Republican Senator Thom Tillis was the lone lawmaker who voted to retain the ban [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill. Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the ban from…
EU strikes new trade deal with Ukraine covering farm imports BRUSSELS: The European Union said Monday it had agreed a new long-term trade deal with Ukraine, covering imports of food products from the war-torn country that have angered EU farmers.“With this modernised agreement, we are securing trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and global markets,”…
This handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies A few days after back-to-back US and Israeli strikes, Iran’s most fortified nuclear site seems to be busy as fresh satellite images reveal extensive surface damage and ongoing reconstruction. US and Israel have claimed that Fordow nuclear site, which is embedded deep within a mountain near Qom,…
US Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced on Sunday that he will not run for reelection next year. The announcement came a day after he opposed US President Donald Trump’s tax and spending proposal, which includes cuts to health care programs, and after Trump publicly attacked him for voting “no” to advance his…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told sceptical U.S. lawmakers that American military strikes destroyed Iran’s lone metal conversion facility and in the process delivered a monumental setback to Tehran’s nuclear programme that would take years to overcome, a U.S. official said on Sunday (June 30, 2025). The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to…
KYIV: Fresh Russian strikes targeting Ukrainian regions in the night of Saturday to Sunday wounded at least seven people, according to the war-torn country’s authorities, calling on Western allies for increased military support.Since launching its invasion in February 2022 Russia has launched near-nightly bombardments of its neighbour’s towns and cities, raining down drones and missiles…
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said that US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites would have caused “significant physical damage” but it would be “too much” to say that their nuke program has been “wiped out”.Centrifuges, which are spinning machines used to enrich uranium, require a high-degree of precision and are vulnerable to…
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (file photo: ANI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday declared a “historic victory” in the 12-day conflict with Iran and pledged to stop Tehran from restoring its nuclear infrastructure.In a televised address to the nation, Netanyahu said, “We have achieved a historic victory,” after both nations agreed to a ceasefire….
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude has jolted parts of southern Philippines on Tuesday.The shallow quake struck about 374 kilometres (232 miles) east of the island of Davao. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.In a post on X, the National Center for Seismology posted the details of earthquake on X. It said,…
Iran late Monday launched a retaliatory strike against US forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Airbase, America’s largest military installation in the Middle East, responding to a recent US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.Loud explosions were reported across Doha and Lusail, with missiles seen streaking across the night sky. In the immediate aftermath, Qatar shut…
