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Data centres to deepfakes: How AI is reshaping US politics at every level

Driven by a flood of Silicon Valley money, AI has emerged as one of the biggest financial forces in this year's US elections

US' doors are closed to asylum seekers: White House Dy Chief of Staff

The comments come as the US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that government officials can turn away asylum seekers at the southern border with Mexico if they have not yet set foot on US soil

Rubio hails US-Gulf Arab unity despite region's concerns about Iran deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that relations between the United States and its Gulf Arab partners are rock solid, despite fears by some of them that they might be left out of discussions aimed at ending the war with Iran. Rubio used a three-day, three-nation trip to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain this week to try to convince all the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council that the Trump administration does indeed have their backs in negotiations to end the war President Donald Trump and Israel launched on Feb. 28. That conflict sharply curtailed the region's oil exports and saw several Gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits. "They've shared with us some very concrete concerns, ideas," Rubio said in Bahrain, the last stop on the trip. "And when I say concern, the biggest concern is that they really just want to be informed every step along the way as we enter these negotiations at both the technical and political ...

Watergate would be 12-hour news story today: Vance compares Trump to Nixon

Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today's news cycle, and he drew parallels between Nixon and President Donald Trump -- arguing that both were targeted by "deep state" forces. Vance described his admiration for Nixon during a conversation at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. Widely expected to be a presidential contender in 2028, Vance spoke at the library while promoting his new book, "Communion." After talking about the book and his faith journey, Vance shifted to Nixon, saying the legacy of the 37th president is "enjoying a bit of a renaissance." "If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy," Vance said. He went on: "If you look at the story of how the deep state took down Richard Nixon, it's not all that different from what the same groups of people, the same ...

Anthropic's Mythos finds vulnerabilities in classified US govt systems

Anthropic teamed up with Washington's intelligence agencies to conduct tests using Mythos under Project Glasswing

AI startup sues US over export curbs on Anthropic's advanced models

The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, comes less than two weeks after Anthropic disabled access to its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Trump signs orders to speed up US quantum adoption, boost cyber defences

The orders would boost the US 'as the world leader in this very important emerging field,' Trump said at the White House

US notifies sale of support services for India's Apaches, M777A2 howitzers

The US has formally notified the proposed sale of sustainment support services and related equipment for India's Apache helicopters and M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers at an estimated cost of USD 482.2 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme of the US, issued the arms sales notification in the Federal Register on June 17. On May 18, the Department of State informed the US Congress about the possible sales of services for Apache Helicopters and M777A2 ultra-light howitzers to India. India inducted the M777A2 Ultra-Light Howitzers, procured from the US under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route, to bolster its artillery capabilities, particularly in mountainous terrain. The Indian Army also operates AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, regarded as among the world's most advanced combat helicopters, for precision strike and battlefield support missions. As per the notification, India has requested long-term ..

What changed after almost four months of US-Iran war? Analysts say not much

Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said

A revealing chronicle of Trump's imperial presidency and its contradictions

Regime Change chronicles Donald Trump's turbulent second term, portraying a presidency shaped by power, spectacle, loyalists and mounting political challenges

Kevin Warsh puts stamp on Fed with immediate changes to usual routine

The changes underscored the new chairman's intent to deliver immediately on past criticisms of the practice of offering 'forward guidance' on the future path of interest rates

Adani Green seeks to raise $1 billion via offshore loan after US settlement

The company is in early talks with lenders and advisors to raise a dollar loan, which may be raised in two tranches over the next three months

Iran deal includes $300 bn fund, more than half of which already committed

Iran has attracted almost no significant foreign direct investment in the past four decades, frozen out of global capital markets by successive waves of US and international sanctions

'Restoring legacy': US renames Indo-Pacific Command back to Pacific Command

The US has restored the name of the US Indo-Pacific Command to the US Pacific Command, reversing an eight-year-old decision. The US Department of Defence announced the decision on Tuesday, stating that the designation honours the Command's deep historical roots, established in 1947 by then-President Harry Truman. The US Pacific Command extends from the US West Coast to India's western border. "Originally established on January 1, 1947, by President Harry S. Truman, the command operated under the USPACOM banner for over 70 years, standing as the oldest and largest of the United States' unified combatant commands," the Department of Defence said in a statement. The US Pacific Command was renamed as the US Indo-Pacific Command in 2018 during US President Donald Trump's first term in office. "Restoring the legacy USPACOM designation honours the command's deep historical roots, fostering a sense of pride and collective spirit among all who serve in the Pacific," the Department of Defen

US set to offer broad financial incentives to Iran in peace agreement

The two sides agreed to the deal on Sunday and plan to formally sign it on June 19 in Switzerland, clearing the way for 60 days of talks intended to end the war for good

Howard Lutnick's letter to Anthropic warned of curbs on top AI models

The letter ordered Anthropic not to give its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models to foreign nationals anywhere in the world without a license from the Commerce Department

Senate fails to advance war powers resolution on US action against Iran

The Senate tried and failed again Tuesday to advance a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran, in what has become an almost weekly effort to rein in President Donald Trump as the administration floats a new plan to bring an end to the nearly four-month long war. Senators of both parties have have been sceptical of the Trump administration's emerging Iran deal and frustrated by the White House's refusal to share details. They are expecting a briefing from the administration, but nothing has been scheduled before Friday's planned deadline for the two sides to sign the agreement. The vote was 47-48, with four Republicans joining most Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution. That fell short of the majority needed to advance it. "Join me in putting a check on this president's lawless warmongering," said Senator Raphael Warnock, who proposed the resolution, in a speech before the voting. "The time is always right to do what's right," he said.

Restrictions on Anthropic underscore need for sovereign AI: Upstage CEO

US has ordered Anthropic to disable access to its most advanced AI platforms for all foreign nationals after discovering it's possible to 'jailbreak' or bypass the guardrails of new Fable 5 AI model

US govt's curbs on Anthropic models reignite calls for sovereign AI

The US move to restrict access to Anthropic's latest AI models has intensified concerns over AI sovereignty and technology dependence in India

Why US has restricted foreign access to Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, Mythos

Anthropic said it had disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 globally after a US export control directive barred access by foreign nationals over AI safety concerns