Germany announced its first stand-alone military strategy on Tuesday, intending to become the strongest “conventional army in Europe” by 2039. Titled “Verantwortung für Europa,” or “Responsibility for Europe,” the military strategy identifies Russia as the primary threat and sets out scenarios for possible attacks on NATO territory. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius framed the plans as […]

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that his administration does not know who the leader of Iran is after several senior officials have been assassinated during the war. “We don’t know who the leader is in Iran because, remember, regime change,” Trump said in the Oval Office. Trump’s comment is a nod toward the delayed […]

Meta is cutting roughly 10% of its staff, totaling about 8,000 employees, to shore up its finances for more spending on artificial intelligence. In a memo sent to staff, the company said the move was intended to “run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we’re making.” People familiar with […]

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that more people came to see his 2019 July Fourth speech at the Lincoln Memorial than came to see the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech. Trump made the comments while talking about renovations his administration was undertaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. […]