Trump signs major AI directive for national security framework

IANS | June 6, 2026 8:44 AM

Washington, June 6 (IANS) President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping national security directive designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence across the US military and intelligence community, calling for faster deployment of advanced AI systems while establishing new rules on oversight, security and accountability.

US House passes farm funding bill amid cuts row

IANS | June 6, 2026 8:36 AM

Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed a $26.3 billion agriculture spending bill, advancing Republican priorities on farm support, food safety, rural development and national security despite Democratic objections that the measure cuts nutrition and other domestic programmes.

US lawmaker introduces bill seeking major H-1B overhaul

IANS | June 6, 2026 8:02 AM

Washington, June 6 (IANS) A Republican Congressman has introduced legislation that would sharply reshape the US H-1B visa programme, a move that could have significant implications for thousands of highly skilled foreign professionals, including many from India who use the visa to work in the United States.

US shoots down Iranian drones, strikes radar sites

IANS | June 6, 2026 7:17 AM

Washington, June 6 (IANS) The United States military has announced that it shot down four Iranian attack drones headed towards the Strait of Hormuz and later carried out strikes on Iranian coastal radar installations, marking a fresh escalation in tensions in one of the world's most critical maritime corridors.

Turkey nearing point of no return on democracy, US lawmakers warn

IANS | June 6, 2026 7:04 AM

Washington, June 6 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers and policy experts have issued a stark warning that Turkey is moving steadily away from democratic governance, with concerns mounting over political repression, judicial independence and the imprisonment of opposition leaders ahead of a key NATO summit in Ankara next month.