DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States will end fighting on all fronts, per MoU details published by Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Wednesday, adding both countries to end naval blockades in the region. Iran’s official news agency released details of the deal planned to be signed on Friday, shortly after…
GENEVA, June 8 (Reuters) – Spending on nuclear weapons by the world’s nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday. The 19% increase from 2024 produced the highest expenditure on nuclear weapons since the campaign group began…
new video loaded: Iran and Israel Move to De-Escalate After Hours of Fighting 0:54 Iran and Israel signaled that they would move to de-escalate military hostilities after exchanging strikes for the first time since April. By Axel Boada June 8, 2026 0 Iran Fires Missiles at Israel for First Time Since April 0:32 Israel Trades…
Hackers are excited. Surveillance advertising corporations are elated. Political thought-police are enraptured. China has just approved the world’s first brain-computer chip. And they’ve beaten billionaire tech-bro and MAGA evangelist Elon Musk to market. The coin-sized device, called NEO, is the first surgical implant to pass clinical trials for commercial sale. Version one is optimised to…
By Francois Murphy and John Irish VIENNA/PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – The United States is preparing a draft resolution condemning Iran ahead of next week’s meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors, diplomats said on Friday, a step that could complicate wider talks between the U.S. and Iran. Washington and Tehran are negotiating…
new video loaded: Israel and Lebanon Agree to Renew Cease-Fire transcript Back transcript Israel and Lebanon Agree to Renew Cease-Fire Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew a cease-fire after U.S.-mediated talks in Washington. The agreement depends on the cooperation of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia. “The cease-fire is contingent on a complete cessation of…
ESET has published a report on nation-state-aligned cyber activity between October 2025 and March 2026, identifying sustained operations by China-aligned groups against targets in Venezuela, Syria, South Korea and the Gulf. Chinese threat actors remained active across maritime, energy, government and advanced technology targets during the period. ESET linked that activity to areas where Beijing…
As President Trump worked in recent days toward a deal to end his war with Iran, he threw a curveball: Arab states as well as Pakistan and Turkey should consider it mandatory to welcome the agreement by establishing diplomatic relations with Israel under the president’s Abraham Accords. President Trump at the White House on Wednesday….
Iran on Monday hit out at Israel and the United States even as it blamed the lack of trust, constant shifts in Washington’s position and Israeli actions in Lebanon for delays in the diplomatic process. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. (via REUTERS) Iranian…
Israel expanded its ground assault in Lebanon with its broadest incursion into the country in a quarter-century as Hezbollah — Iran’s most powerful regional ally — stepped up attacks on Israel’s north. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 31, 2026. An Israeli strike…