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Myanmar junta shifts Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest, five years after coup detention
YANGON, MAY 1 — Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president yesterday ordered deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest, five years after sweeping her into detention in a […]
China urges US to keep ties stable, warns Taiwan is ‘biggest risk’ ahead of Trump visit
BEIJING, May 1 — China’s foreign minister on yesterday urged the United States to maintain “stability” between the two powers and warned that Taiwan posed the biggest risk, weeks before President […]
Israeli foreign minister says Gaza-bound flotilla activists to be disembarked in Greece soon
JERUSALEM, May 1— Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said yesterday that activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla will be disembarked on the Greek coast in the coming hours, […]
Trump says ‘OK’ with Iran playing in US at World Cup as football diplomacy debate grows
WASHINGTON, May 1 — US President Donald Trump said he was “OK” with Iran playing their World Cup games in the United States, after FIFA chief Gianni Infantino reiterated that […]
Musk grilled on AI profits at OpenAI trial as judge probes for-profit shift claims
OAKLAND, May 1 — Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day yesterday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs […]
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 […]