A longstanding agreement with the US allows Washington to use the base without prior authorisation during peacetime, but requires Portugal to give approval once hostilities begin.
"They are not looking for money; they are looking to get access to our system and data and prevent an organization from operating," Caine said at the group's cyber summit for clients and media.
US President Donald Trump's administration, which has cracked down on pro-Palestinian voices, says Sarsour was convicted of throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces.
"We do not confidently attribute these attempts to OpenAI, but they exhibit tactics consistent with prior observed agent activity that we have attributed to OpenAI in a similar timeframe."
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said he expected Yuan Sheng-hua would use his experience to promote coordination between the navy and the Coast Guard.
Beijing may increasingly look to use force in 2028 and beyond if Taiwan's election sees the Democratic Progressive Party win a fourth consecutive term.
Notably, this is the second failed execution attempt in the state of Tennessee in 2026. Pike, 50, was set to be executed for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.
At least nine people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes targeting Kunar and Helmand provinces, the Afghan Taliban said.
Pakistan’s military leadership urged a US congressional panel reviewing the 20-year Afghan war to incorporate Islamabad's perspective, emphasizing its heavy security burden and Taliban blowback.
US president recounts dramatic version of attempted hijacking, saying an Israeli plumber helped subdue the co-pilot - but cautions: "That’s the story that I heard. I don’t know if it's true."
Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.
