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  Anthropic Says Google To Pump $40 Billion Into AI Startup

  The investment builds on a partnership in which Anthropic will use custom Google chips and cloud computing services to power its technology.

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  H-1B Visas To Be Paused For 3 Years? Trump's Aides Introduce New Bill

  The bill proposes sweeping changes. It would cut the annual H-1B cap from 65,000 to 25,000 and eliminate exemptions. It would replace the lottery system with a wage-based selection process and set a minimum salary of $200,000 per year.

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  Palestinians To Vote In 1st Elections In 20 Years

  Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza head to the polls Saturday for municipal elections in a first vote since the Gaza war, marked by a...

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  Ukrainians Thought They Had Reduced Risks At Chernobyl. Then Russia Invaded

  Soviet authorities did not immediately reveal the scope of what became known as the world's worst nuclear disaster, which spewed a cloud of radiation over what is now Ukraine and Belarus.

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  Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Jhumka Selfie Goes Viral, Wins Hearts Online

  In a selfie shared on X, the Italian Prime Minister was seen dressed in a winter outfit, wearing a charcoal blazer paired with a beige knit.

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  US Middle School Students Stop Bus From Crashing After Driver Blacks Out

  The bus driver had an asthma attack, she reached for her medication but blacked out before she could get it.

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  'Don't Leave Me': Lebanese Journalist Recounts Colleague's Words After Israeli Strike

  The women journalists pulled over and got out of the car, hunkering down on the side of the road as a drone remained in the sky overhead.

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  Melania Trump Is Growing White House Honey Program With New Beehive

  The White House uses the clover honey its bees produce to prepare meals, as official gifts from the president and first lady, and in donations to food kitchens.

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  Businesses Spend Up To $4 Million To Cross Panama Canal Amid Hormuz Chokehold

  The average price to cross through the canal ranges between $300,000 and $400,000 depending on the vessel.

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  India Is "Top-Tier Security Partner": Australian Envoy To NDTV

  The Australian National Defence Strategy places a great deal of importance on India, referring to the South Asian nation as "a top-tier security partner".

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  US Justice Department Allows Use Of Firing Squads For Federal Executions

  There were 13 executions by lethal injection during Trump's final six months in power, more than under any US leader in 120 years.

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  23, Including US Defence Staff, Injured In Bus Accident Near Pentagon

  Emergency personnel transported 18 of the injured to local hospitals for further medical evaluation.

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  US, Iran Prepare For 2nd Round Of Talks In Pak Without Vance, Ghalibaf

  US Confirms Talks With Iran, 2 Key Officials To Fly To Pak Tomorrow

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  Netanyahu Accuses Hezbollah of "Trying To Sabotage" Lebanon Peace Efforts

  On Iran, Netanyahu said he "had an excellent conversation" with US President Donald Trump.

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  Trump Sending 2 Key Officials To Pak For Talks With Iran: Report

  Trump Sending 2 Key Officials To Pak For Talks With Iran: Report

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  Woman Trapped In Poo For 3 Hours After Outdoor Toilet Collapses In Australian Outback

  A female tourist was trapped in human poo for three hours after a pit toilet collapsed in the Australian Outback.

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  Netanyahu Kept Cancer Diagnosis Hidden To Prevent Iranian "Propaganda"

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he delayed revealing the news to the public to prevent Iran from using it as "propaganda".

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  Planned For 10 Years, Out In 2 Hours: How Family Of 9 Escaped North Korea

  A North Korean family of nine executed a decade-long escape plan in just two hours, sailing across the Yellow Sea to freedom, though tragedy struck months later when the younger brother who made it all possible died in an accident.

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  Trusting Iran Again Will Take "Ages And Ages": UAE On Tehran's Attacks

  "You can't be attacked with 2,800 missiles and drones and then talk to me about trust," said UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash.

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  Amid US Talks Buzz, Iran Foreign Minister Confirms "Timely Tour" Of Pak

  Amid US Talks Buzz, Iran Foreign Minister Confirms "Timely Tour" Of Pak