8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1012+ words) DUBLIN — President Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course. At a meeting with Irish Prime…...

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1061+ words) Leaders of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence platforms said it’s time to slow the development pace of their most advanced — and most lucrative — models, citing escalating risks of the technology. Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei issued a lengthy blog post…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (772+ words) BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran-backed militias in the country were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline, shutting down the top global oil producer’s alternative to the Iranian-threatened Strait of Hormuz. Though an…...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago   (566+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens of other people in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to “war with Russia.” Ukraine is under…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1043+ words) A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a nightmare scenario…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1080+ words) As parts of the Southern California coastline crumbled into the sea, slammed by intense waves and flooding in recent days, oceanographer Kim McCoy had one thing on his mind: the nuclear waste set in concrete on the beach near San…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (465+ words) WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security drew backlash over an AI-generated social media post featuring a Sikh man facing off against a character made to look like Optimus Prime from the movie “Transformers.” The agency later deleted the image. Posted…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (295+ words) Last month tied July 2023 as the hottest month recorded worldwide, with temperatures 1.65C above preindustrial levels, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday. August 2026 was the first month since November 2025 to exceed 1.5C of global warming. Western Europe just completed…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (708+ words) BANGKOK — Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to demand foreigners show more respect for Thailand’s laws and culture as public discontent over bad behavior by visitors has increasingly focused on Israeli tourists. “The era of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (115+ words) Los Angeles Times ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria announced Thursday that it’s severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, in a Foreign Ministry statement reported by state media. The media reports gave no single or specific reason for the decision but…...