23 h. ago Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open for now, US appeal court rules

A US appeal court ruled on Thursday that a Florida migrant detention centre known as “Alligator Alcatraz” can remain open for now. A lower court judge had barred the Trump administration and Florida officials last month from bringing any new migrants to the facility and for much of the site to be dismantled, effectively shutting it down. But a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the detention centre can remain open while a Trump administration appeal of...

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64 h. ago Russian, Chinese, North Korean leaders meet to 'conspire' against US, Trump says

Russian, Chinese, North Korean leaders meet to 'conspire' against US, Trump says  USA Today

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3 d. ago Pakistan’s Sharif to meet Chinese, Russian presidents in Beijing today amid regional cooperation push

Pakistan’s Sharif to meet Chinese, Russian presidents in Beijing today amid regional cooperation push  Arab News

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6 d. ago Trump to cut 500 jobs at Voice of America and parent agency despite legal actions

The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate. Kari Lake, acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late on Friday, one day after a federal judge blocked her from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director. US District Judge Royce...

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6 d. ago Human microbiome scientist Wang Leyao leaves US government agency for China

Epidemiologist and human microbiome scientist Wang Leyao, a scholar for the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), has returned to China amid drastic research funding cuts initiated by the White House. Wang joined the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (Smart) as a senior research fellow at the Institute of Human Immunology last month, according to an announcement on Smart’s official social media account on Monday. The academy stated that Wang “has long been dedicated to the...

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8 d. ago US CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job

The director of the United States’ top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job, US officials announced on Wednesday. “Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote on social media. HHS officials did not explain why Monarez is no longer with the agency. Before the department’s announcement, she said: “I can’t...

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8 d. ago US CDC chief fired, senior officials resign amid tensions over health directives

US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has been fired, the White House said on Wednesday, less than a month after being sworn in, and four senior officials have resigned amid growing tensions over vaccine policies and public health directives. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jnr has made sweeping changes to vaccine policies, including withdrawing federal recommendations for Covid shots for pregnant women and healthy children in May, and...

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1 week ago Chinese trade negotiator to head to US for talks, may meet deputy

Chinese trade negotiator to head to US for talks, may meet deputy-level officials  Reuters

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1 week ago China’s Fujian carrier may join service next month, CCTV video suggests

China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, could be officially commissioned as early as wartime anniversaries next month, a video by state broadcaster CCTV suggests. The video released on Saturday sought to draw a parallel between the Japanese naval incursions 88 years ago and the Fujian’s readiness to enter service, linking it with the memory of the Japanese invasion. China will be marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japanese aggression with a military parade on...

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2 w. ago China and India are rebuilding relations, but will it be ‘a cold peace’?

From a new border agreement to resuming direct flights and deepening economic cooperation, China and India appear to be entering a new diplomatic chapter following Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s first visit to New Delhi in three years. There could be a further thaw in ties when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Tianjin at the end of the month – his first trip to China in seven years – for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, when he could also meet Chinese leader Xi...

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2 w. ago China turns up oil tap from Russia as purchases of US crude remain suspended

China’s crude oil imports remained robust in July, fuelled by higher Russian shipments, while China’s purchases from the US remained suspended for a second straight month. The latest customs data shows that the volume of inbound crude oil reached 47.2 million tonnes in July, up 11.5 per cent from a year earlier. China purchased 8.71 million tonnes of crude oil from Russia, making it the top source of China’s crude imports last month, according to the official data. This marked a year-on-year...

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2 w. ago China confirms Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit at end of month

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China at the end of the month for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. His comments, made during talks on the two countries’ border dispute with Indian national security adviser Ajit Doval on Tuesday, came in the wake of a series of reports in Indian media that the visit would go ahead. It will be Modi’s first trip to China in seven years and raises expectations he will meet Chinese...

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3 w. ago US trade team will meet Chinese officials in two or three months, Bessent says

US trade team will meet Chinese officials in two or three months, Bessent says  Reuters

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