The United States has transferred 22 crew members from the Iranian container ship, the Touska, to Pakistan, in what Islamabad describes as a “confidence-building measure” during tension in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman, Captain Tim Hawkins, said the crew had been handed over for repatriation. Pakistan’s foreign ministry confirmed the transfer,…
On Monday, Anthropic announced a joint venture focusing on deploying enterprise AI services. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs will be founding partners in the new venture, which is backed by a group of VCs, hedge funds, and private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. The…
SpaceX, the world’s biggest space company, announced a deal in April with Cursor, an AI-code-writing start-up based in San Francisco, signaling the rocket firm’s intention to acquire it for $60 billion. That’s more than twice NASA’s current annual budget—and also about how much capital SpaceX could raise from its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in…
Democratic officials added eight new candidates to their slate of top contenders vying to reclaim a Democratic House majority during midterm elections this fall. The candidates will receive a boost in fundraising and campaign support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) as part of a “Red to Blue” program that seeks to help competitive…
Brittany Brown looks strong. She looks confident. She looks capable of achieving her dreams. That’s how Brown looks in the mural painted in her honor at Vista del Valle Elementary — and it’s how the 31-year-old U.S. sprinter feels in real life nearly two years after winning a bronze medal in the women’s 200-meter at…
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DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences are engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran. The UAE Ministry of Defense said late on Monday afternoon that it was intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones across the country. The emirate of…
RGG Studio / YouTube We’ll soon know much more about Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s upcoming Yakuza-like epic, Stranger Than Heaven. On Wednesday, Xbox is hosting a deep dive with developers and cast on the upcoming action-adventure game. The roughly half-hour event will add “details and insights on…
The US supreme court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The order signed by justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail,…
If you’ve ever tried to do seating arrangements for a wedding, you might have a tiny understanding of just how difficult it is to do the seating chart for the Met Gala. This is one of the most important aspects of the event that the team spends the most time on, strategically seating guests by looking…
