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Judge questions Trump admin over 'security risk' tag on Anthropic

US District Judge Rita Lin probed into why Trump's administration took the extraordinary step of denouncing Anthropic as a supply chain risk

Fire truck lacked system to trigger runway alert in LaGuardia crash: NTSB

The Air Canada plane carrying more than 70 people slammed into the fire truck late Sunday, killing both pilots and injuring several passengers

Minnesota sues Trump admin over shootings, Alex Pretti, Renee Good killings

The lawsuit claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after the surge of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis

Lebanon orders Iran's ambassador out, tensions rise over Tehran influence

The decision was the clearest sign yet of deteriorating relations between the two countries and raises tensions within Lebanon over the role of Tehran

US to send around 1,000 troops from 82nd Airborne Division to West Asia

It's the latest addition of American troops after US officials last week said thousands of Marines aboard several Navy ships will be heading to the region

Iran fires missiles at Israel as Trump insists talks are progressing

Israel said it carried out an extensive series of strikes on Iranian "production sites" without providing details

Trump administration bans new foreign-made routers over security risks

Although some routers are sold by US hardware companies such as Netgear and eero, their production is almost exclusively handled overseas

Iran names ex-IRGC commander as top security official after Larijani death

Iranian state television identified the new secretary as Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr

Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes near Tonga in South Pacific Ocean

Tonga's National Disaster Risk Management Office warned all in the low-lying island nation to move immediately to higher ground or inland

Texas refinery explosion near coast forces residents to shelter in place

The explosion comes amid a spike in gas prices driven by uncertainty over the global oil supply because of the Iran war

Asia boosts coal use as West Asia war squeezes global LNG supplies

The continent is exposed because it relies on imported fuel, much of it passing through the Strait of Hormuz

Kim vows to cement North Korea's nuclear status, calls South 'most hostile'

His comments largely aligned with his statements at last month's ruling Workers' Party Congress, where he vilified Seoul but left open the door for dialogue with the Trump administration

Asian shares rebound after Trump hints at possible end to Iran war

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.1 per cent in morning trading to 52,093.02, recovering some of the losses it suffered the previous day

Iran 'wants to make a deal', says Trump, but Tehran denies any talks

Trump also said the US would seek to retrieve Iran's enriched uranium and end its nuclear programme as part of a deal

Jury orders Bill Cosby to pay over $19 million in 1972 sexual assault case

After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found the 88-year-old Cosby liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger

Trump admin to pay French firm $1 billion to exit US offshore wind leases

President Donald Trump's administration has tried to halt offshore wind construction, but federal judges repeatedly overturned those orders

2 pilots killed after jet collides with fire truck at New York Airport

The crash shut down LaGuardia - the New York region's third busiest hub - during what was already a messy time at US airports because of a partial government shutdown

Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS as TSA standoff deepens

Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma known for his close friendship with Trump, has tried to present himself as a steady hand

Emmanuel Gregoire becomes Paris' new mayor, succeeds Anne Hidalgo

Gregoire beat out prominent conservative contender Rachida Dati, who acknowledged her defeat after partial results were made public

Iran threatens to hit Gulf power plants as Israel launches new attacks

The threat by Tehran puts at risk both electrical supplies and water in the Gulf Arab states