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Rapper Jay-Z accused in lawsuit of raping teen girl
Musician and producer Jay-Z denies rape claims, blasts ‘blackmail attempt’ by plaintiff’s lawyer.
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Auctions
Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sell for US$28 million
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Donald Trump
Trump aides contact Google, Meta, Snap over online drug sales: reports
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Diplomacy
US-China relations
Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he ‘had communication’ with Xi
President-elect says in an NBC interview aired Sunday that he had an exchange with Xi last week.
9 Dec 2024 - 7:51AM
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Ukrainian civilians take part in military training on a shooting range in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Middle East
Joe Biden
Biden says Assad’s fall a ‘fundamental act of justice’, but ‘a moment of risk’
The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East.
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Donald Trump
Trump and Macron can’t let go of their handshake duel
The US president-elect and the French leader have a history of white-knuckled greetings dating back to Trump’s first term.
8 Dec 2024 - 6:28AM
United States & Canada
Gun violence in the US
US CEO shooting suspect identified, ‘net tightening’, New York mayor says
The FBI is offering up to US$50,000 for information leading to the capture of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson.
8 Dec 2024 - 7:56AM
Europe
Donald Trump
Trump in Paris for Notre Dame reopening: World’s ‘a little crazy’ right now
The US president-elect met France’s Macron and Ukraine’s Zelensky on his first overseas trip since winning the White House race.
8 Dec 2024 - 2:56AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) poses with US president-elect Donald Trump (left) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Palace on Saturday. Photo: AP
Europe
Ukraine war
Germany aims to align with Trump to end ‘merciless’ Ukraine war
Chancellor Olaf Scholz ruled out supplying Kyiv with long-range missiles but stressed the country’s sovereignty should be guaranteed.
7 Dec 2024 - 11:55AM
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Gun violence in the US
As clock ticks down, police believe gunman who killed US CEO has left New York
The search for Brian Thompson’s shooter has passed the crucial 48-hour mark – the best window of opportunity to catch the attacker.
7 Dec 2024 - 1:56PM
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Top Democrat urges closer US-China cooperation on shared challenges
Ranking congressman on House intelligence committee highlights climate change, fentanyl and global health as areas for cooperation.
7 Dec 2024 - 6:34AM
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Animals
World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74
Laysan albatrosses mate for life, but Wisdom appears to have found a new partner after her previous one went missing.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:07AM
Wisdom (centre) stands over her recently laid egg at a ground nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in November. Photo: USFWS via AP
United States & Canada
Gun violence in the US
Murder and memes: CEO’s killing exposes frustrations with US medical system
His death did not draw much online sympathy, and a research group noted his firm denies a striking one-third of all health insurance claims.
7 Dec 2024 - 5:02AM
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United States
Judge upholds use of race in US Naval Academy admissions
The decision follows a US Supreme Court ruling last year that bars civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.
7 Dec 2024 - 3:55AM
China
US-China relations
US appeal court upholds law banning TikTok if it is not sold
ByteDance, owner of popular short-video app, must sell it to non-Chinese buyer by January 19; TikTok vows to appeal to US Supreme Court.
7 Dec 2024 - 9:53PM
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United States
New clues emerge as New York police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer
Police released new photos of suspect and analyse shell casings that were emblazoned with the words ‘deny’, ‘defend’ and ‘depose’.
7 Dec 2024 - 9:16AM
Police released new photos Thursday of a person wanted for questioning in connection with the killing. Photo: NYPD via AP
China Economy
China trade
‘In China for China’: global firms go local as trade, tech tensions ramp up
Many businesses are adopting an ‘in China for China’ strategy to stay in the lucrative market while avoiding geopolitical disruptions.
6 Dec 2024 - 8:00AM
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United States
Republicans sink attempts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report
Democrats wanted sexual misconduct report published even though Gaetz left Congress and withdrew as Trump’s attorney general pick.
6 Dec 2024 - 10:47AM
Diplomacy
South Korea
Top US diplomat Blinken to talk to South Korea following martial law decision
No opportunity ‘to speak to his counterpart yet’ but dialogue between Pentagon officials and opposite numbers under way ‘at multiple levels’.
6 Dec 2024 - 10:40AM
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United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Mexico seeks deal with Trump to avoid deported migrants from other countries
Mexico’s president wants the US to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries as mass crackdown looms.
6 Dec 2024 - 10:12AM
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a group of undocumented immigrants detained in Kansas. File photo: The Wichita Eagle/TNS
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts
Sanctions targeting Beijing’s hi-tech progress anticipated as report finds Washington has increasingly used such mechanisms in recent years.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:55AM
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Diplomacy
US-China relations
Sino-Russian Arctic cooperation need not trouble US yet, Pentagon official says
Even so, US Defence Department expert on the Arctic adds, ‘it’s important for us to be consistently monitoring how their intentions progress’.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:56AM
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Donald Trump
Project 2025 pressuring Republicans to confirm Pete Hegseth as US defence chief
Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts said group is spending US$1 million to pressure senators unwilling to back Hegseth as defence secretary.
6 Dec 2024 - 5:58AM
Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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