https://www.nbcnews.com/NBC News World Newsen-US© 2026 NBCNews.comMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:14:29 GMThttps://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/MSNBC/Components/Media/NBC-promo-graphics/nbc-news.pnghttps://www.nbcnews.com/Mithil AggarwalErin TanDawn LiuMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:14:29 GMTUrgent calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence may cite a grave threat to humanity, but China says the warnings are instead aimed at slowing its progress as America’s rival superpower.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/china-ai-slowdown-trump-amodei-altman-threat-cold-war-rcna597631https://www.nbcnews.com/world/china/china-ai-slowdown-trump-amodei-altman-threat-cold-war-rcna597631Ying TangWAIC World Artificial Intelligent CoferenceThe World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.Krisztian BocsiDario AmodeiThe World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.Kyle GrillotConstruction At The First Stargate AI Data CenterThe World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.Evan Vucci China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:14:29 GMTMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:14:29 GMTAlexander SmithMon, 14 Sep 2026 18:50:10 GMT“The rate of innovation is faster than I’ve ever seen, and I work in tech,” Eric Schmidt told NBC News’ Richard Engel.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-russia-drone-war-eric-schmidt-google-rcna597661https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-russia-drone-war-eric-schmidt-google-rcna597661Anatolii StepanovUkrainian servisemen patrols a road near KramatorskUkrainian soldiers patrol beneath anti-drone nets in the eastern front-line city of Kramatorsk on Friday.Francisco Richart BarbeiraDrone Operator Position In DruzhkivkaUkrainian soldiers patrol beneath anti-drone nets in the eastern front-line city of Kramatorsk on Friday.Eva Marie Uzcategui/Key Speakers At America Business Forum MiamiUkrainian soldiers patrol beneath anti-drone nets in the eastern front-line city of Kramatorsk on Friday.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:50:10 GMTMon, 14 Sep 2026 18:50:10 GMTJoe MurphyJiachuan WuMelinda YaoWed, 08 Apr 2026 17:52:34 GMTAre gas prices declining? NBC News is tracking national, state and county prices at the pump.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/gas-prices-iran-war-state-national-cost-trump-rcna265835https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/gas-prices-iran-war-state-national-cost-trump-rcna265835This is a line chart showing the average U.S. gas price from Feb. 22 when it was less than $3 a gallon to April 30 when it was more than $4.20.This is a line chart showing the average U.S. gas price from Feb. 22 when it was less than $3 a gallon to April 30 when it was more than $4.20.This is a line chart showing the average U.S. gas price from Feb. 22 when it was less than $3 a gallon to April 30 when it was more than $4.20.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:52:34 GMTMon, 14 Sep 2026 15:10:13 GMTDaniel ArkinMon, 14 Sep 2026 01:51:05 GMTIn an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” one of the two U.S. Air Force officers whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April detailed his harrowing ordeal.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/air-force-officer-free-falling-jet-was-shot-down-iran-rcna597585https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/air-force-officer-free-falling-jet-was-shot-down-iran-rcna597585Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsCharred remains of a fighter jet strewn over sandy ground.An image provided by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shows wreckage from a downed F-15 fighter jet in Iran, earlier this year.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:51:05 GMTMon, 14 Sep 2026 01:51:05 GMTFreddie ClaytonSat, 12 Sep 2026 10:36:54 GMTSaudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was struck by drones launched from Iraq, with the latest squeeze reverberating through the region Saturday as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels threatened to deepen the world’s energy crisis.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-shutdown-key-pipeline-limits-oil-flow-yemen-houthis-rcna597362https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-shutdown-key-pipeline-limits-oil-flow-yemen-houthis-rcna597362Copernicus / Sentinel-3Image: A 60-mile smoke plume along the route of the East-West oil pipeline, south of MedinaA 60-mile smoke plume along the route of the East-West oil pipeline, south of Medina, Saudi Arabia.Dina KhrennikovaRound metallic storage tanks and pipelines in a desert landscape.A crude oil processing facility in Abqaiq, one terminus of the East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia. The 745-mile pipeline, which the country shut down on Friday, had helped to bypass the blocked Strait of Hormuz. Mohammed HuwaisTOPSHOT-YEMEN-CONFLICTA Houthi recruitment march in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday. If the Houthis are able to threaten shipping along the Bab el Mandeb Strait, it could reduce oil supplies through another key waterway. Vahid SalemiAPTOPIX Iran War Strait of HormuzIran on Saturday said that it would sign an agreement with Oman over a joint route through the Strait of Hormuz Monday, part of a deal that would secure future navigation rights.AFP via Getty ImagesA makeshift shelter of grass and sticks and blankets in the desert.The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration warned Friday at least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated last week.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:36:54 GMTSat, 12 Sep 2026 19:30:22 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 22:36:30 GMTChinese company Xpeng released a video showing its new humanoid robot IRON walking off the assembly line on its own. It’s the latest step in the robot arms race between the U.S. and China that could eventually lead to mass production of the humanoids. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports.2056-09-11T22:35:53.000+0000now_hallie_chinese_robot_assembly_260911https://www.nbcnews.com/video/chinese-company-releases-video-of-humanoid-robot-walking-off-assembly-line-269747269766Chinese company releases video of humanoid robot walking off assembly line on its ownChinese company Xpeng released a video showing its new humanoid robot IRON walking off the assembly line on its own. It’s the latest step in the robot arms race between the U.S. and China that could eventually lead to mass production of the humanoids. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:35:51 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 22:36:30 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 21:45:09 GMTThe Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken control of a strategic Red Sea coastline, further complicating shipping routes in the region. At the same time, strikes inside Saudi Arabia forced the shutdown of a critical oil pipeline, the country’s energy ministry confirmed.2056-09-11T21:44:38.000+0000now_hallie_yemen_houthis_coast_260911https://www.nbcnews.com/video/iran-backed-houthis-take-control-of-red-sea-coastline-in-yemen-269743173909Iran-backed Houthis take control of Red Sea coastline in YemenThe Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken control of a strategic Red Sea coastline, further complicating shipping routes in the region. At the same time, strikes inside Saudi Arabia forced the shutdown of a critical oil pipeline, the country’s energy ministry confirmed.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:44:36 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 21:45:09 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 22:07:17 GMTRocker Rick Springfield recalled how, as a teenager, when he performed for U.S. forces in Vietnam, they came under attack and he killed a Viet Cong — haunting him to this day that he “was responsible for the end of a life.” NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.2056-09-10T22:06:11.000+0000now_hallie_mve_rick_springfield_vietnam_260910https://www.nbcnews.com/video/rick-springfield-opens-up-about-killing-a-man-in-vietnam-while-performing-for-troops-in-1968-269659205871Rick Springfield opens up about killing a man in Vietnam while performing for troops in 1968Rocker Rick Springfield recalled how, as a teenager, when he performed for U.S. forces in Vietnam, they came under attack and he killed a Viet Cong — haunting him to this day that he “was responsible for the end of a life.” NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:06:06 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 22:07:17 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 08:45:06 GMTThe Philippine coast guard searched for survivors after a ferry carrying 134 people caught fire in the western Palawan province while sailing from Manila. Authorities said at least five people died while dozens of others are missing, adding that 42 people had been rescued.2056-09-10T08:44:31.000+0000f_tov_lon_philippines_ferry_fire_260910https://www.nbcnews.com/video/at-least-five-dead-dozens-missing-after-philippine-ferry-fire-269606981910At least five dead, dozens missing after Philippine ferry fireThe Philippine coast guard searched for survivors after a ferry carrying 134 people caught fire in the western Palawan province while sailing from Manila. Authorities said at least five people died while dozens of others are missing, adding that 42 people had been rescued.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:13:30 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 08:45:06 GMTSteve KopackMon, 14 Sep 2026 10:28:57 GMTTalks between Iran and Gulf countries about the future of the Strait of Hormuz were delayed after a key Saudi pipeline was hit. 2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/diesel-oil-prices-jump-saudi-pipeline-shut-hormuz-talks-postponed-iran-rcna597579https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/diesel-oil-prices-jump-saudi-pipeline-shut-hormuz-talks-postponed-iran-rcna597579Brandon BellA lone gas pump is illuminated as the sun sets in the background.A pump station is seen at a Chevron gas station on August 14, 2026 in Fort Stockton, Texas.Mohammed HamoudYemen's Houthi Followers Celebrating Mocha Takeover In 2026A Saudi pipeline was attacked as Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen made sweeping gains.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:28:57 GMTMon, 14 Sep 2026 16:44:12 GMTChantal Da SilvaAbigail WilliamsGordon LuboldMonica AlbaMatthew MulliganReutersThe Associated PressColin SheeleyFri, 11 Sep 2026 11:18:15 GMTHouthi rebels effectively completed a rapid push to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline on Friday, tightening their grip on one of the world’s most important shipping routes and delivering a dramatic boost to their backers in Iran.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/houthis-control-bab-el-mandeb-yemen-red-sea-saudi-iran-war-oil-rcna597186https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/houthis-control-bab-el-mandeb-yemen-red-sea-saudi-iran-war-oil-rcna597186Mohammed HuwaisYEMEN-CONFLICTFighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. Planet LabsSatellite images appear to show extensive fire damage at a pumping station near Al Mesba'ah, Saudi Arabia. Satellite images appear to show the before and after of fire damage at a pumping station near Al Mesba'ah, Saudi Arabia. Planet LabsA fire burning at a pumping station near Al Dhekra, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 10, 2026. A fire burning at a pumping station near Al Dhekra, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday. Copernicus / Sentinel-3Image: A 60-mile smoke plume along the route of the East-West oil pipeline, south of MedinaA 60-mile smoke plume along the route of the East-West oil pipeline, south of Medina, Saudi Arabia.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:18:15 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 18:45:28 GMTThe Associated PressFri, 11 Sep 2026 13:04:46 GMTEmma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, against the objections of the Vatican, has died.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/italy/emma-bonino-leader-abortion-divorce-battles-changed-italy-dies-rcna597204https://www.nbcnews.com/world/italy/emma-bonino-leader-abortion-divorce-battles-changed-italy-dies-rcna597204Micheline PelletierLa femme politique Emma Bonino circa 1980Emma Bonino in Italy in the 1980s.Livio AnticoliEmma Bonino, Secretair of the Radical Party in Rome, Italy on March 05, 1993.Emma Bonino in Italy in the 1980s.Micheline PelletierEMMA BONINO'S FAMILY ALBUMEmma Bonino in Italy in the 1980s.Thierry RogeBRUSSELS-ITALY-UNIVERSITY-POLITICSEmma Bonino in Italy in the 1980s.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:04:46 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 13:04:46 GMTJennifer JettReutersFri, 11 Sep 2026 02:29:37 GMTThree pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who organized annual vigils for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced Friday under a national security law that critics say has stifled dissent.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/organizers-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigils-sentenced-rcna596550https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/organizers-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigils-sentenced-rcna596550Alex Chan Tsz YukThe Vice-chairwomen of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China Chow Hang-Tung.Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung said her national security conviction “boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime.”Tommy WalkerActivist Lee Cheuk-Yan speaks.Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung said her national security conviction “boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime.”Anthony KwanIn 1989, the People's Liberation Army opened fire and killed from hundreds to thousands of protesters in Beijing after hundreds of thousands of students and workers gathered in Tiananmen Square for weeks to call for greater political freedom.Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung said her national security conviction “boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime.”Chan Long HeiAlbert Ho, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, urrounded by media.Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung said her national security conviction “boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime.”Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:29:37 GMTFri, 11 Sep 2026 06:08:20 GMTThe Associated PressThu, 10 Sep 2026 00:09:43 GMTMoldova had closed its airspace to protect planes flying over the country, delaying three departures, including Zelenskyy’s.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/flight-carrying-zelenskyy-norway-was-delayed-moldova-drone-incursion-rcna596918https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/flight-carrying-zelenskyy-norway-was-delayed-moldova-drone-incursion-rcna596918Chris JacksonPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway in Oslo on Wednesday. Frederik Ringnes Ukrainian plane at Gardermoen airport near Oslo.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway in Oslo on Wednesday. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:09:43 GMTThu, 10 Sep 2026 00:09:43 GMTSteve KopackMithil AggarwalThe Associated PressWed, 09 Sep 2026 08:43:16 GMTThe price of oil breached the $100 threshold as new flare-ups between the U.S. and Iran stoked fresh concern for global energy markets.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/oil-hits-100-barrel-middle-east-conflict-intensifies-us-iran-trump-gas-rcna596752https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/oil-hits-100-barrel-middle-east-conflict-intensifies-us-iran-trump-gas-rcna596752Leo CorreaClimate Fossil Fuels ConferenceOil exports from the Middle East have dwindled since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran in February. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:43:16 GMTWed, 09 Sep 2026 19:12:04 GMTKevin CollierJared PerloErin TanTue, 08 Sep 2026 22:04:00 GMTIn its most detailed accusation yet, the U.S. government has named six Chinese AI companies that it says copied American companies for their AI secrets.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-accuses-china-ai-developers-deepseek-alibaba-copying-american-ai-rcna596696https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-accuses-china-ai-developers-deepseek-alibaba-copying-american-ai-rcna596696Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Ahead of NPCAmerican companies and government officials have increasingly alleged in recent months that Chinese models are built by distilling American ones.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:04:00 GMTWed, 09 Sep 2026 08:42:21 GMTGordon LuboldBabak DehghanpishehThe Associated PressTue, 08 Sep 2026 20:58:12 GMTThey’re the latest tit-for-tat strikes as Washington and Tehran lurch back toward fighting during more than six months of war.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-strikes-iranian-tankers-attempted-missile-attacks-navy-warship-rcna596699https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-strikes-iranian-tankers-attempted-missile-attacks-navy-warship-rcna596699Vahid SalemiAPTOPIX Iran War Strait of HormuzA motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Sept. 7, 2026. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:58:12 GMTWed, 09 Sep 2026 05:53:11 GMTHenry AustinTue, 08 Sep 2026 14:18:24 GMTFlights departing from two of London’s Heathrow Airport have been grounded following a “technical issue.” 2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/flight-delays-hit-london-airports-heathrow-rcna596581https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/flight-delays-hit-london-airports-heathrow-rcna596581Yui MokAirplanes on tarmac.Flights departing from London's Heathrow Airport have been grounded.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:18:24 GMTTue, 08 Sep 2026 16:41:11 GMTKevin CollierTue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:40 GMTOne China-linked group targets academic, medical and military AI research, the report says.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-are-running-ai-stolen-networks-avoid-detection-google-rcna596155https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-are-running-ai-stolen-networks-avoid-detection-google-rcna596155Getty Images / iStockphotoClose up of hands typing on laptop. Night work concept.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:40 GMTTue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:40 GMTJean-Nicholas FievetMax BurmanHenry AustinTue, 08 Sep 2026 10:38:05 GMTA spokesman for the couple told NBC News that a government committee was meeting this week to discuss whether to provide security for the family now that they have moved back to the U.K.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/harry-meghan-king-charles-letter-non-working-royals-security-review-uk-rcna596548https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/harry-meghan-king-charles-letter-non-working-royals-security-review-uk-rcna596548Joshua Sammer2023 Invictus Games DüsseldorfPrince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 at Merkur Spiel-Arena on September 16, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany.Loic VenanceTOPSHOT-BRITAIN-ROYALS-QUEEN-DEATHHarry and Charles in London in 2022. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:38:05 GMTTue, 08 Sep 2026 10:38:05 GMT