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SINGAPORE (AP) — United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his…

NEW YORK (AP) — Falling technology stocks are once again pulling Wall Street lower on Friday and overshadowing gains made by other, less influential stocks in the market. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in afternoon trading, even though the majority of stocks within the index were rising, and remains on…

OpenAI said it has cut off five covert influence operations in the past three months, including networks in Russia, China, Iran and Israel that accessed the ChatGPT-maker’s artificial intelligence products to try to manipulate public opinion or shape…

WASHINGTON: China will send two young giant pandas to Washington, the National Zoo said on Wednesday, months after the zoo returned three of the bears amid heightened tensions between the two global superpowers. The announcement follows increased engagement between Washington and Beijing that has put ties on a steadier footing since relations…

'THEY REALLY WANT TO ELIMINATE RELIGION'The "Sinization of religion" was first mentioned by President Xi Jinping in 2015, hot on the heels of the declaration of his "Strike Hard Campaign" against violent terrorism. That policy was announced in the wake of a series of attacks by Uyghurs and ultimately led to the crackdown in Xinjiang. In a cache…

Japan confirmed with South Korea and China the importance of North Korean denuclearization at a trilateral summit on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, hours after Pyongyang announced a plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket. But a joint statement issued after the meeting of the three leaders did not mention…

By Canadian Press May 26, 2024 | 12:48 PM OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers say Canada is investigating the notion of hiking tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China following a massive tax hike by the Americans…

China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practise seizing and isolating the self-ruled island.The exercises simulated strikes targeting Taiwan's leaders as well as its ports and airports to "cut off the island's 'blood vessels'", Chinese military analysts told state…

Trump bizarrely claims ‘illegal migrants are building an army’ at Bronx rallySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump made the extraordinary claim that China is building a migrant sleeper cell army within the US as he spoke about the…

NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest example of how good news for the economy can be bad for Wall Street, most U.S. stocks slumped Thursday after strong economic reports raised the possibility of interest rates staying painfully high. The weakness was widespread and overshadowed another blowout profit report…