US President Donald Trump has directed every federal agency to immediately stop using technology from AI developer Anthropic. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that they do not need it and will not do business with them again. Trump made the comments just before a deadline the Pentagon had given Anthropic to grant it unfettered access to the firm’s AI tools. Anthropic’s boss, Dario Amodei, said earlier this week that he would not bend to such demands over concerns that Anth

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan and has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. At a press briefing yesterday, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric, said the UN chief is deeply concerned about the impact of the violence on civilian populations. He reiterated his appeal to both sides to resolve their differences through diplomacy. He

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed his nuclear-armed country could destroy South Korea if its security were threatened, reiterating his refusal to engage with Seoul. However, he left the door open to dialogue with Washington as he concluded a ruling party congress outlining his policy goals for the next five years. State media said that Kim also called for developing new weapons systems to bolster his nuclear-armed military, including intercontinental ballistic missiles