Sam Rogers

The United States and Israel launched major strikes on Iran on Friday, marking a sharp escalation in the regional conflict. President Donald Trump said “major combat operations” were underway, while Reuters and AP report…

Pakistan carried out airstrikes early Friday on targets in Afghanistan, including Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, in the sharpest escalation between the two countries since last year’s Qatar-mediated ceasefire. Reuters and A…

Oman said Thursday that the United States and Iran made “significant progress” in a third round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva, with technical-level talks now expected in Vienna next week. AP reported that th…

For many Australians, youth crime feels as if it is getting worse fast. Stolen cars, break-ins, group assaults and retail theft are the kinds of offences people notice immediately — and in some communities, they are no l…

Hillary Clinton appeared for a closed-door deposition before House investigators on Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, as part of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee’s inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Ma…

The United States and Iran began a third round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, with Oman again acting as mediator, as both sides try to keep diplomacy alive under growing military pressure in the Middle…

Persian has left a deeper mark on English than many people realise, and a smaller one on French. The influence is not massive in everyday vocabulary, but it is real — and it reflects centuries of trade, empire, translati…

Cuban border troops fatally shot four people and wounded six others after a gun battle with a Florida-registered speedboat near Cuba’s north coast, according to Cuba’s Interior Ministry. The ministry said the incident ha…

The White House plans to host a March 4 meeting with major technology companies to discuss a proposed “Rate Payer Protection Pledge” tied to the electricity demands of AI data centers, according to Reuters. The administr…

The question sounds simple: how much of your donation reaches the cause, and how much gets spent on administration or fundraising? In practice, it is messier than most donors expect — and that’s exactly why this issue m…

Cultivated meat is no longer just a lab concept, but it is also nowhere near mass-market scale. In 2026, the field sits in an awkward middle stage: the science has advanced, a small number of products have reached limite…

The U.S. president holds real authority as head of the executive branch — commanding the military, shaping foreign policy, and overseeing how laws get carried out. But those powers come with clear limits written into the…

WiseTech Global said it plans to cut about 2,000 roles over the next two years as the Australian logistics software company restructures around artificial intelligence. The reduction represents nearly a third of the comp…

The United States and South Korea will hold their annual Freedom Shield joint military exercise from March 9 to 19, officials said on Wednesday. The allies said the drills are intended to strengthen combined readiness a…

A growing number of governments have restricted TikTok on official phones and work devices, citing cybersecurity and data-risk concerns. That is not the same as a blanket public ban, and the rules are often narrower than…

Why Killing a Cartel Boss Rarely Ends the Cartel: Lessons from Mexico’s Endless Drug War When Mexico takes down a cartel boss, the first reaction is usually the same: this is huge, maybe this changes things. Sometimes…

Meta has signed a multiyear agreement to buy millions of AI chips from Nvidia as it expands the infrastructure behind its artificial-intelligence and data-center push. Reuters reported the deal covers Nvidia’s current Bl…