August is a season when students around the world race to meet deadlines for papers and assignments. This year, however, more than 30 leading US universities have been handed a "national security" audit deadline - one set by the Pentagon.On Monday, the US Department of Defense issued formal

As China's AI capabilities continue to advance, some US media outlets claimed that a "China AI blitz" is creating a "death zone" for US model makers, arguing that US companies without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing could lose their foothold amid mounting competition from

HEADLINES IN BRIEFA ship is hit on its way through the Strait of Hormuz. READ MORE BELOWUS President Donald Trump says he will bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way'. READ MORE BELOWIran will escalate if an interim peace deal is not implemented, says official. READ MORE BELOWTürkiye urges Trump to seek

Three people sustained minor injuries on Tuesday as a series of earthquakes struck Spain's southern province of Granada, the latest seismic activity to hit the area following a magnitude-5.0 earthquake early Saturday, according to the Andalusian regional government.One of the injured, a minor, was

Several students were seriously injured on Monday after a blast outside a private school in western Kabul, Afghanistan, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed Monday night.

Thailand has set magnitude thresholds for a nationwide mobile phone alert system and is stepping up monitoring of 16 active fault lines across the Southeast Asian country, disaster authorities said on Tuesday.Recent earthquakes elsewhere in Asia have not affected Thailand. Still, related agencies

Japan's right-wing forces have recently made a fresh push to expand the country's military apparatus. The country's Defense Ministry is reportedly considering a major organizational expansion in fiscal 2027 that could add up to three new bureaus, tentatively named as a "defense infrastructure

Tourists visit a Roman archaeological site in Jerash, Jordan, May 16, 2026.Located in the Middle East, Jordan is a land where ancient civilizations and modern life exist in concord. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)This photo taken on July 20, 2026 from the Citadel shows the cityscape of Amman,

About 30 people were killed and others injured after a group of gunmen attacked a community in Nigeria's central state of Plateau overnight, local media reported Tuesday.The attack reportedly occurred when the heavily armed gunmen carried out a house-to-house raid in Binper, a community in Mangu

China congratulates Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday.Speaking at a regular news briefing, Lin said that China attaches high importance to developing relations with Zambia and stands ready to work with Zambia's

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term, securing a decisive victory in an election.The Electoral Commission of Zambia announced the result in the early hours of Tuesday, declaring Hichilema the winner after he secured about 61.4% of the valid vote. His main challenger,

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on regional leaders to work together to address migration after weeks of anti-migrant protests forced more than 176,000 people to leave the country.Ramaphosa addressed leaders from the 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) at a

Wildfires have ripped through Europe this summer after successive severe heatwaves, fueled by climate change, intensified drought and left vegetation tinder-dry.Now, as firefighters begin to bring some of the blazes under control, governments face another race: helping the people and businesses

Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred over witnesses and financial penalties.