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Trump and Xi are seeking to escape Thucydides’ Trap, says Harvard’s Graham Allison

Both leaders are seeking to reshape their countries' rivalry at their Beijing summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump attending a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14.

US plans to indict Cuba’s Raul Castro, says Department of Justice official

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Inside the secret mission to fly Taiwan’s President to Africa

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US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers

US Justice Dept accuses Yale medical school of discriminating against white and Asian applicants

US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

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Johor is promoting a state identity. Not everyone feels the same about it

Rising costs of living, inequality and federal tensions are putting “Bangsa Johor” to the test.

So near, yet so far: China eyes Taiwanese island as reunification model

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After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia’s economic time bomb ticks louder

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Portrait of a nation at war: ‘I am just too exhausted to care’

The current war has supplied no glue to hold the country together, and most Americans are just watching and worrying.

A protester is knocked to the ground by an LAPD mounted police horse as officers evacuate the area following clashes near the Metropolitan Detention Center during the "No Kings" national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026. Nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans will take to the streets as part of a grassroots movement called "No Kings," the most vocal and visual conduit for opposition to Trump since he began his second term in January 2025. (Photo by Etienne Laurent / AFP)

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Did the Trump bet pay off? Some Texas Democrats sense an opening ahead of the midterms

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American Evolution

The woman who sued Trump and other tales from America’s factory floor

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World faces risk of severe wildfire year fuelled by climate change: Researchers

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Climate adaptation’s moment has come and it brings big opportunities

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Bangkok set to be ASEAN’s hottest major city by 2050, with temperatures crossing 38 deg C: Report

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Singapore’s green paradox: Planting trees while losing forest cover

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