Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
The group of former health and national security officials warned that Americans will be more vulnerable to infectious disease threats.
Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items
[A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.
Egypt confirms drone caused fire on two gas vessels at Damietta
No group claimed the attack near the Suez Canal, the last safe route for Saudi oil to global markets The image shows fire on a vessel at the Damietta Port Authority as Egyptian government said the fire was caused by a drone attack on July 30. PHOTO: ANADOLU A drone caused the fire that engulfed … Read more
Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback
A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago. Engineers think it can still succeed.
Fahad Sheikh says viral clip taken out of context, apologises to senior actor Mohammed Ahmed
Actor to pursue legal action against those who circulated the clip, saying it was deliberately used to mislead public Actor Fahad Sheikh has issued a public apology to veteran actor Mohammed Ahmed, saying viral video circulating on social media that allegedly showed bullying on a drama set was taken out of context and led to … Read more
FIFA proposal an opportunity, says Infantino
Reports said Gianni Infantino told FIFA member associations they would each receive US$40 million if they backed the Fifa Forward Enterprise plan. Photo: AFP PARIS: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that the proposed launch of a private subsidiary to expoit the commercial benefits of the World Cup was “an opportunity but not an obligation”. In a video released … Read more
Meta’s AI spending spree lays bare its compute dilemma
Meta’s AI spending cut free cash flow 91% to $784 million, sending shares down 9% in premarket trade A 3D-printed Meta logo and word “AI” are seen in this illustration created on July 20, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Meta can simultaneously advance its own artificial intelligence ambitions while renting out scarce computing capacity to boost … Read more
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Makes a Rare Port Call in Vietnam
The visit, the longest since the two countries restored relations, is a show of mutual cooperation and a signal from the U.S. to China. But it comes during tensions over tariffs.
Pope Leo Says He Hopes to Visit U.S. Within ‘Next Couple of Years’
When asked about a possible trip, Leo XIV said that he had been looking at the calendar for the “next couple of years.”
A Historian Considers the Yuppie
“We live in the world we inherited from them,” the author Dylan Gottlieb says.