85 m. ago Charlie Kirk's Killing Opens Opportunity for China and Russia

Charlie Kirk's Killing Opens Opportunity for China and Russia  Newsweek

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1 hour ago Apple postpones iPhone Air in China as Beijing keeps tight grip on eSIM approval

Apple is likely to delay Chinese shipments of its new iPhone Air, the thinnest model ever, as the company works with mainland authorities to resolve regulatory issues related to the use of an embedded SIM. As of Friday morning, Apple had revised iPhone Air ordering details for the mainland, replacing the original launch schedule with “release information to be updated later”. Previously, the company stated that pre-orders would start at 8pm Friday local time, while deliveries would begin on...

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1 hour ago Apple postpones iPhone Air release in China as Beijing keeps a tight grip on eSIM approval

Apple postpones iPhone Air release in China as Beijing keeps a tight grip on eSIM approval  South China Morning Post

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6 h. ago Russia, China 'Bots' Want Violence After Charlie Kirk Killing: Governor

Russia, China 'Bots' Want Violence After Charlie Kirk Killing: Governor  Newsweek

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8 h. ago Chinese man honours late grandma by creating video game based on their life together

A simple pixel game about taking care of a grandma that was developed by a man in China has touched the hearts of many people online. His creation has evoked a feeling of nostalgia among netizens about their own experiences interacting with the elderly in their families. In the five-minute game called Grandma, which has been released on a game distribution platform for free, players need to finish tasks involved in looking after a grandmother who injured herself in a fall, reported the Xinmin...

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9 h. ago PLA aircraft carrier the Fujian heads to South China Sea via Taiwan Strait

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian...

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9 h. ago PLA warship the Fujian heads to South China Sea. Is it about to enter service?

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has passed through the Taiwan Strait to conduct scientific research tests and training exercises in the South China Sea, the PLA Navy said on Friday. “The cross-regional tests and training are a routine mission of the carrier’s construction process and do not target any specific objects,” said navy spokesman Senior Colonel Leng Guowei, according to state news agency Xinhua. Photos and videos posted on social media showed the Fujian...

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12 h. ago US threatens action against foreigners praising Charlie Kirk killing

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Thursday warned that Washington may take action against foreigners “praising, rationalising, or making light” of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, adding he had directed consular officials to take appropriate action. “In light of yesterday’s horrific assassination of a leading political figure, I want to underscore that foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country,” Landau said in a post on...

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19 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: FBI hunts for killer, offers US$100,000 reward

The FBI on Thursday released two photographs of a person of interest wanted in connection with the shooting of US President Donald Trump’s youth leader ally Charlie Kirk, offering a US$100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or people responsible for the attack Investigators said they have also recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the killing and are reviewing video footage of the person they believe was...

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19 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: FBI finds rifle in woods, killer still at large

The FBI on Thursday released two photographs of a person of interest wanted in connection with the shooting of US President Donald Trump’s youth leader ally Charlie Kirk, offering a US$100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or people responsible for the attack Investigators said they have also recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the killing and are reviewing video footage of the person they believe was...

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19 h. ago In hunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer, FBI finds rifle and releases photos

US investigators on Thursday released images of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and said they had found the bolt-action rifle believed to have been used in the politically charged killing. Kirk, a 31-year-old author, podcast host and close ally of US President Donald Trump, helped build the Republican Party’s support among younger voters. He was killed on Wednesday by a single gunshot as he gave a talk at a university in Utah in...

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19 h. ago In hunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer, FBI finds weapon and releases photos

US investigators on Thursday released photos and a video of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and said they had found the rifle believed to have been used in the politically charged killing. Kirk, a 31-year-old author, podcast host and close ally of US President Donald Trump, helped build the Republican Party’s support among younger voters. He was killed on Wednesday by a single gunshot as he gave a talk at a university in Utah in what...

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19 h. ago SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)

SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)  Space

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20 h. ago Hong Kong police hunt for suspect in HK$2 million iPhone theft

Hong Kong police have launched a manhunt for a telecoms shop manager from Wan Chai who allegedly stole about 200 iPhones worth nearly HK$2 million (US$256,760). The case surfaced on Tuesday when a regional director of telecoms service provider China Mobile discovered irregularities while checking the company’s computer system. The outlet on Johnston Road in Wan Chai had been holding 198 iPhone 16 devices worth an estimated HK$1.9 million for an extended period. According to a police source, the...

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21 h. ago China’s Fujian carrier leaves port, adding to signs it will soon enter service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has left its shipyard again, according to images from Chinese social media, adding to speculation that it will soon enter military service. On Wednesday afternoon, photos and videos posted on social media platforms showed the Fujian starting its engines and emitting thick smoke before slowly departing from the Changxing Island dock at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Previously, the ship underwent three months of maintenance. State media reported...

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25 h. ago Charlie Kirk killing a watershed moment as US political violence rises

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest. “This event is horrifying, alarming, but not necessarily surprising,” said Mike Jensen, a researcher at the University of Maryland, which has tracked such violence in a terrorism database since 1970. In the first six months of the year, the US experienced about 150 politically-motivated...

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26 h. ago Gun Violence To 'China Virus': A Look At Charlie Kirk's Controversial Takes

Gun Violence To 'China Virus': A Look At Charlie Kirk's Controversial Takes  NDTV

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27 h. ago Charlie Kirk boasted about Trump’s win in Seoul, told Japan to fight globalism

In the week before his fatal shooting, right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk cheered the boom of conservative young men in South Korea and warned about a “globalist menace” in Tokyo on his first speaking tour of Asia. Kirk, 31, who helped amplify Republican President Donald Trump’s agenda to young voters with often inflammatory rhetoric focused on issues such as gender and immigration, was shot in the neck on Wednesday at a speaking event at a Utah university. In Seoul on Friday, he...

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27 h. ago Why Malaysian mothers have become ‘personal debt collectors’

Malaysian mothers are being pressed into acting as “personal debt collectors” as fathers refuse or fail to pay child maintenance, a study published this week has found, with weak enforcement in the country’s sharia courts identified as an aggravating factor. The 2024 Telenisa Report by women’s rights group SIS Forum, released on Tuesday, is based on findings from cases handled by its free legal aid clinic throughout last year, which largely helps low-income Muslim women seeking advice on...

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31 h. ago South Korea’s Lee says ‘bewildering’ Hyundai raid could hit US investment

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Thursday that a massive US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory site was “bewildering” and could have a chilling effect on future investment. Seoul is expecting hundreds of workers detained during last week’s raid in the US state of Georgia to be released from detention on Thursday and flown back home. President Lee blamed the raid on “cultural differences”, saying that in South Korea, minor visa infractions by American nationals were not...

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