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Microsoft’s Smith Wants AI Inspected Like Milk, With Britain in Charge

Microsoft's Brad Smith wants AI inspected like milk, with outside evaluators, incident reporting and an emergency brake, led by Britain. The White House's own testing framework is unpublished, and it reportedly asked

October 12, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

File photo from Reuters coverage of the Iran crisis as Hormuz attacks intensify and talks stall

Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Until November as Hormuz Tankers Burn

Fifteen days after UN week raised hopes of a 60-day roadmap, the Iran war is stuck: ships burn in Hormuz, Houthi missiles close Riyadh's airport, and both capitals say the elections do

October 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Reports

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty attended UNGA 81 representing a government bound by six structural constraints that made endorsement of the US-led Iran ceasefire framework impossible

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Six structural forces made Egyptian endorsement of the US-Iran ceasefire impossible at UNGA 81 — from the Rafah Crossing to Al-Azhar's genocide declaration to Chinese infrastructure debt. Badr Abdelatty's silence was not

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Oil traders at a trading desk monitoring crude oil prices as Iran's foreign minister proposes reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Dow Jones (DJIA) Falls 0.31% to 51,350 on September 25: Iran’s Hormuz Offer Cuts Oil to $103, Steadying Wall Street’s Worst Week in Months

Dow Jones fell 0.31% to 51,349.98 on Thursday as Iran's foreign minister offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, slashing Brent crude by $5 to $103 and halting Wall

September 25, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Strait of Hormuz conditions Iran war 2026

Ghalibaf: Hormuz Stays Closed Until Iran’s Conditions Are Met, Tehran Divided

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday that Hormuz would not reopen until Tehran's conditions are met, while warning that internal divisions over whether to fight or negotiate risk producing either

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at BRICS New Delhi summit as Iran gains New Development Bank membership

Iran to Join BRICS New Development Bank After New Delhi Summit, Government Spokesperson Says

BRICS member states agreed at New Delhi's 18th summit to admit Iran to the New Development Bank, the bloc's multilateral lender, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani confirmed — a breakthrough in Tehran's

September 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Protesters in La Paz Bolivia demonstrate against IMF loan conditions in 2026

Bolivia’s Economy Minister Says IMF Set No Conditions on $1.9 Billion Loan. The Deal Lists Several.

Bolivia's Economy Minister Christian Morales told RIA Novosti the IMF imposed no directives and that Bolivia remains fully independent in managing its economic policy — a characterization that sits alongside an Extended

September 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

BRICS Leaders Summit 2026 in New Delhi India with representatives from Iran Russia and member nations

Iran, Russia and India Close Ranks at BRICS as Hormuz Standoff Divides the Bloc

Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian told BRICS leaders in New Delhi that Western sanctions represent U.S. military aggression, as a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz exposed a fracture running through the expanded

September 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Pakistani security forces patrol in Balochistan as insurgency spreads into Pashtun districts September 2026

Balochistan Insurgency Crosses Into Pashtun Territory, Stalls Reko Diq Copper Mine

Pakistan's military killed dozens in Balochistan as insurgency spread into eleven Pashtun districts never before touched by the conflict, with BLA-Taliban coordination suspected. Barrick Mining extended its Reko Diq security review to

September 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as India's crude oil supply through the waterway faces disruption from US sanctions

India Forex Reserves Hit Record $728 Billion as West Asia Crisis Tests Economic Buffers

India's foreign exchange reserves crossed $728 billion for the first time in the week ending August 22, a record milestone that arrives as the United States' Operation Economic Outcast sanctions campaign against

August 26, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Microsoft’s Smith Wants AI Inspected Like Milk, With Britain in Charge

Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Until November as Hormuz Tankers Burn

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Dow Jones (DJIA) Falls 0.31% to 51,350 on September 25: Iran’s Hormuz Offer Cuts Oil to $103, Steadying Wall Street’s Worst Week in Months

Ghalibaf: Hormuz Stays Closed Until Iran’s Conditions Are Met, Tehran Divided

Iran to Join BRICS New Development Bank After New Delhi Summit, Government Spokesperson Says

Bolivia’s Economy Minister Says IMF Set No Conditions on $1.9 Billion Loan. The Deal Lists Several.

Iran, Russia and India Close Ranks at BRICS as Hormuz Standoff Divides the Bloc

Balochistan Insurgency Crosses Into Pashtun Territory, Stalls Reko Diq Copper Mine

India Forex Reserves Hit Record $728 Billion as West Asia Crisis Tests Economic Buffers

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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