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September 19, 2026 10:04 AM

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill into law, the White House said in a statement, paving the way for increased economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The legislation targets Russia's energy and defense industries, as well as its "shadow fleet" of tankers that evade existing sanctions, in order to deprive Moscow of funds used to pay for its war with Ukraine. Critics say the legislation, which also levies tariffs on Russia's biggest t...

September 19, 2026 9:19 AM

AI won’t cause end of world by 2030, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence could trigger an extinction-level event, saying there is “zero percent chance” that AI will lead to the end of the world by 2030. In an interview with CBS News’ Sunday Morning, Huang rejected predictions of an AI-driven catastrophe and said the claims were contributing to unnecessary fear. Huang's comments came after US President Donald Trump also dismissed concerns over the dangers posed by AI as a “hoax”. T...

September 19, 2026 7:39 AM

Trump extends push for $100,000 H-1B visas by another year

President Donald Trump has extended an executive order that would impose a fee of $100,000 for H-1B non-immigrant visas by another year, the White House said on Friday. US employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers can use the federal government's H-1B visa program for a fee, allowing tech and other professionals from abroad to work in the United States for a few years. Trump, who has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown, has criticized the program and wants to permanently raise ...

September 19, 2026 7:29 AM

US and Denmark reach deal on Greenland, Trump says

The United States, Denmark and Greenland have entered into an agreement for the US to develop a significant military presence on Greenland, while prohibiting US adversaries from building their own bases on the island, Donald Trump said on Friday. In a Truth Social post, the US president wrote that no US enemies would be able to make sensitive investments on the island without the approval of the United States and that the agreement had no expiry date. "At my direction, we worked with represent...

September 15, 2026 12:19 PM

Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge

A second federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new U.S. Postal Service rule that tightens mail-in voting requirements, even as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the administration’s request to lift a separate order halting the same policy. Washington-based U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols’ decision late on Sunday comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. ...

September 14, 2026 11:26 AM

Trump says he will consider request to release more 9/11 records

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would consider a request from relatives of those killed in the September 11 attacks to release more records about the event and whether its perpetrators had ties to Saudi Arabia. "I'm going to look at it when I get back," he told reporters in Ireland before boarding a plane to fly back to the U.S. Families of 9/11 victims have been calling for declassification of additional records related to the events. New York lawmakers from both parties have ca...

September 14, 2026 1:01 AM

Trump reiterates support for united Ireland, says won’t talk about Scotland ‘yet’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of Ireland, but said he would not talk about Scotland becoming independent "yet". Trump surprised officials in Dublin and annoyed pro-British politicians in Northern Ireland and London by enthusiastically backing Irish unity during a visit to Dublin on Saturday, saying he would "love" to see it happen sooner rather than later. "You have Northern Ireland ...

September 14, 2026 1:00 AM

Trump says ‘very negative forces’ raising exaggerated concerns over AI

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday likened critics of artificial intelligence to "very negative forces" bringing up scenarios that will not happen, and said he wanted to make sure that the U.S. remains the industry leader. "We're leading China in AI. We're the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins," Trump told reporters at his Ireland golf course, when asked if the AI industry should slow down or be more regulated. "We c...

September 14, 2026 12:59 AM

Trump says US could stay in Iran and keep oil, like Venezuela deal

President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday the United States could stay in Iran and "keep the oil", drawing a parallel with a U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves. On a trip to Ireland for meetings and to watch golf, he reiterated that he still expected the Iran war to end this year, possibly just after midterm elections due in the United States in November. Speaking at the Irish Open golf championship, Trump added that the price of gasoline would "drop like a ...

September 14, 2026 12:48 AM

Trump tells Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to stop hitting Russian diesel

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were causing a shortage of the fuel that is "hurting the world". A wave of long-distance Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries in recent months has reduced that country's fuel production, triggering gasoline shortages across the country. Ukraine, which faces regular Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure, says refineri...