Austria, Vienna, Statue of Thucydides the Greek philosopher in front of Parliament building. Eye Ubiquitous | Universal Images Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China is embracing the idea of competition without confrontation, by invoking an academic concept. “The Thucydides Trap can be overcome,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said on arriving at the White House…
The government of Yemen is seeking U.S. military support in its fight against the Houthis, a senior Yemeni official said Wednesday, as the Iranian-backed rebels rapidly expand their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and threaten another critical Middle East waterway for global energy supplies. Yemen’s president, Rashad al-Alimi, conveyed the request for U.S. assistance…
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will attack U.S. interests in the Middle East if Washington intervenes in the conflict in support of Saudi Arabia, including by attempting to thwart Houthi efforts to blockade Saudi shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a military adviser for the group told the AFP news agency Wednesday. “If America…
The new report, published in the journals Earth’s Future and the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, was produced by 175 independent climate scientists, including many who had taken part in previous national climate assessments. The document outlines areas of climate research that the authors think deserve more focus, like the risks of compounding events…
U.S. embassies across the Middle East early Sunday morning local time issued security alerts for American citizens in the region. “Due to tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation,” said the alerts issued by embassies in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, the United…
An Iranian woman expelled to the Central African Republic; a gay Ghanaian man sent back to his country and threatened with death. Their stories are part of a vast international investigation into the Trump administration’s mass deportations. Since coming to power, more than 20,000 migrants have been sent back to some thirty countries in Latin…
HONG KONG — The United States has proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to consider at their summit in Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, amid global concern over whether the world’s two leading AI powers can work together to contain the…
The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military…
The current price of diesel fuel is shown in Encinitas, California, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have been warily eyeing prices at the pump. While unleaded gas prices have largely avoided historic highs, the same can’t be said for diesel…
Washington — Iranian forces in recent days have brought down at least two American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. It is unclear where in the region the remotely piloted aircraft were brought…
