A top Russian Navy commander was killed "during combat operations" in a region bordering Ukraine, Russia’s military announced Thursday. Major Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy commander of Russia’s Navy, had just been appointed to his position by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, according to the state-run TASS news agency. "On July 2, during combat operations in one of the border areas of the Kursk region, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy for coastal and ground forces, Hero of...

T of how far America has set back Iran’s nuclear programme clearly matters. That can be far less certain of any of the answers America is coming up with. While the strikes on Iran showed the supremacy of American air power, they also may have revealed a weakness in its national security. According to Donald Trump, the country’s spy agencies failed before the assault in a critical mission, assessing the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear programme. Mr Trump’s claim should heighten doubts now about...

Nvidia Stands to Lose Billions as US Curbs AI Tech to China Nvidia will lose more than $10 billion in revenue after the United States halted sales of a chip it designed exclusively to get around export controls. Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference in Taipei on May 21, 2025. Huang said that US export controls on artificial intelligence chips to China had failed, with companies using locally developed technology. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) Nvidia...

A already prevents Medicaid funds from paying for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or life endangerment. These cuts and blocks instead target the clinics themselves, which offer other forms of routine health care including contraceptives, STI testing and cancer screening. "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that stops forced taxpayer funding of the abortion industry has been retained in the Senate bill," Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a . "...

A 20-year-old from California says he was arrested by ICE agents during a raid and detained for three days — despite the fact that he’s a U.S. citizen. On June 17, Adrian Martinez was clocking out of his shift at Walmart when, he says in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, he saw a janitor being aggressively chased by ICE agents in the parking lot. Martinez, who’s from Pico Rivera, a city in Los Angeles County, drove towards the masked agents in an attempt to defend the elderly man. “There’s no...

Axios Event: Policymakers explain the need for strong cyber defense in the age of AI

Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old who soared to the lead in the New York City mayoral Democratic primary, describes himself as a democratic socialist. But some politicians and social media posts falsely labeled him a communist.

CLAIM: Violence only broke out in Los Angeles after President Donald Trump federalized the California National Guard on Saturday, June 7. VERDICT: FALSE. Riots began Friday, June 6, prompting Trump to act.

The Senate passed President Donald Trump's “big beautiful” tax bill on Tuesday, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The bill was first passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, with a 215-214 vote after party leaders made some last-minute changes to the bill that satisfied House members holding it up. The bill includes many of Trump’s legislative campaign promises, including tax cuts for hospitality and overtime workers, increased...

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