Russia provided Iran with the Kometa-M anti-jamming navigation system and intelligence assistance that enhanced Iranian drone accuracy against CIA-linked sites in the Gulf, Al Jazeera reported Thursday, drawing on expert analysis of the 20-year Russia-Iran strategic partnership. Russia denied the findings attributed to WSJ reporting.

Republican senators emerged from a classified briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday questioning the Iran war's endgame, marking a shift within the president's own party as the Pentagon reported a twelfth consecutive night of US airstrikes against Iranian military targets. The Hill reported that GOP members pressed Hegseth on the ...

Tropical Storm Bertha crossed into the Texas Gulf Coast on Thursday morning with sustained winds near 40 mph, threatening flash flooding across the Houston metropolitan area after making landfall in Louisiana the previous evening. The National Hurricane Center warned of isolated four-inch rainfall totals and life-threatening surf along the coast.

Joe Mixon, 30, has informed former Cincinnati Bengals teammates that he will not play in the NFL again. The two-time Pro Bowl running back missed the entire 2025 season after a foot injury sustained in an offseason workout and subsequent surgery left him unable to secure a contract from any team.

Alexander Bublik defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-3, 7-5 at the Kitzbuhel Generali Open on Thursday, reaching the quarterfinals as top seed in a draw that lost both the second and third seeds in round one. The Kazakh held Diaz Acosta to just 18 percent on second-serve return points.

War-risk premiums on Hormuz tankers have reached 7.5 to 10 percent of hull value as Iran restricts passage and Bab al-Mandeb closes to shipping. The twin chokepoint crisis has pushed a single tanker voyage to $21 million in insurance and freight rates four times above their five-year average.

Intel posted $16.1 billion in Q2 2026 revenue, up 25%, with the DCAI segment surging 59% as AI infrastructure spending accelerates. But a GAAP loss of $2.16 per share shows that CEO Lip-Bu Tan's transformation of Intel remains an expensive work in progress.

Samsung unveiled Galaxy Glasses at Galaxy Unpacked in London, built on Snapdragon AR1 and Android XR with Google Gemini AI, in fashion designs by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The glasses offer nine-hour battery life and live translation, with no price or launch date announced.

Two of Israel's largest commercial banks are severing Palestinian correspondent-banking ties this autumn, with Discount Bank exiting September 1 and Hapoalim following in October. Palestinian monetary authorities warn formal financial channels will collapse with no activated fallback in place.

US initial jobless claims fell to 187,000 last week, the lowest figure since November 1969, sharply undercutting the consensus forecast of 215,000. The reading arrives despite oil near $100, a technology-sector selloff, and the weakest monthly payrolls gain the labor market has posted in years.

Microsoft is testing a free, ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming through its Insider program, letting players stream their owned game library with pre-session ads and no monthly subscription required. Sessions are capped at one hour, as the company targets players who won't pay a Game Pass fee.

OpenAI relaunched ChatGPT Health on Wednesday, extending the Apple Health-connected feature to all US users 18 and older across every service tier. The relaunch follows a lackluster January pilot, but the central privacy question remains: HIPAA does not apply to data users share with ChatGPT.

Wildfires swept through southwestern France on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 20,000 people at the height of the summer tourist season. Temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius as campgrounds emptied and emergency services deployed air tankers across the worst-hit departments.

Amazon is integrating its Luna cloud gaming service into Prime Video, starting with Fallout 4 as the launch title. The move puts cloud gaming in front of more than 200 million Prime subscribers who already open the app for movies and television, betting on discovery where a standalone app failed.

Glasgow opened the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday as the smallest edition in thirty years, with five major sports dropped and a 150 million budget testing whether the institution can survive by contracting. No nation has yet committed to hosting the 2030 edition.

Russia's Foreign Ministry dismissed Japan's latest claims about Russian nationals as fabrications, rejecting Western intelligence-based reporting that alleged a GRU network operated from Tokyo commercial cover. The statement arrives as bilateral tensions spike over naval drills and missile deployments.

The US House passed its 2027 National Defence Authorisation Act 216-212 on Wednesday, the narrowest margin in the bill's history, as seven Republicans joined Democrats in opposing provisions expanding US-Israel military technology cooperation. The measure heads to a Senate where Democrats have already blocked debate on an earlier version.

Vance Boelter, 59, received two consecutive life sentences plus 40 additional years on Wednesday for killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband on June 14, 2025, and wounding state Senator John Hoffman and his wife. The judge called it the longest sentence of his career.

R&B singer Nivea, 44, disclosed on Cadillac Chronicles that she was diagnosed with leukemia in early 2026 and has been undergoing treatment. The singer known for 'Don't Mess With My Man' said the diagnosis helped her put 'a lot of things in perspective.'

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The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed its five venues for the 2027 Ashes on Thursday, handing Hampshire's Rose Bowl a landmark debut against Australia while Old Trafford and Headingley were left out. The series runs from Trent Bridge on June 18 through to The Oval from July 29.

One hundred and twenty British millionaires, including Gary Lineker, wrote to PM Andy Burnham on Thursday asking him to tax the wealthy more. They proposed a 2% annual levy on assets above 10 million that they say could raise 24 billion a year.

The Ebola death toll in DR Congo crossed 1,000 on Wednesday, in under ten weeks faster than any Ebola outbreak ever recorded. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, as Africa CDC's director warned it could become the worst outbreak ever documented.

The 83rd Venice Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup, led by Florian Zeller's Bunker and Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine in competition, with the Oasis reunion documentary and Alex Gibney's Elon Musk film in non-fiction.

Patrick Kane, 37, has returned to the Chicago Blackhawks on a two-year, $16 million deal, including a full no-move clause. The three-time Stanley Cup champion spent three seasons with Detroit before signing with the franchise where he built his historic career.