Shirish V. Dáte (pronounced dah-tay), HuffPost’s veteran White House correspondent, didn’t think he’d end up as a meme. He’s 61, polite, and prone to quoting documents, not punchlines. Yet one text — “Your mom did” — fired off by Trump’s press secretar…
Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear arms on equal basis to China and Russia
President Donald Trump says that he has instructed the Defense Department (DOD) to immediately begin testing U.S. nuclear weapons on an equal basis to China and Russia.
ThreatsDay Bulletin: DNS Poisoning Flaw, Supply-Chain Heist, Rust Malware Trick and New RATs Rising
The comfort zone in cybersecurity is gone. Attackers are scaling down, focusing tighter, and squeezing more value from fewer, high-impact targets. At the same time, defenders face growing blind spots — from spoofed messages to large-scale social …
French trial examines Holocaust Memorial graffiti allegedly linked to Russia
Three Bulgarian men are on trial in Paris this week for alleged involvement in spray-painting blood-red hands on the city’s Holocaust Memorial – an act of vandalism that French intelligence services link to a destabilisation campaign by Russia.
Iran urges IAEA chief to avoid “baseless remarks” on nuclear program
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi is “fully aware” that Iran’s nuclear activities are peaceful in nature.
Trump cuts tariffs after meeting with China’s leader
President Donald Trump lowered his combined tariff rates on imports of Chinese goods to 47% after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Thursday.
Former U.S. Ambassador to China talks about Trump’s relationship with Beijing
Following the meeting between President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, NPR’s Leila Fadel asks former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about Trump’s relationship with Beijing.
Israel blocks longtime Gaza aid groups from working in the region
A promised surge of Gaza aid hasn’t arrived since a fragile ceasefire began three weeks ago. Israel is now barring longtime relief groups, disrupting Save the Children’s decades of work there.
Top 10 billionaires living in the UAE today; who they are and how they built their wealth
Dubai is now a magnet for the world’s wealthiest, with a growing list of billionaires calling it home. From tech innovator Pavel Durov to real estate mogul Hussain Sajwani and retail king M.A. Yusuff Ali, these individuals are shaping the UAE’s economi…
China’s Commerce Ministry says it will work with the US to resolve issues related to TikTok, stopping short of saying it agreed to a deal touted by Trump (Mark Anderson/Bloomberg)
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China’s Commerce Ministry says it will work with the US to resolve issues related to TikTok, stopping short of saying it agreed to a deal touted by Trump — Beijing pledged to work with Washington to resolv…