Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deflected questions from Congress Wednesday on the future of the Iran war and attacked lawmakers who questioned the conflict’s purpose and goals, calling them “reckless, feckless and defeatist.” A hearing on the Pentagon’s $1.45 trillion budget request for fiscal 2027 became a hotly contested debate on Iran, with House Armed Services…
Meta has refused to sign the European Union’s code of practice for its AI Act, weeks before the bloc’s rules for providers of general-purpose AI models take effect. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” wrote Meta’s chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan in a post on LinkedIn. “We have carefully reviewed the…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out fresh tax rises after admitting the government’s U-turn on its flagship welfare reforms was “damaging”. The government…
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Shorouk Express Welfare U-turn sparks betting surge on Starmer replacement Keir Starmer’s leadership has been left on shakey ground after the abrupt U-turn on Labour’s welfare Bill. With his authority visibly weakened and dissent rumbling across the backbenches, Starmer’s chances of surviving the year are being questioned. A 2026 exit is now priced at 7/2…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The government has refused to rule out real-terms spending cuts to the police force and the housing budget, as the battle between the Treasury…
WTF?! The proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft to facilitate remote connections to Windows machines contains an outstanding security flaw. However, Microsoft has stated that it has no plans to fix the issue, as doing so would break compatibility with many applications. Independent researchers have discovered, or should we say rediscovered, a major security vulnerability in…
Shorouk Express According to a Reuters report, Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (previously known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) asked Russia to hand over the ousted dictator Assad, who fled Syria and was granted asylum in Russia last month, according to Russian state media. Syria’s state news agency SANA also reported that al-Sharaa…
