• By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – The Pentagon may expand its use of autonomous surveillance boats on the Rio Grande and in the Gulf of Mexico after the canoe-sized vessels helped authorities detect and deter illegal border crossings and narcotics trafficking during a pilot program that began in January, a US official said.  […]
  • By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Loud noises still cause anxiety for Mohammed Abed, a Palestinian systems engineer from Gaza. The planes that crisscross the skies of Mexico City and the rumble of summer thunder evoke memories of the 2025 Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza, where an air strike killed his 4-year-old […]
  • Oct 2 (Reuters) – A US lawmaker has called on Starbucks to close its first stores in China’s Xinjiang, calling it a “morally bankrupt decision” to do business in a region where Uyghurs face repression. China denies widespread accusations of abuses of the Uyghurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority, saying its policies in the far-western […]
  • By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A California man was arrested on federal charges alleging he smuggled to China more than $300 million worth of export-controlled computer servers containing US-manufactured graphics processing units commonly used for AI applications, the US Justice Department said on Thursday. DETAILS AND QUOTES: • Greg Lui, 38, also […]
  • By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a Massachusetts man with cyberstalking Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, accusing him of repeatedly calling and texting her and sending vulgar messages to her and her parents. Federal prosecutors in Boston secured an indictment […]