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The US State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific…
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Millions of Americans will face severe weather – and low temperatures – as they travel for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an announcement on Monday that an Arctic blast is expected to bring…
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s leading medical research agency. Trump, in a…
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The United States is drawing up contingency plans for military deployments in Japan and the Philippines in case of an emergency over Taiwan, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. They will be incorporated in a first joint operation plan to…
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The United States said Friday that it is barring imports from dozens more China-based companies — ranging from businesses in the metals to food industries — citing worries over forced labor. Officials are adding around 30 entities to the…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter US-led threats in comments reported Monday that were his first direct criticism toward Washington since Donald Trump’s…
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The United States on Wednesday announced that it has returned over 1,400 looted artefacts worth $10 million to India as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia. The recovered…
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As China and Peru launched South America’s first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru, on Thursday, the United States called on Latin American nations to be vigilant. The $3.5-billion complex, located 80 kilometers north of Lima, is meant…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said Beijing and Washington must find a way to “get along” in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media said. Trump’s crushing presidential victory heralded a new era of uncertainty…
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Merely a week before the US presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump emphasised his commitment to strengthening the “great partnership” between the United States and India. Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi his “good…
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