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"Why Didn't You Tell About Pearl Harbor?" Trump's Quip Makes Japan PM Awkward
A Japanese reporter asked President Donald Trump why the US didn't inform its allies including Japan before attacking Iran.
OpenAI To Merge ChatGPT, Codex App, Browser Into "Superapp": Report
OpenAI is planning to unify its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a desktop "superapp" to simplify user experience, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
"I'm Alive": Netanyahu's Press Briefing Amid Death Rumours, AI Video Claims
Rumours about Benjamin Netanyahu's death were triggered on social media when several users claimed that his March 12 televised address was generated by AI.
Qatar's LNG Exports Disrupted For 5 Years Amid Iran War: How It Affects India
Those losses have implications ranging from LPG used in restaurants in India to South Korea's chipmakers, which use helium.
Kash Patel Confirms FBI Purchasing Location Data Of Americans
Kash Patel admitted that the agency buys location data of Americans for intelligence purposes during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
Iran Calls On Neighbours To Prevent US From Using Bases For Strikes
Iran on Thursday called on countries in West Asia to prevent the United States from using military bases in their own territories.
16 US Military Aircraft Destroyed Since Start Of Iran War
Five other KC-135s were reportedly damaged by an Iranian missile strike while parked at an airfield in Saudi Arabia.
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Stop Attacks On Iranian Gas Field
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that at the request of President Trump, Israel will hold off on any further attacks on the Iranian gas field.
Netanyahu Says Iran No Longer Has Uranium Enrichment Capacity
Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran's missile and drone arsenal is being massively degraded and will be destroyed.
War With Iran Could End "Faster Than People Think": Netanyahu
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he believed the war in Iran could finish sooner than "people think".
US Approves Over $16 Billion In Arms Sales To Gulf Nations Hit By Iran War
The biggest single sale is of lower-tier air and missile defense sensor radars, which are designed to track high-speed targets and give data to a missile defense network, to Kuwait for $8 billion.
Hegseth Warns Of "Largest Strike Package" Against Iran, Says US Is Winning
"Epic Fury is different. It's laser-focused. It's decisive. Our objectives, given directly from our America First President, remain exactly as they were on Day One...We're winning -- decisively and on our terms," Hegseth said.
Trump Says Told Netanyahu Not To Attack Iran Gas Fields
Trump insisted on social media overnight that he "knew nothing" about Wednesday's strike by Israel on the South Pars gas field in Iran, which retaliated to the attack by hitting Qatari energy sites.
UAE Welcomes Maritime Body Condemning Iran's Attacks, Closure Of Hormuz
In a statement following the IMO Council's emergency session in London, the UAE backed the decision to strongly condemn Iranian threats and attacks on commercial vessels, as well as what it described as Tehran's attempted closure of the Strait of Hor
US' TikTok-Style Iran War Clips Spark Backlash For Trivialising Conflict
Across its social media platforms, the administration has pushed out high-energy clips that cut between actual explosions in Iran and footage of action heroes, gaming sequences, and even hard-hitting football moments.
Iran Attack On Complex Will Hit LNG Exports For 3-5 Years: QatarEnergy CEO
The energy industry has for years feared a conflict in the region would cause long-term damage to oil and gas facilities and trigger shortages in global energy supplies.
How Naval Warfare Law Applies To Strait Of Hormuz
Even though the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the sovereignty of adjacent states, all other states' ships have navigational rights through the strait.
Iran Missile Attack Hits Oil Refinery In Israel's Haifa: Report
Iran Missile Attack Hits Oil Refinery In Israel's Haifa: Report
US May 'Unsanction' Iran Oil Already Being Shipped: Treasury Chief
Scott Bessent's comments came as oil and gas prices made a renewed surge after Iran hit the world's biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure.
