A drone alert was issued earlier in ⁠the capital ⁠Vilnius and surrounding ⁠region. Fighters ​with the NATO Baltic Air Defence mission have patrolled ​the skies ⁠of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia since the Baltic countries joined the alliance in 2004.

Lithuania closed ⁠Vilnius airport on Sunday ​and NATO summoned at least one ‌fighter jet in ‌response to a ⁠possible ⁠sighting of a drone in Lithuanian airspace, the ​country's National Crisis Management Centre said.

Lithuania said that a perceived drone sighting in its airspace earlier on Sunday that prompted authorities to close Vilnius airport and NATO to summon at least one fighter jet turned out to be a flock of birds.

Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport and surrounding airspace after reports of a possible drone, triggering a NATO fighter jet scramble from Šiauliai as part of the Baltic Air Defence mission before the alert was lifted and operations resumed.

President Trump threw cold water on momentum for AI guardrails, saying all the U.S. needs is a "SMART PRESIDENT."

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

Agreement to collaborate, starting with cyber-security and medicine, would be his biggest achievement, writes Gary Marcus

President Trump seemed to dismiss industry leaders' concerns over the risks of rapid AI development, instead focusing on the U.S. tech race with China. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.

We share the same values, we have the same priorities and we have very complementary strengths," Carney said of the European Union, amid the widening U.S.-Canada trade war.

While Carney has ruled out EU membership, the Canadian leader says he wants to pursue a "unique alliance" with Brussels.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney ⁠wants ⁠closer links with the European ⁠Union and is exploring whether his country could become an "associate ​member" of the bloc, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as concerns over supply disruptions persisted after attacks on Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure left the kingdom's East-West pipeline offline and cast doubt on efforts to ease ​shipping risks in the Gulf.

Oil prices climb above $103 after Saudi Arabia shuts its critical East-West pipeline following drone attacks, threatening roughly 4% of global supply as tensions intensify around key Middle East energy routes.

Saudi Arabia's closure of a major oil pipeline after a recent attack is raising fears that global energy markets in crisis because of the war with Iran could face even starker shortages, pushing prices higher for fuel and other essentials.

Saudi Arabia will soon run out of oil to export if it does not restart quickly its major pipeline that was closed following drone attacks, it has been reported. The kingdom announced on Friday it had shut its East-West oil pipeline as a precaution following strikes from Iraq,

Recent fighting between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces has displaced tens of thousands of families to camps in government-held areas.

As Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants swept through ⁠the ⁠battered country's Red Sea coastline, ⁠thousands of panicked people fled to makeshift camps, adding to an already vast population ​of internally displaced people.

F OR MONTHS Saudi Arabia has talked up a possible new offensive against the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels who control much of Yemen. The kingdom’s Yemeni allies promised they

The United States has deployed more than 100 American advisers—some reports up to about 200—to Saudi Arabia to provide intelligence, geospatial data, and real-time targeting support under a newly formed joint forces command to aid Saudi operations against Yemen’s Houthi forces.

The leaders of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have signed a pact that threatens the breakup of the United Kingdom

CNN’s Isa Soares speaks with Scottish First Minister John Swinney, as the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say Westminster’s time “is coming to an end” and call for greater autonomy

For the first time since devolution began Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, all have first ministers who want to leave the United Kingdom. A Plaid spokesperson said ap Iorwerth's meeting with Swinney,

Nationalist leaders in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland agreed to work together on efforts to rejoin the European Union and leave the UK, just days after Donald Trump said he supported Irish unification.