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Two US small businesses on Friday challenged President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, saying that the new policy,…
Samantha Johnson
FBI head Kash Patel meets China security chief Wang Xiaohong in Beijing on crime crackdown
Washington and Beijing’s top police officials met on Friday in the Chinese capital, the latest meeting by senior level representatives in advance of a much-anticipated…
Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.
The post Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It. appeared first on ProPublica….
Trump vows fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for US$1 billion Google fine
US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on products from the European Union in retaliation for the bloc’s US$1 billion (€890 million) fine of Alphabet’s…
The trained architect behind Ukraine’s deep-strike drones: Iryna Terekh
She tours major international defence shows, negotiates with arms manufacturers and takes part in discussions on Europe’s rearmament.
At 34, Iryna Terekh, an architect by training,…
Xia Baolong urges lawmakers to ‘assume a greater role’ in helping Hong Kong leader
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has called on lawmakers to better support the city’s leader, enhance governance, inject new momentum into local development…