President-elect Trump names campaign chief Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Trump names campaign chief Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
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Malay MailPAS MP Siti Mastura, sued for defamation over Chin Peng and Kuan Yew link, told to pay RM825,000 to Kit Siang, Guan Eng and Teresa Kok
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 4 — The High Court today ruled that remarks made by Kepala Batas MP Siti Mastura Muhammad linking promi...
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Singapore PM Lawrence Wong tests positive for Covid-19
SINGAPORE, Dec 4 — Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has tested positive for Covid-19 for the first time, following...
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Trump trolls Trudeau with flag picture after ‘telling him Canada could become the 51st state’
Donald Trump appeared to troll Justin Trudeau with a picture of himself posing with the Canadian flag after reportedly suggesting Canada could become a US state.
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China bans export of critical minerals to US as trade tensions escalate
China on Tuesday banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector. The curbs strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out last year, but apply only to the U.S. market, in the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office next month.
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Trump ramped up his trade threats against a group of nations that are skeptical of the dollar. Here's what the US buys from the 9 countries at risk.
Donald Trump threatened a 100% tariff on nine nations that make up BRICS, including Brazil, China, and India. It'd affect many goods the US imports.
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South Korean opposition move to impeach president after martial law bid
South Korea's opposition moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law that brought thousands of protesters to the streets.South Korea's opposition parties -- whose lawmakers jumped fences and tussled with security forces to vote down the law -- on Wednesday filed a motion to impeach Yoon.
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McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors. McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the…
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China’s new trade war blow could be fatal for US’s ability to arm itself
In the not so distant future, both China and the United States could be at war, triggering the most significant global crisis since World War Two.
- The Telegraph
Trump threatens to hit Hamas ‘harder than anybody in history’
Donald Trump has threatened to hit Hamas “harder than anybody has been hit” after it emerged an American-Israeli soldier was killed on October 7.
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Two hours and 48 minutes of chaos: How martial law rose and fell in South Korea
Jung Su-yeon crawled on her hands and knees through the frantic legs of South Korea’s security forces to save democracy.
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Starmer warns Trump: Britain will not side with US against EU
Sir Keir Starmer warned Donald Trump on Monday night that he would not side with America against the EU, despite calls from the president-elect’s allies to choose between Brussels and Washington.
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Explainer-After China's mineral export ban, how else could it respond to U.S. chip curbs?
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has banned exports to the U.S. of some goods containing critical minerals while tightening exports on others, after U.S. curbs a day earlier on the Chinese chip industry. Following is background on export controls and other steps that analysts say Chinese authorities might take to safeguard China and its companies' interests. On Dec. 3 China banned exports to the U.S. of items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials, the latest escalation of trade tensions between the countries ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office.
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‘Unlimited’ enemy troops, no sleep: Ukrainian soldiers fight to hold on to Russia’s Kursk region
“I have this impression that (the Russians) have unlimited people,” said Oleksandr, a Ukrainian unit commander. “The next Russians, it seems, do not know what happened to the previous Russians. They go there, into the unknown. No one tells them anything about it, and no one comes back.”
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China denounces Lithuania’s expulsion of its diplomats
The Chinese foreign ministry accused Lithuania of undermining its sovereignty and warned of potential countermeasures.View on euronews
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Trump says will 'block' Nippon Steel from taking over US Steel
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he would "block" a planned takeover of US Steel by Japanese company Nippon Steel, a deal worth $14.9 billion including debts.Days after the US election last month, Nippon Steel said it expected to close its takeover of the company before the end of the year, while US President Joe Biden was still in office.
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Israeli leaders applaud Trump pledge on hostages, Gazans fear the worst
Israeli leaders hailed on Tuesday a pledge by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East unless hostages held in the Gaza Strip were released ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration. The reaction in Gaza was less enthusiastic. Writing on Truth Social, and without naming any group, Trump said the hostages had to be freed by the time he was sworn in.
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National Security Expert Reveals What’s So Concerning About Trump’s FBI Director Pick
David Rohde described the “fear” over Trump choosing Kash Patel to lead the agency.
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South Korea president to lift martial law order after parliament voted to block it
Yoon Suk Yeol's decision comes after parliament voted to block the order, with the speaker of the National Assembly, Woo Won Shik, declaring it "invalid" and saying politicians would "protect democracy with the people". The president, who appears likely to be impeached over his actions, had said in a TV address on Tuesday night he was putting the military in temporary charge to defend the constitutional order and "eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces".
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Musk and Ramaswamy suggest ending time changes, reviving an effort that has failed in the past
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are suggesting the country stop its biannual ritual of falling back and springing forward – advocating a permanent end to time changes in a move that has garnered broad support in the past.
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Latest US clampdown on China's chips hits semiconductor toolmakers
(Reuters) -The United States on Monday launched its third crackdown in three years on China's semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies, including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, among other moves. The effort to hobble Beijing's chipmaking ambitions also hits Chinese chip toolmakers Piotech, ACM Research and SiCarrier Technology with new export restrictions as part of the package, which also takes aim at shipments of advanced memory chips and more chipmaking tools to China.