The troops lost their lives as Tehran’s forces pounded US military facilities in Jordan with ballistic missiles and UAVs on Friday Two US service members have been killed, while another is unaccounted for, after Iranian forces struck American military facilities in Jordan with ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones, the Pentagon has reported. According to a statement released by the US Central Command on Saturday, the casualties were incurred the previous day as American troops “and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.” Additionally, another four US troops “were medically evacuated to Jordanian hospitals,” but were later discharged. Video captures the moment that several Iranian medium to intermediate-range ballistic missiles struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan overnight, killing at least two and injuring several other Ame...
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Democrats have urged lawmakers to block the Sanctioning Russia Act, saying it would damage American trade relationships and raise costs Democratic lawmakers have urged Congress to block a sweeping Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, warning that it would raise prices for American consumers. The revised Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 was introduced in the Senate on Thursday, days after Graham died. The senator passed away last Saturday, a day after returning from Ukraine. Republicans have urged Congress to pass the bill, describing it as a tribute to Graham’s legacy of “promoting liberty around the world” and his “fierce support for Ukraine’s freedom.” Democrats, however, argue that honoring Graham in this way would leave American households footing the bill through higher prices. Read more ...
The €4.6 billion payment comes as the bloc continues to pour money into Ukraine and boost military spending The EU is set to use a multibillion-euro antitrust fine imposed on Google to help ease pressure on the bloc’s budget after years of increased military spending and aid for Ukraine. The US tech giant has paid €4.6 billion ($5.4 billion), including interest, after losing a years-long legal battle over restrictions linked to its Android operating system. The sum is equivalent to more than 2% of the EU’s 2026 budget. The European Commission imposed the fine in 2018, accusing Google of abusing Android’s market dominance by requiring smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search and Chrome. Earlier this month, the EU’s top court upheld the penalty, clearing the way for the payment. Under EU budget rules, fines collected by the commission are paid into the bloc’s common ...
Rocky planet LHS 1140b, just 49 light-years away, shows signs of an atmosphere and could have water reserves, a Harvard-led team says Astronomers have detected an atmosphere on a rocky planet within a potentially habitable zone outside the Solar System for the first time, according to a new report by a Harvard-led team of scientists. The findings stemmed from analyzing data on the super-Earth LHS 1140b , which circles a red dwarf 49 light-years from Earth in a temperature zone that theoretically allows liquid water to exist. The discovery, published in the journal Science on Thursday, was based on traces of helium escaping the planet. “An atmosphere is essential for a planet to support life as we know it,” Collin Cherubim, the study’s lead author and a planetary scientist who works at the University of Chicago, said. “This is the first time anyone has found an atmosphere on a rocky...
The German chancellor has criticized a new US State Department funding program for Europe launched ahead of September’s federal vote German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the administration of US President Donald Trump against interfering in his country’s elections. Germany is due to hold federal elections in September, with immigration expected to be among the campaign’s defining issues. “It is illegal to finance political parties in Germany from abroad,” Merz said on Wednesday. “And I assume that our friends around the world, in particular, will also abide by these legal rules that we have established in Germany.” Merz’s remarks came after the US State Department launched a grant program on Monday worth nearly $5 million to support projects aimed at strengthening democratic resilience, the rule of law, freedom of speech and the press, and human rights in...
Veteran White House staffer Gabriel Perez is believed to have made more than $100,000 by exploiting advance knowledge of the US president’s remarks US President Donald Trump’s veteran teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is under investigation over an alleged insider betting scheme tied to the president’s speeches. The aide is believed to have earned thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump’s remarks on prediction market Kalshi, a platform where users trade contracts on the outcome of future events. Perez has served as one of Trump’s teleprompter operators since the president’s first campaign in 2016 – a role former aides have described as very challenging due to Trump’s tendency to improvise. Perez was one of only a few people with advance access to Trump’s speeches and was known to receive last-minute edits directly from Trump. Accordin...