Taiwan watches Trump-Xi meeting for signs China will test US resolve
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: President Donald Trump’s meetings with communist China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping in Beijing will be keenly watched here...
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China’s undersea cable threat raises $10T fears as Trump-Xi talks loom
The U.S. economy is under threat from adversaries like China targeting undersea cables with the ability to "inflict devastating economic...
US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats
A new U.S.-backed proposal to build a network of overland energy pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz is gaining attention...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
Court sentences former world leader to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest, other charges
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in...
We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
A Polymarket pop-up media exhibit shows data relating to potential political candidates popularity on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo:...
US targets Chinese refinery in sweeping Iran oil crackdown, sanctions ‘shadow fleet’ tankers
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned a major Chinese oil refinery and dozens of...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Distress call captures tanker under fire, Iran shuts Hormuz trapping thousands of sailors
Hundreds of commercial tankers are stranded on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut the critical chokepoint...
‘Gate of Tears’ at risk: Iran threatens major new global chokepoint if US moves on Hormuz
Iran could retaliate against a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by directing its Houthi allies to disrupt...
UK defense minister warns Putin of ‘serious consequences’ after covert underwater military operation
U.K. Defense Minister John Healey warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of "serious consequences" Thursday after revealing a weeks-long military operation...
NFL faces Justice Department probe after fans express frustration with streaming pivot: report
The Justice Department reportedly opened an investigation into the NFL on Thursday over whether the league used anticompetitive tactics against...
How the War Strengthened Iran’s Hand Against the U.S. and Israel
A young Iranian woman walks under portraits of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the new Supreme Leader...
With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say
President Donald Trump threatened to commit genocide in Iran, ahead of warnings of a wave of attacks on civilian infrastructure...
Behold NFL 2030s: Playing 18-game regular season, every team visits overseas, two preseason games
PHOENIX – Robert Kraft, the visionary who bought the flailing New England Patriots in the 1990s and turned them into...
