US Secretary of State Rubio said his support for NATO partly derives from access to European bases.

CNN, citing four people familiar with the account, reported the U.S. F-15 pilot whose jet was shot down over Iran in April recalled that, before ejecting, he observed multiple Iranian drones circling in a coordinated 'jellyfish' formation. The sighting has prompted intense debate within U.S. intelligence and remains unresolved; if the pilot did see a coordinated swarm, it would represent a significant advance in Iranian drone capability. The pilot described the drones as appearing interconnected and moving as a single unit, with smaller drones positioned under larger ones 'like legs,' and likened the configuration to 'alien' technology.

Apple said on Thursday it has raised iPad and MacBook prices after it could no longer absorb soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by AI data-center buildouts. The company said the changes do not affect the iPhone, its primary profit driver. The move highlights that even the world’s largest consumer-electronics firm is exposed to the memory-price squeeze that has dimmed smartphone and PC demand outlooks. Memory makers such as Micron have prioritized orders from AI chipmakers including NVIDIA, boosting those firms’ profits but creating component shortages for electronics OEMs and forcing price pass-throughs.