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‘Canal is Panamanian’: president rebuffs Trump, denies Chinese interference
President Mulino said the ‘canal is Panamanian and there’s no possibility of opening any kind of conversation around this reality’.
27 Dec 2024 - 11:11AM
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Israel-Gaza war
US says it pushed retraction of Gaza famine warning; aid groups concerned
27 Dec 2024 - 5:10AM
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US-China relations
New Chinese fighter jet seen over Chengdu tacitly confirmed by military
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United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Trump names envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal
Trump says Panama, with whom the US has had diplomatic relations since 1903, is ‘ripping us off on the Panama Canal’.
27 Dec 2024 - 6:45AM
Tourists look at the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City. Photo: AFP
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United States
Body found in wheel well of United flight after landing in Hawaii
The body was discovered in one of the landing gear compartments of the aircraft that flew from Chicago to Maui.
26 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
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Donald Trump
Trump takes aim at Canada, China, ‘left lunatics’ in Christmas wishes
The Republican’s messages were in stark contrast to US President Joe Biden’s post emphasising ‘kindness and compassion’.
26 Dec 2024 - 9:56AM
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Diplomacy
US-China relations
What fate awaits undocumented Chinese migrants in the US under Trump?
President-elect’s plan unlikely to affect recent wave of border crossers who entered during the Biden administration, at least initially.
25 Dec 2024 - 11:13PM
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Canada
With Trudeau busy, Canada’s regional leaders court Trump to avert trade war
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai met the US president-elect’s eldest son in North Carolina to share data on bilateral trade deficit.
25 Dec 2024 - 10:25AM
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Crime
Man accused of burning New York woman to death ‘fanned flames with shirt’
Sebastian Zapeta allegedly set the victim’s clothes on fire inside a subway train and then watched her die.
25 Dec 2024 - 6:34AM
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US-China relations
Biden signs Pentagon budget bill that extends sanctions on Hong Kong officials
US National Defence Authorisation Act, annual omnibus bill, also includes extension of China sanctions in Tibet and Uygur legislation.
26 Dec 2024 - 6:58PM
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Donald Trump
Trump blasts Biden for commuting nearly all US federal death sentences
The US president-elect vowed to pursue the death penalty against ‘violent rapists, murderers and monsters’.
25 Dec 2024 - 2:58AM
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US president-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday. Photo: AP
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United States
Nasa probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun on Christmas Eve
This daring mission aims to unlock the Sun’s mysteries, and improve space-weather forecasts.
25 Dec 2024 - 12:11AM
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Diplomacy
China-EU relations
How friendly will Europe’s right wing be to Trump on China? It’s complicated
Leaders like Viktor Orban of Hungary and Giorgia Meloni of Italy embrace US president-elect but may not hold with his entire agenda.
24 Dec 2024 - 11:45PM
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United States
American Airlines resumes US flights after Christmas Eve technical issue
The airline said a vendor technology issue briefly affected its ability to get planes in the air, causing widespread disruption and stranding thousands of passengers.
24 Dec 2024 - 11:46PM
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United States
Fate of Nippon Steel’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ bid for US Steel in Biden’s hands
Joe Biden has 15 days to decide on the US$15 billion sale, amid opposition from key stakeholders, and president-elect Trump, who says it is a national security risk.
24 Dec 2024 - 5:59PM
US President Joe Biden speaks about his proposed Federal budget for the fiscal year 2024 at the Finishing Trades Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 9, 2023. Photo: AFP
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United States
Guatemalan who set woman on fire in New York subway charged with murder
Police said Sebastian Zapeta watched the victim burn to death on a stationary train in Brooklyn.
24 Dec 2024 - 11:46AM
United States & Canada
Donald Trump
‘It’s hard to tell’: is Trump serious about Greenland, Panama Canal?
Experts say US president-elect’s rhetoric could be a ‘message’ for China, which has increased its influence in Latin America and the Arctic.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:26PM
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Volcanoes
One of the world’s most active volcanoes – Hawaii’s Kilauea – is erupting again
Eruption on Big Island began on Monday. Hawaii Volcano Observatory said most immediate threat was from smog that could reach homes downwind.
24 Dec 2024 - 7:24AM
A new eruption within the summit caldera of Kilauea, Kaluapele, that began on Monday at the Kilaeau volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Photo: US Geological Survey / AFP / Handout
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United States
Saturday Night Live takes on New Jersey’s ‘mystery drones’ in Bowen Yang skit
Show’s first Chinese-American comedian appeared in skit as part of SNL’s final episode of 2024, a nod to mysterious drone sightings in US.
24 Dec 2024 - 7:03AM
United States & Canada
TikTok ban
Trump’s TikTok love raises stakes in battle over app’s fate
Trump’s repeated support for TikTok sparks speculation about potential solutions to prevent the Chinese-owned app’s impending US ban.
24 Dec 2024 - 6:34AM
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‘This was shocking’: the secret, brutal world of carnivorous squirrels
Research reveals these California squirrels are ruthless predators, beating and devouring tiny prey in a display of nature’s hidden savagery.
24 Dec 2024 - 10:33AM
Open Questions series
China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
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
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