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Trump lifts Scottish whisky tariffs ‘to honour’ King Charles after US state visit
WASHINGTON, May 1 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was removing tariffs on Scottish whisky in honor of Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they wrapped […]
What Trump’s looming war powers deadline means for Congress authority and US military action
WASHINGTON, May 1 — President Donald Trump was facing a midnight deadline yesterday to secure congressional authorization for the war against Iran, though the looming cutoff is not expected […]
‘Wanted to win a Nobel Prize’: Convicted ex‑Harvard scientist now leads China’s state‑funded brain‑interface lab
Charles Lieber leads China’s i-BRAIN lab with advanced resources and state funding Lab is recruiting researchers for studies on monkeys as models for human brain-computer interfaces Case highlights limits of […]
Is Taiwan already independent? As Trump-Xi summit nears, here’s what ‘Taiwan independence’ really means
TAIPEI, May 1 — US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet in Beijing next month for a summit where China is likely to try and make […]
Latest in Middle East war: Lebanon condemns Israel, oil hits four‑year high, Trump warns ‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’
PARIS, April 30 — The latest developments in the Middle East war: Lebanon slams Israel Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the “continuing Israeli violations” in south Lebanon, saying they were […]
Iran’s supreme leader says US suffered ‘disgraceful defeat’ in its plans for Gulf, Hormuz
TEHRAN, April 30 — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written message today that the United States had been defeated in its war on Iran. “Today, two […]
Israel storms 22 Global Sumud Flotilla vessels in open waters, arrests 175
JERUSALEM, April 30 — Israel’s army arrested around 175 activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Greece, the Israeli foreign ministry and the flotilla’s organisers said Thursday. […]
Thailand busts Taiwanese woman hiding 30 star tortoises under her clothes at Suvarnabhumi
BANGKOK, April 30 — Thai authorities arrested a teenager at a Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about US$9,000 (RM36,000) that were taped under her clothing, […]
US wants rest of world to help reopen Hormuz strait that Iran closed after America’s attacks
WASHINGTON, April 30 — The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State […]
Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? Internal documents reveal early failures
SYDNEY, April 30 — There was “no meaningful shift” away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia’s world-leading teen social media ban, government […]