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Artificial intelligence

Xi’s call on AI, Trump blasts China, US tariffs

This week: Chinese president urges open and secure AI, US leader accuses Beijing over 2020 election, GDP growth slows. Next week: US global tariff expiry, Apec ministers meet, Hong Kong lawmakers decamp to Beijing.

United States

US confronts floods, heatwaves, smoky skies all at once amid aid cuts

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US, Israel war on Iran

Trump’s intense attacks have failed to sway Iran. He’s trying again anyway

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Natural disasters

Texas floods kill 2, with more storms to come

Heavy rainfall in the region is reviving memories of the catastrophic deluge that killed more than 130 people a year ago.

Floodwaters are seen in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday. Photo: David Fry/Medina Real Estate Photography via AP
Floodwaters are seen in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday. Photo: David Fry/Medina Real Estate Photography via AP
United States

US to focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says

Critics, however, fear that ‌designating groups as far-left terror organisations risks targeting lawful protests and political opponents.

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Trump’s teleprompter operator allegedly made US$90,000 betting on his speeches

Gabriel Perez has been suspended and is under investigation for potential insider trading on the Kalshi prediction market.

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Brazil

Rubio says 25% US tariffs on some Brazilian goods price for Lula’s ‘ego’

Brazil denounced the levies, saying ‘there’s no justification for unilateral measures against our country’.

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US President Donald Trump meets his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) at the White House in May. Photo: dpa
US President Donald Trump meets his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) at the White House in May. Photo: dpa
United States

Beaten, abused, underfed: life inside an ICE detention facility in US

‘I sometimes look at my bedsheets, and I wonder if ‌it would be easier to hang myself instead of trying to survive this torture,’ a detainee says.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran says Strait of Hormuz a ‘red line’, vows to fight till the end

Tehran warned of ‘existential war’ with America and threatened to block more energy exports from the Middle East.

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China manufacturing

The next rare earths? Why US fears another Chinese manufacturing advantage

China’s production of drug inputs has boomed in recent years, increasing market share and prompting fears of weaponisation in Washington.

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US-China relations

Ex-US Fed adviser gets 3 years in prison in China secrets case

John Harold Rogers was convicted of lying to investigators looking into whether he shared confidential data with Chinese operatives.

The US Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington in May 2020. Photo: Reuters
The US Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington in May 2020. Photo: Reuters
United States

Trump defence chief Hegseth unveils plan to test US troops for low testosterone

The Pentagon head says the screenings for those 30 and older will allow service members to operate at their ‘absolute best’.

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United States

Todd Blanche grilled by US lawmakers over Epstein files, Trump tax immunity

The attorney general nominee was also questioned about the US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate the president’s allies.

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Pentagon blocks review of F-35 project for first time in over 20 years

The Controlled Unclassified Information label has been criticised for allowing the Defence Department to block data from going public.

A US military F-35B Lightning II flies over the National Mall during Independence Day celebrations on July 4. Photo: AFP
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US House votes to make daylight saving time permanent: ‘ditch the switch’

The change would provide more daylight during the times Americans are most active, but the measure must still get through the Senate.

Technician Dan LaMoore adjusts a giant clock hand in Medfield, Massachusetts in March 2021. Photo: AP
Technician Dan LaMoore adjusts a giant clock hand in Medfield, Massachusetts in March 2021. Photo: AP
United States

‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

The skeleton – one of the most complete of its kind in the world – was sold after a 10-minute bidding war between seven potential buyers.

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Supreme Court justices facing spike in threats, they tell US lawmakers

Amy Coney Barrett says she had to take a bulletproof vest home, in a rare appearance before Congress to ask for more security funding.

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Buffett cuts off donations to Bill Gates’ charity after Epstein revelations

The two men are old friends but have not spoken since the Epstein files – which included photos of the Microsoft co-founder – were released.

Warren Buffett at the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders’ meeting. Photo: Reuters
Warren Buffett at the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Inc annual shareholders’ meeting. Photo: Reuters
Gun violence in the US

Trump lashes out at ICE decision to pause traffic stops after fatal shootings

A driver was killed by an agent in Maine just six days after another man was shot to death in Texas.

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E. Jean Carroll gets US$5.6 million in Trump case

The US president has repeatedly fought to avoid paying damages to the writer, lodging appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court.

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US inflation cools on brief ceasefire but Fed keeps rate hike option

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh tells lawmakers the US central bank has ‘no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation’.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US National Science Foundation to ban projects with flagged Chinese institutions

Raising security fears, NSF moves from case-by-case approval to full ban on working with restricted entities and their employees.

The US National Science Foundation is moving away from Chinese collaborators that have been flagged as restricted entities by the government. Photo: Shutterstock
The US National Science Foundation is moving away from Chinese collaborators that have been flagged as restricted entities by the government. Photo: Shutterstock
United States

Trump administration turns over withheld evidence in Good, Pretti killings by agents

Breakthrough in six-month jurisdictional battle gives Minneapolis prosecutors the tools to weigh state charges against federal agents.

E-commerce

Shein executive chairman to step down as IPO nears completion, sources say

The departure of Chinese-American billionaire Donald Tang raises the question of whether founder Sky Xu will now step into the spotlight.

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US-China relations

Pentagon invests US$25 million into rare earths start-up ReElement Technologies

The move is part of a push by the US to boost domestic supplies of critical minerals and challenge ‌China’s dominance of the sector.

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The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Photo: Reuters
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