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U.S. launches rescue efforts after military refueling plane crashes over Iraq
A US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refuelling aircraft flies over Tel Aviv on March 4, 2026. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. military said Thursday that a KC-135 military refueling plane was lost while flying over Iraq in an incident that was “not due to hostile or enemy fire.” The U.S. […]
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Palantir’s technology gives the West a critical edge in Middle East, CEO Alex Karp says
Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East. “What makes America special right now is our lethal capacities, our ability to fight war,” Karp said at Palantir’s AIPcon 9 in Maryland. He added that […]
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Warren calls on State Department to provide more aid to Americans stuck in Middle East
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), accompanied by Sen. Angus King (I-ME) (L), speaks as United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (USNORTHCOM) Commander Gen. Gregory Guillot, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs Mark Ditlevson, and Department of War Principal Deputy General Counsel Charles Young III, appear […]
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These charts show the size of Europe’s defense boom, as companies take stock of the Iran war
Workers assemble a Leonardo AW139 helicopter on the production floor at the Leonardo plant in Varese, Italy, on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Italian defense firm Leonardo said it is “positioned on a path of strong growth” on Thursday, as European defense companies stand to gain business from the war […]
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Trump raises the stakes on China with Section 301 trade probe, weeks before Beijing summit
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on October 30, with the US […]
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Palantir is still using Anthropic’s Claude as Pentagon blacklist plays out, CEO Karp says
Palantir is still using Anthropic’s Claude as the artificial intelligence startup’s clash with the Pentagon plays out, CEO Alex Karp told CNBC Thursday. “The Department of War is planning to phase out Anthropic; currently, it’s not phased out,” Karp told CNBC’s Seema Mody at Palantir’s AIPcon 9 in Maryland. “Our products are integrated with Anthropic, […]
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Flights are already getting more expensive after jet fuel spike. When should you book?
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images The surge in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago is already driving up airfare. Consumers’ appetite […]
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European stocks fall further as oil prices jump despite reserve release; Leonardo shares pop 8%
An oil pumpjack operates in the Inglewood Oil Field on March 10, 2026 near Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks extended losses on Thursday as investors monitor the Iran war and volatile global oil prices. Shortly after the opening bell, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.5%, with most […]
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FCC chair slams Amazon for slow satellite launches after it opposed SpaceX data center plan
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr lashed out at Amazon on Wednesday for opposing […]
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Iran war: Trump says he’s not worried about domestic terror attack
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2026. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he’s not worried about Iran executing a terror attack within the United States in retaliation for the ongoing […]
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