The Pentagon has received a large stake in an obscure private oil company that will control crude reserves larger than ExxonMobil’s global portfolio if President Donald Trump’s deal with Venezuela is successful. The deal comes eight months after Washington overthrew former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid and co-opted the remaining regime led … Read more
US President Donald Trump says Washington could attack Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified underground site located next to the bombed Natanz enrichment complex. Just hours after making that threat, an Iranian oil tanker off Kharg Island was hit by four American … Read more
1 hour agoTrump describes war against Iran as ‘small duck’, says he calls it a ‘military conflict’. President Donald Trump said Friday that he characterizes the fight against Iran as a “military conflict” because “it’s a small plate for us.” Trump made the comment at the White House after Vice President JD Vance said a … Read more
GM’s defense infantry squad vehicle was designed to meet US military specifications. It is based on the automaker’s Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 off-road midsize pickup truck architecture. GM Defense DETROIT – General Motors and Ford Motor have competed with each other for more than a century in racing, vehicle sales and many other automotive activities. But … Read more
gamescom has provided a second response regarding the theft of developer equipment during its event, offering an apology for its initial reaction to the ordeal. On August 28, 2026, indie developer Ryan Laley uploaded a video to X/Twitter claiming that all of his laptops had been stolen at gamescom. He was not the only one … Read more
George Russell finished a busy final practice session at the Italian Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets, the Mercedes driver fastest ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. In what turned out to be an action-packed hour, Russell dropped to 1m 22.219s to maintain his momentum after leading … Read more
Deep in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA, in a former gold mine, a tank of liquid xenon has been used to produce an unusual particle reaction that may be a link to “dark matter”. Scientists conducting an experiment there say they have found a single “unexplained particle interaction” that resembles a dark matter … Read more
BURLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — A Burlington teen died Monday after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba, and his family is still seeking answers about how he became infected.Health experts say the illness is seen in fewer than 10 cases a year. The family of Moises Ponce Mendoza says the 17-year-old died at a hospital in Chapel … Read more
Iran’s state media said on Saturday that US forces had attacked an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of the strategically important Kharg Island, days after the two sides engaged in the heaviest fighting in weeks. The United States has not confirmed the Iranian reports. A U.S. military spokesman did not immediately respond to a … Read more
Washington — Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a broad leak investigation after the media reported highly sensitive classified details about the country’s stockpile of sophisticated weapons, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News. President Trump was furious about the leaks, according … Read more