US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump acted to prevent Iran from reaching a "line of immunity", where Tehran could build up enough missiles, drones and other weapons to make military action against its nuclear programme far more difficult, Fox News reported. In an interview with Fox News, Rubio said that Iran's broader strategy was to strengthen its conventional arsenal, deter outside intervention and then move towards a potential nuclear br...

Sahm Capital Financial Company ("Sahm Capital") supported The Financial Market Innovation Hackathon as a strategic partner. Organized by The Financial Academy in collaboration with the Capital Market Authority (CMA), the initiative brought together emerging talent to foster innovation and develop solutions for the Saudi capital market. More than 500 applicants applied to this initiative, with 60 participants selected to form 12 multidisciplinary teams spanning finance, data science, design and t...

Inspira Enterprise, a global leader in cybersecurity services, today announced that it has been recognized as a Major Contender in the Everest Group Cybersecurity Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2026 - Global. This recognition places Inspira among the cybersecurity service providers Everest Group evaluated for market success and delivery capabilities in the global cybersecurity services landscape. Commenting on the achievement, Chetan Jain, Managing Director, Inspira Enterprise, remarked, "We ar...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has asserted that the United States has adopted India's long-standing diplomatic approach of strategic autonomy by managing a diverse network of international partnerships simultaneously. Speaking at an event organised by the Asia Society in New York on Monday alongside Daniel Russel, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the External Affairs Minister noted a distinct shift in Washington's foreign policy posture. Descr...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has firmly underscored that Washington's insufficient appreciation of New Delhi's core security priorities presents a major hurdle in bilateral ties, pointing directly to persistent cross-border terrorism orchestrated by Pakistan. Speaking at an event organised by the Asia Society in New York, Jaishankar addressed key factors hindering stronger US relations, citing trade complications alongside a concerning lack of sensitivity regarding state-sponsored terr...

A breach of the Pentagon's personnel database exposed sensitive information, including Social Security numbers and details about jobs held by military and civilian personnel, affecting nearly 3 million people, according to ABC News. The breach affected 2.76 million living people and another 294,000 deceased individuals, a US defence official said. The scope of the exposed information has raised concerns because the records included details about the jobs performed by military and civilian person...

US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a key meeting with executives of several AI frontier labs on Tuesday even as some of the biggest voices in Tech have publically called for a slowdown in AI development. Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with the executives of AI companies at the White House on Tuesday (local time). Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei , OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai , Palantir CEO Alex Karp, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia CEO Jensen...

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The Responsible Fintech Institute (RFI) has appointed Professor Lawrence Loh, Associate Professor Eugene K.B. Tan, Professor Louis Chen and Ms Farah Jaafar as Executive Fellows. RFI has also elevated Distinguished Professor Patrick H. M. Loh, who joined as an Executive Fellow in April 2026, to Co-Founder, in recognition of his contributions to the Institute's strategic direction. The appointments come as digital finance goes mainstream and regulators, institutions and technology providers seek t...