the company its government contracts and potentially its ability to work
Friedrich Merz touched down in Beijing on Wednesday for his first visit to China as German chancellor, bringing roughly 30 of Germany's most prominent industry executives and a set of economic grievances that have been building for years. The two-day trip takes in meetings with President Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump stood before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night and delivered what became the longest State of the Union address in American history, clocking in at roughly one hour and 47 minutes. The speech covered immigration enforcement, tariffs, the economy, foreign policy, prescription drug costs, and
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