US House Speaker Mike Jonson has blamed Democrat lawmakers over their lengthy demands to end a weekend-sprung partial government shutdown, but is convinced he has enough votes to end the impasse by Tuesday.

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Anthropic researchers detail “disempowerment patterns” in AI assistant interactions where AI potentially distorts a user’s reality, beliefs, or actions  —  At this point, we’ve all heard plenty …

Nvidia plans to make a “huge” investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker.

Muslims worldwide are anticipating 2026 Ramadan’s start with great pomp and show. Do astronomical calculations point to Wednesday, February 18 or Thursday, February 19, 2026, as the most likely first day in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and many other nations?…

This video isn’t exactly new information as the PLA has been operating H‑6K bombers from those man‑made islands in the South China Sea since at least 2018, if not earlier.What is different this time is the payload. The footage shows an H‑6K carrying a …

Indian-origin climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan has been awarded the 2026 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

China has executed four members of the Bai family mafia, which ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.

Gavin Lee welcomes international lawyer, mediator, and negotiator Nomi Bar‑Yaacov who offers a cautious, critical assessment of Trump’s Board of Peace. Ms. Bar‑Yaacov argues the structure masks a deeper political intent: to bypass multilateral institu…