The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday the…
The US State Department has accused China of attempting to deny Filipino vessels access to fishing grounds in the contested area. Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 The United States has slammed China over a territorial dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a key maritime region that has emerged as a…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Earlier this week, Clément Delangue, the CEO of startup Hugging Face — which was recently on the receiving end of a rogue cyber attack by OpenAI’s models — made the somewhat controversial claim that China was winning the…
Iran says it’s in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman, while two Israeli soldiers have been killed in Lebanon. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Thursday. Full coverage can be found here. Iran says it’s…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 308 people abducted in different attacks in the northern part of Nigeria were rescued, the country’s president said Wednesday. Those rescued include 163 people abducted from Woro community in Kaiama area of Kwara state in February, and 145 people kidnapped mostly from Niger state, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said…
Less than three months ago, Wiganers gave an overwhelming thumbs down to Labour. Voters gave the party a famous ‘kicking’, with Reform UK winning 24 out of 25 available seats. The borough council has been dominated by Labour since it was formed in the 1970s. Yet voters shunned the ruling party in their droves on…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Multiple self-identified Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-linked individuals signed onto a statement extolling “Chinese socialism.” “We, Friends of Socialist China, aim to support the People’s Republic of China and to promote understanding of Chinese socialism,” the statement declares, in part. “The global advance to socialism is indispensable…
In a report immediately denied by Beijing, Reuters says Iran is set to receive the first of up to 400 Chinese-made, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missiles within weeks. If true, this could transform an already complex regional conflict into a critical test of superpower relations. The news agency, citing three sources familiar with the looming deal, said…
Some of America’s biggest technology companies are pushing Washington to make open artificial intelligence a national priority as China continues to build its lead in the space. Their message exposes a gap in U.S. policy: America has a chip strategy for AI. Now it needs an open-model strategy. Supporters say open models can lower costs,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., took to the Senate floor Wednesday to call out Neville Roy Singham, saying the communist tech tycoon’s vast nonprofit network is helping China wage “political warfare” against the U.S. Singham, a 72-year-old American who sold his tech company for $785 million in 2017…