• WORLD
    Is Trump’s $5,000 pledge a sign of panic?

    We all know that Donald Trump does not feel the need to adhere to the normal rules of political campaigning. Even by his own unconventional standards, his extravagant promise to pay every American citizen $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republicans win the midterm elections was bizarre. This enormous cash pledge was not the headline of his […]

  • WORLD
    Anthropic researchers raise alarm over AI acceleration

    SAN FRANCISCO – For years, the artificial intelligence industry raced to improve its technology as quickly as possible. Now some researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm about the need to slow down. Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic researcher who previously worked at OpenAI, said Tuesday that he had resigned from Anthropic because “neither company is acting […]

  • HISTORY
    11 September 2026: This day in history

    1297: Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the English 1609: An expulsion order is issued against the Moriscos of Valencia, beginning the expulsion of all of Spain’s Moriscos (former Muslims and their descendants) 1697: Battle of Zenta: Holy League forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat an Ottoman army under Mustafa […]

  • WORLD
    Iran war won’t end until after crucial November elections, says Trump

    US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then. “I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Tehran on Wednesday. He […]

  • GEOPOLITICS
    Greece, Egypt lead multinational Medusa-15 exercise

    Greek and Egyptian air and naval forces are joining forces in the Cretan Sea and Eastern Mediterranean for the international exercise Medusa-15, which also involves France, Italy and Cyprus. The exercise begins Thursday and will run for 10 days, featuring fighter jets, warships, drones and special forces training in scenarios based on modern threats and […]

  • HISTORY
    10 September 2026: This day in history

    1776: George Washington asks for a spy, and Nathan Hale volunteers 1813: American naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie 1846: Elias Howe takes out a US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine 1924: Leopold and Loeb are found guilty of the murder of Bobby Franks in Chicago […]

  • EUROPE
    Germany’s Merz attacks AfD in stormy debate after far-right election win

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a “destructive force” with a migration policy that amounts to “ethnic cleansing” for skilled workers. Merz was addressing the Bundestag in the aftermath of the anti-immigration party’s sweeping victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt where it won almost […]

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