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Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations
Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis
Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails
Most US stocks rise, but drops for tech pull indexes lower
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – China imposed new export controls Monday on 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo rise. Relations between Beijing and Tokyo have been increasingly tense since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last year implied Japan could intervene if China used military force against Taiwan, an island democracy China claims as its own. Meanwhile, Japan has accelerated its military expansion, especially by adding offensive capabilities, which Beijing has condemned. China’s Commerce Ministry on Monday placed 20 Japanese entities, including several subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on a control list, which prohibits Chinese and foreign exporters from selling to them dual-use items made in China.
Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa

Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa

Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) – New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Donald Trump has sought.

Three injured in Russian strike on Kramatorsk as Ukraine says it downs 130 drones

Three injured in Russian strike on Kramatorsk as Ukraine says it downs 130 drones

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Pakistan warns India against water weaponization at Indus Waters Treaty seminar

ISLAMABAD (AP) – Pakistan’s government Tuesday warned that any attempt by India to deprive Pakistan of its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty would amount to the “weaponization of water” and could have serious consequences for regional peace and security.

Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump's trip to North Dakota

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One – a retrofitted Boeing 747-800 worth $400 million gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency.

Russia strikes five districts in Ukraine's Kharkiv with aerial glide bombs

Russia strikes five districts in Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial glide bombs

Trump insists he doesn't manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure

Trump insists he doesn’t manage his investments after $1.2B crypto earnings disclosure

Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations