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When US tech giant Nvidia unveiled its B40-series chips for China – stripped-down versions of its more advanced H20 line – many in Washington and Silicon Valley believed they had struck a clever compromise. The United States would retain its technological lead while allowing China to buy “safe” alternatives that preserved its dependence on American […]
The Trump administration’s US$100,000 fee for high-skilled visa applicants threatens to worsen a shortage of US doctors and make it harder for rural hospitals to operate, medical groups warned. The fee for H-1B visas “risks shutting off the pipeline of highly trained doctors that patients depend on, especially in rural and underserved communities”, said American […]
More than a thousand Cubans have signed contracts to fight for Russia against Ukraine, and 39 have been confirmed dead, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence said in a press briefing convened by Cuban-American Republican lawmakers from South Florida. Citing intelligence sources, Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered to voluntarily maintain the limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons set in the 2010 New START accord after it expires in February if the US agreed to do the same. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Putin’s proposal sounded “pretty good”, but she added that US President […]
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday designating the left-wing antifa movement as a “domestic terrorist organisation”, the White House said on Monday, after promising actions targeting left-wing groups following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Trump’s order said that due to a “pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct […]
As next month’s fourth plenary session of the Communist Party’s Central Committee approaches, global attention is turning to China’s next five-year plan, which will be discussed at the gathering and will offer insights into how Beijing plans to navigate uncertainties amid rising tensions with the US. China has used five-year plans – a strategy and […]
Donald Trump’s sticker shock on H-1B visas risks disrupting Indian tech firms’ US projects, and is forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to once again deal with the fallout from America First policies. The US president’s order on Friday – which requires a US$100,000 fee for H-1B applications – will hurt margins of Indian outsourcers who […]
For the past four years, some Apple customers have been waiting for a significant redesign before buying a new iPhone. The time has come for those consumers, with the iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max and iPhone Air going on sale. It is the first time since 2020 that Apple has rolled out several new phone […]
Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children, health officials said on Sunday, as several European countries and leading US allies moved to recognise a Palestinian state. Health officials at Shifa Hospital, where most of the bodies were brought, said the dead included […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he was open to future talks with the United States if Washington drops its demand that the country give up its nuclear weapons, state media said on Monday. Kim also said he had “fond memories” of US President Donald Trump, who he met three times for high-profile summits during […]
