OpenAI to work with Pentagon after Anthropic dropped by Trump over company’s ethics concerns
CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillance
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘Are you willing to fight back?’: Democrats ready to take on party’s old guard ahead of midterms
After Zohran Mamdani’s upset, a new wave of challengers targets incumbents, driven by fury at Donald Trump
· Davidsmith
US lawmakers condemn Trump over Iran strikes: ‘acts of war unauthorized by Congress’
Members of Congress swiftly denounced the president’s military action against the Islamic Republic alongside Israel
· Roberttait
Early retirement bill for govt employees filed
SEN. Robinhood Padilla has filed Senate Bill 1906, a measure seeking to lower the optional retirement age of government employees from 60 to 56.
· Javier Joe Ismael
Shooting the messenger
ON Feb. 24, a group of 18 “ex-Marines,” accompanied by lawyer Levito Baligod, appeared at a press conference in historic Club Filipino. They came with a big story to tell amid public clamor for the indictment of the “big fish” involved in the corruption of public funds worth trillions of pesos. They satisfied the cr…
· Edgard A. Arevalo
Takeaways from AP's report on the ICE detention center holding children and parents
This image provided by the family in February 2026 shows a drawing made by a 13-year-old Colombian girl when she was detained at South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, where the Trump administration is holding immigrant families. (AP Photo)
· Garance Burke
Objetivos de Trump quanto ao Irão: O que pode ser alcançado?
Depois de Israel ter lançado “ataques preventivos” contra o Irão na manhã deste sábado (28.02), o Presidente norte-americano, Donald Trump, anunciou, num discurso, que também estavam em curso “grandes operações de combate” por parte dos EUA.
· Shamil Shams
Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections
In a rare public address, former president said US is experiencing ‘dark days’ and urged Americans to vote
· Adam Gabbatt
Trump administration is holding children in immigration detention for months
Andrea Armero’s younger daughter was already traumatized when the family came to the United States from Colombia in 2024. After being sent to a now-infamous Texas detention facility, the 13-year-old spiraled into crisis.
· Garance Burke
Why US money may not be enough to break China’s rare earths dominance
Washington aims to spend billions in Africa to build up a strategic reserve of key minerals, but analysts warn it may not be so simple
· Jevans Nyabiage
China expresses ‘deep concern’ over US-Israel attack on IranThe assault, which Washington says was needed to counter nuclear threats, has split world opinion and prompted Iranian missile retaliation.
The assault, which Washington says was needed to counter nuclear threats, has split world opinion and prompted Iranian missile retaliation
· Khushboo Razdan
Before Trump bombing, Oman FM called US-Iran deal ‘within reach’
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· Jake Johnson
Democrats bank on Latin Grammy winner Bobby Pulido in Texas House race
Democratic candidate for congress Bobby Pulido makes a campaign stop in Pharr, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
· Jonathan J Cooper
Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting? | Arwa Mahdawi
The first lady is a Trump and therefore automatically qualified to do anything her heart desires
· Arwa Mahdawi
Trump-Netanyahu war aims to entrap Iranians into unconditional submission
On Saturday, as President Donald Trump announced that the United States had launched a major attack on Iran, the Israeli military declared that the joint US-Israeli attack had targeted "dozens of military targets" in Iran.
· Middleeasteye
'Dismayed' Oman foreign minister says US-Israeli attacks began with deal in reach
Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on Saturday denounced the US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, suggesting Washington was duped into war by the Israelis, as a deal was within reach.
· Middleeasteye
The war they wanted: Netanyahu and Trump light the fuse in Iran
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
Supreme Court is hearing a case about marijuana users and guns
The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
· Lindsay Whitehurst
Seoul holds emergency NSC to protect nationals, review response after US-Israel strike on Iran
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
· Ji Da-gyum
‘Viruses don’t know borders’: US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis
Experts say global measles vaccination rates are falling as Trump officials signal a deprioritization of the virus
· Hannah Harris Green
Iran's foreign minister says Trump turned 'America First into Israel First'
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned the ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iran, calling them “wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.”
· Middleeasteye
Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis
US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration
· Julianborger
US-Israel attack on Iran: how it unfolded
‘The hour of your freedom is at hand,’ US president Donald Trump told Iranians on Saturday, after months of mounting tension
· SCMP
The real winners of Trump’s global tariff war: law firms, hedge funds and AI
Businesses are vying for a refund, with nearly $175bn on the line, but customers are unlikely to benefit from reversal
· Kalyeena Makortoff
Trump just got much closer to bringing CNN to heel | Margaret Sullivan
With David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance poised to buy Warner Bros Discovery, the president is tightening his grip on the US media
· Margaret Sullivan
US and Israel launch major attack on Iran amid nuclear tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump urged the Iranian people to “take over your government” in a video address posted Saturday. His comments came after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran.
US, Israel bomb Iran: A timeline of talks and threats leading up to attacks
The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran despite ongoing talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme.
· Al Jazeera Staff
What military assets does the US have in the Middle East?Before Saturday’s strikes on Iran, Donald Trump ordered a huge military presence in the region, including warships crewed by thousands.
Before Saturday’s strikes on Iran, Donald Trump ordered a huge military presence in the region, including warships crewed by thousands
· Agence France-Presse
Midterm ‘blue wave’ could block Trump’s agenda and launch investigations – here’s what’s at stake
Democrats hope to capture the House, but the Senate could be a heavier lift in November’s midterm elections
· Chris Stein, Sam Levine, Andrew Witherspoon
From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise
Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
· Matt Sedensky
A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this | Simon Tisdall
We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/simontisdall
Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms
Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent figures who worked to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed the president to declare a national emergency to take over this year’s midterms.
· Doug Bock Clark
Opinion: How Trump was dragged into war
There is a chilling but uncanny resemblance in the way that US President Donald Trump is preparing to attack Iran, and the way that Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to invade Ukraine.
· https://www.facebook.com/middleeasteye/
Video: Trump calls for Iranians to take over regime amid strikes
Shortly after joint US-Israel strikes on Tehran, President Donald Trump announced the US military started “major combat operations” against Iran and encouraged the “great, proud people of Iran” to take over the regime.
· https://www.facebook.com/middleeasteye/
Iranian regime is 'without legitimacy', says Albanese after US strikes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed Iran's regime is "without legitimacy", as the USA and Israel launch military action and strikes against the country.In a statement released hours after the strikes began, ordered by US PresidentDonald Trump, Albanese slammed the "brutal acts of violence and intimidation" …
· Patrick Brischetto
Dockery leads La Salle against Davidson after 25-point game
La Salle Explorers (8-20, 4-11 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (17-11, 8-7 A-10)
· https://apnews.com/author/the-associated-press
Oregon takes on Washington in conference matchup
Washington Huskies (19-9, 9-8 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (20-10, 8-9 Big Ten)
· https://apnews.com/author/the-associated-press
US and Israel attack Iran: What we know so far
The United States and Israel have struck multiple locations across Iran, including the capital, Tehran, in what US President Donald Trump described as “major combat operations”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump tells Iranian officials to lay down arms or 'face death'
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· Patrick Brischetto
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon to use tech in ‘classified network’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said his company has reached a deal with the United States Department of Defense after its previous contractor Anthropic voiced ethical concerns about the military’s use of its artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
· Lyndal Rowlands
Canadiens take on the Capitals following Dobson's 2-goal game
Washington Capitals (31-23-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (32-17-9, in the Atlantic Division)
· https://apnews.com/author/the-associated-press
Watch: US launches 'major combat operations' against Iran — Trump
US President Donald Trump announces that 'major combat' is underway in Iran. 'The United States' military began major combat operations in Iran,' Trump says in a video message posted on his social media site while he spent the weekend at his Florida golf club. 'Our objective is to defend the American people by elimi…
· The Manila Times
Trump went from 'not happy' to bombing Iran in hours - here's why
Just hours ago, US President Donald Trump appeared to indicate he was keen to continue talks between the US and Iran.Now, missiles are raining down on multiple Iranian cities as the US and Israeli militaries coordinate attacks, and Trump has called for the Iranian people to "take over" their government.There are d…
· Adam Vidler
Trump announces major attack vs Iran, says ‘hour of freedom’ has come
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced a major attack against Iran, vowing to "annihilate" its navy and missile sites and telling Iranians their "hour of freedom" had come from the Islamic republic.
· Agence France-Presse
Macroscope | Why Japan should push back on Trump’s investment demands
Trump’s use of tariff threats to strong-arm foreign governments, companies and investors into funding US projects should be resisted
· Anthony Rowley
Trump urges Iranians to take over their government
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Trump talks of ‘annihilation’, ‘elimination’ as US, Israel attack Iran
United States President Donald Trump has said the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran are aimed at “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime”.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US and Israel launch strikes on Iran – what we know so far
The US and Israel have launched an attack on Iran, with Trump calling the US operation ‘massive and ongoing’. This is what we know so far
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/callum-jones
Trump says US carrying out 'major combat operations' in Iran
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US launches "major combat operations in Iran"
Thank you for joining us for live coverage of the escalating crisis in the middle east. Israel launched a daylight attack on Iran's capital, as witnesses reported smoke rising near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, who hasn't been seen publicly in days. The US has also launched "major combat…
· Karishma Sarkari