US foreign affairs chairman warns of China role in Argentina contract bid
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast has warned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of “Chinese malign influence” in a bid for...
Telecom Purge in China Points to Factional War Inside the CCP, Analysts Say
Chinese authorities have placed at least six China Mobile executives under investigation in the past month, the latest wave in a sweeping purge of...
2 men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new US law targeting ‘deepfakes’
Published: 4:08am, 22 May 2026Updated: 4:15am, 22 May 2026 Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and...
Trump scraps signing AI executive order to keep ‘lead’ over China in industry
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had postponed the signing of a planned executive order on regulating artificial intelligence (AI), out...
UN ‘concerned’ over Taliban law that includes child marriage provision
Published: 3:45am, 22 May 2026Updated: 4:08am, 22 May 2026 The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s...
DOJ, RFK Jr. Announce Minnesota Fraud Enforcement Action
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, and federal law enforcement officials hold a press conference at noon...
DNC’s Martin Apologizes, Releases 2024 Autopsy Report He Shelved in December
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on May 21 released its long-buried 2024 election autopsy, with DNC Chair Ken Martin apologizing for shelving the document...
Senate, House Democrats Oppose GOP Spending Bill Over ICE Funding, Affordability Concerns
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) led a bicameral press conference on the Senate steps on May...