Trump sanctions Russian oil as West raises pressure on Putin to end war in Ukraine
• The US has imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to...
King Charles meets Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home
King Charles III’s state visit to the Vatican got underway on Thursday, when he will become the first British monarch...
The battle for the future of the internet is underway
The tug-of-war over the internet’s future escalated dramatically on Tuesday after OpenAI unveiled a new product that takes direct aim...
October 22, 2025: Government shutdown and Trump administration news
• Funding bill blocked on Day 22: Senate Democrats have again blocked Republicans’ stopgap funding bill from advancing in a...
US sanctions Russia’s two largest oil companies and calls on Moscow to agree to immediate ceasefire
The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree...
Video shows first US strike of alleged drug trafficking boat in the Pacific
The US military conducted a lethal strike against an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific on Tuesday. It's the 8th...
Maduro boasts of ‘thousands’ of Russian anti-aircraft missiles as Trump threatens military action inside Venezuela
Venezuela has 5,000 Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles in “key air defense positions,” its President Nicolás Maduro claimed on Wednesday, amid growing...
General Motors will integrate AI into its cars, plus new hands-free assist
GM provided flights from Detroit to New York City and accommodation so Ars could attend its tech event. Ars does...
Cache poisoning vulnerabilities found in 2 DNS resolving apps
The makers of BIND, the Internet’s most widely used software for resolving domain names, are warning of two vulnerabilities that...
GM will introduce ‘eyes-off’ driving in 2028
General Motors, the 100-year-old car company that has struggled with its expensive modernization efforts, plans to offer Americans hands-free driving...