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US orbital weapons acknowledgement a "landmark" move, US Space Command official says

US orbital weapons acknowledgement a "landmark" move, US Space Command official says

By Cassell Bryan-Low WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The U.S.
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Factbox-How AI leaders and world governments react to 'AI doom' fears

Factbox-How AI leaders and world governments react to 'AI doom' fears

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in the pace of advanced AI development on Saturday, winning rare backing from SpaceXAI's Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and sparking a debate over AI "doomerism".
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ECFR Event to Discuss Turkey's 'Embedded Outsider' Strategy and its Implications for Europe

ECFR Event to Discuss Turkey's 'Embedded Outsider' Strategy and its Implications for Europe

The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is hosting an event to discuss Turkey's evolving role as a middle power and its complex relationship with Europe. The discussion will draw upon an upcoming ECFR paper titled 'The Embedded Outsider: Turkey's Middle-Power Strategy and Europe's Response.' The event will feature a panel of experts including Asli Aydintasbas, Associate Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR; Evren Balta, Professor of Comparative Politics & International Politics; Galip Dalay, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House; and Sibylle Katharina Sorg, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ankara. Anthony Dworkin, Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR, will chair the discussion. The central theme revolves around Turkey's strategy of building autonomy from within Western structures, rather than choosing between East and West. This approach raises questions about where Turkey's interests align with Europe's, where tensions arise, and what a strategy of managed interdependence could entail for Bruss...
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Trump's envoy meets Lukashenko for new talks on Belarus prisoner releases

Trump's envoy meets Lukashenko for new talks on Belarus prisoner releases

By Mark Trevelyan Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. presidential envoy John Coale met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday for their first talks in six months, as Washington pushes for the release of more political prisoners in return for easing sanctions.
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Kremlin welcomes Trump's idea of energy truce with Ukraine, calls for sanctions removal

Kremlin welcomes Trump's idea of energy truce with Ukraine, calls for sanctions removal

MOSCOW, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine moratorium on attacking each other's energy infrastructure, while saying it was also necessary to protect seaborne exports and remove "illegal" sanctions on Russia. U.S.
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Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say

Trump administration plans $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, sources say

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is planning to sell to Israel a munitions package worth $2.8 billion, which will include tens of thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the sale.
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Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

By Samia Nakhoul ANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.
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Texas Republican's post on Asian Americans at UT Austin sparks accusations of racism

Texas Republican's post on Asian Americans at UT Austin sparks accusations of racism

By David Hood-Nuño WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Republican nominee for a Texas office drew bipartisan criticism after posting a photo from a University of Texas football game that critics called racist, portraying the Austin campus as dominated by foreign students contrary to enrollment data.
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Companies left China to dodge tariffs. Now some are heading back

Companies left China to dodge tariffs. Now some are heading back

By Ellen Zhang and Marius Zaharia BEIJING/HONG KONG, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A year after shifting production and sourcing out of China to avoid higher U.S. tariffs, some companies are learning that replicating the country's factory ecosystem is not so easy and are bringing manufacturing back.
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Sanders and Bannon to call for AI limits, as public unease grows

Sanders and Bannon to call for AI limits, as public unease grows

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Trump ally Steve Bannon will together on Tuesday call for restrictions on AI systems, uniting two political adversaries around concerns that the technology will harm humans.
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Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports

Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports

BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wants closer links with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an "associate member" of the bloc, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
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Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from facade

Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations after judge blocks Trump's name from facade

By Bo Erickson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The board of the John F.