US vastly underestimating the cost of Iran war – The Intercept
The price of regime change in Tehran may run into trillions over decades in total, the report has warned The financial cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers is…
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Israeli journalist claims Polymarket gamblers issued death threats over Iran missile strike story
A Times of Israel correspondent has alleged that online bettors tried to coerce him into changing his report Online gamblers reportedly linked to the prediction platform Polymarket allegedly issued death…
Americans concerned over AI amid cost-of-living crisis – poll
Nearly 80% fear the government has no plan as tech firms cut workers while pocketing the profits from automation Americans increasingly view artificial intelligence as a threat to their livelihoods…
Shooting at US Air Force base leaves one dead
Another person was wounded in the incident at the Holloman facility in New Mexico, military officials have said One person was killed and another injured in a shooting on Tuesday…
US watchdog slams lack of oversight in $26 bn Ukraine aid
Direct USAID payments to Kiev lacked proper oversight, the inspector general’s office has told lawmakers The US sent Ukraine $26 billion in aid without adequate oversight of how the funds…
China is betting on an AI-powered army
The country is preparing for a new era of technological and strategic competition Every spring, China’s Two Sessions – the combined annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and…
Iranian state ‘strong’ despite death of top officials – foreign minister
Abbas Araghchi said that the killing of politicians by the US and Israel will not bring down the government The killing of senior Iranian officials by the US and Israel…
What the Hormuz crisis reveals about American alliances
Oil, war and the limits of Washington’s power The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has now entered its third week and has already become one…
Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in US-Israeli strikes
Larijani has been described as one of the most powerful figures in the country Ali Larijani, the influential head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been killed in US-Israeli…
How Zelensky’s ‘oil blockade’ against EU states backfired on Ukraine
By cutting off Russian oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, Kiev has triggered a row that delays a vital loan Ukraine has agreed to an EU inspection of the Druzhba…