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Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and end fighting U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.

China pushes back against U.S. on Iran, Cuba in UN speech China pushed back against the United States in its speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, saying sovereignty of countries in the Gulf should be respected and urging the "relevant country" to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade on it.

OpenAI bots accessed public U.S. Census, SEC data, as company discloses unexpected AI activity OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company’s models’ unanticipated behavior.

Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo along Champs-Élysées ahead of mass in Paris Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris's iconic Champs-Élysées avenue for Pope Leo XIV's big outdoor mass on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church's enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic but officially secular country.

Why is it so difficult for Ukraine to take down Russia's jet-powered drones? Russia's jet-powered drones being used to carry out strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine are often able to evade air defences because they fly at higher altitudes and faster speeds. To stop these new models, faster interceptors are needed, but that technology is still in the trial phase, Ukrainian officials say.

Mothers crossing the Mexico-U.S. border risk everything to reunite with their children While the migrant caravans may have disappeared from Tijuana, and this Mexican border city is no longer the waiting room for entry into the U.S., there are still those seeking to cross. Many who risk the journey are deported mothers desperate to get back to their children, advocates say.

What is the truth about Diana? Her brother offers his view, ‘once and for all’ The recent publication of a book by Charles Spencer, the younger brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has only added to the way in which her legacy will keep being a focus of debate and interpretation as time keeps passing on from her sudden death in 1997.

Trump uses contested power to cut nearly $1B US in Congress-approved spending U.S. President Donald Trump is cancelling nearly $1 billion US in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.

Ukraine's largest steel plant to shutter amid recurring Russian strikes Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was shutting production at Ukraine's largest steel plant, underscoring the growing economic toll of Russia's airstrikes that on ‌Friday killed seven people in Kyiv including a 14-year-old boy and injured more than 50.

Trump cozying up to Xi Jinping could spell trouble for Canada, says Michael Kovrig U.S. President Donald Trump's summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was more about pageantry than policy, says analyst Michael Kovrig. Nevertheless, he says that in cozying up to Xi, Trump is undermining the U.S.'s own interests, and potentially those of Canada.