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US President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the record-breaking US government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a bipartisan funding deal on Wednesday. The signing at the White House in Washington capped a 43-day stoppage that has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay and disrupted public services in the…
WASHINGTON — US House Democrats investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released emails Wednesday they say show President Donald Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls as far back as 2011. The threeemails released by Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform were among 23,000 pages of documents turned…
Australian healthcare start-up Heidi plans to open its first North Asia office in Hong Kong this year, aiming to tap opportunities created by the city’s acute doctor shortage and ageing population through its proprietary artificial intelligence platform. Heidi co-founder and CEO Thomas Kelly said Hong Kong would serve as “an important market for us to…
The Wall Street Journal recently published a detailed piece about “The Nord Stream Investigation That’s Splintering Europe Over Ukraine.” The gist is that Germany’s investigation into the Ukrainian trace, which is likely a preplanned red herring as arguedherein early 2023, has already worsened ties with Poland after one of its judgesrefused to extraditea Ukrainian suspect….
Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday, the government said, over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector. Investigators alleged a key ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky orchestrated a US$100 million kickback scheme to siphon off funds, triggering public anger at a time of widespread power outages caused…
In the past five years, uncrewed aerial vehicles (drones) have become indispensable in modern warfare. The Russia–Ukraine war has accelerated their ascent: on any given day, there may be hundreds or even thousands of drones operating across the frontlines and behind them. Cheap, mass-produced consumer technology is the foundation for this growth. Militaries are adapting…
Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about the disgraced financier’s abuse and “spent hours” with one of the victims at his house, according to emails released by Democrats on Wednesday that raised awkward new questions for the US president. Trump has repeatedly denied any knowledge of the sex-trafficking activities of his former friend – who…
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has released its first footage of a J-20 stealth fighter flying in formation with a GJ-11 stealth attack drone, signaling the country’s entry into pilot-drone integration. The video, aired to mark the PLAAF’s 76th anniversary, was reported by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), which said it marked…
US President Donald Trump’s recent call for the military to immediately restart nuclear weapons testing, apparently ending a 33-year moratorium that began under president George H.W. Bush in 1992, has sent shock waves across the globe. The announcement was made via social media moments before the much-anticipated meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping…
On November 11 a Turkish military C-130E Hercules crashed. There is video of the aircraft breaking up in flight and visual proof that thewings detached from the fuselageand spiraled to the ground. The aircraft, which had been using the callsign TUAF543, had taken off from Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan some 30 minutes earlier and…
