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 Biden, Trump China tariffs draw on old, losing playbook
As Joe Biden throws down the gauntlet in his bid to defeat Donald Trump, the US president risks repeating one of his predecessor’s biggest blunders. | This week, Biden ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong, File) Asiatimes
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 Putin to meet Xi in Beijing as world convulses from global conflicts
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will welcome Vladimir Putin to China on Thursday for the Russian president’s second visit in less than a year – the latest sign of their gro... (photo: AP / Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) CNN
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 India election: Will a 45C heatwave affect who voters choose?
New Delhi, India – Midway through his address to voters in the searing heat of central India late in April, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari fainte... (photo: AP / Dar Yasin) Al Jazeera
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 Lawrence Wong set to take centre stage as Singapore’s new prime minister
Singapore – For the first time in 20 years, Singapore will inaugurate a new prime minister, Minister for Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who will take ... (photo: AP / Sonny Tumbelaka/Pool Photo) Al Jazeera
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 Voting resumes with India-occupied Kashmir poised to oppose Modi
India’s six-week election resumed on Monday including in India-occupied Kashmir (IoK), where voters are expected to show their discontent with Prime Minister Narendra M... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup) Dawn
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 Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan and army patch up, a year after violent clashes?
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir was blunt. Addressing army officials during his visit to Lahore Garrison on May 9, Munir said, “There can... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) Al Jazeera
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 Biden slaps tariffs on nonexistent Chinese EV imports
The Biden administration reportedly will slap a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, except that no Chinese cars presently are offered for sale in the Un... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) Asiatimes
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 What risks do advanced AI models pose in the wrong hands?
The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard U.S. AI from China and Russia with preliminary plans to place guardrails around the m... (photo: AI) Philenews
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 ‘The next decade belongs to India’: Meet the winners of rising power’s economic boom
As Indians head to the polls in a massive ongoing nationwide election, much attention has focused on the country’s explosive growth under Prime Minister Narendra Modi... (photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A. File) CNN
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 South Korea’s birthrate is so low, the president wants to create a ministry to tackle it
South Korea’s leader on Thursday said he plans to create a new government ministry to tackle the “national emergency” of the country’s infamously low birth rate ... (photo: WN) CNN
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 US emboldening Philippines to square off with China at sea
US Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory just 100 miles off the southern tip of the cont... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Asiatimes
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 Fiji’s former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama jailed for a year
Frank Bainimarama, who was Fiji’s prime minister for some 15 years until losing power in 2022, has been jailed for a year after he was found guilty of using his positio... (photo: AP / Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo) Al Jazeera
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 NK leader voices 'firm support' in his message to Putin over Victory Day
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia, Sept. 13, 2023. AP-Yonhap | North Korean leader ... (photo: AP / Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Korea Times
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 Thailand’s prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid ... (photo: AP / Jeff Chiu) Wtop
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