Donald Trump’s reported pause on $400m (£297m) in weapons aid to Taiwan has fuelled fears he is using US support of the island to negotiate with China. Trump’s pause on weapons provisions, if confirmed, included orders for lethal munitions and autonomous drones, but could still be reversed, the Washington Post reported on Friday. It came…
By Haripriya Suresh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Imposing a new $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications could disrupt the global operations of Indian technology services companies that deploy skilled professionals to the United States, India’s IT industry body Nasscom said on Saturday. The White House announced the new fee on Friday, prompting some major U.S….
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Thousands of residents in Hong Kong were evacuated overnight after workers uncovered a massive US-made bomb from World War II at a construction site in Quarry Bay, a busy residential and commercial district on Hong Kong Island.“We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II,” Andy Chan Tin-Chu, a…
Open this photo in gallery: Melanie Auldkyrani kanavaros/Supplied Melanie Auld’s first trip to Hong Kong in 2018 coincided with Typhoon Mangkhut, a powerful tropical cyclone. At the airport in Canada, waiting to depart for Jewellery and Gem World Hong Kong, the world’s largest jewellery trade show, she read about the intensifying storm. “It was the…
The Chancellor is expected to make the announcement at a meeting with her European counterparts in Copenhagen on Saturday, saying it is “right to explore all options to support Ukraine”. It comes after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen last week suggested providing a loan to Ukraine backed by the “cash balances” associated with…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will urge Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russia when they meet next week at the United Nations in New York, and has called on Ukraine’s allies to “stop wasting time”. Zelenskyy said he expected further sanctions to be imposed if Vladimir Putin refuses to meet him for face-to-face talks or to agree…
It’s officially time to swap sundresses for sweaters and sandals for knee-high boots — but you don’t have to spend a ton to be on trend this season. Amazon’s fashion department is buzzing with new arrivals for autumn, and we rounded up standout styles in every category starting at just $9. You can gear up…
China stuck to its stance on the future of TikTok in the US on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said a deal to switch short video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership was progressing. “China’s position on TikTok is clear: The Chinese government respects the wishes of the enterprise, and welcomes it to carry…
Promising new research could hold the key to combating a widespread invasive plant found throughout North America. The University of Minnesota posted an article about a study that examined fungi samples collected from dying buckthorn on 19 sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Of the 120 fungal species collected, 46 were identified as potential sources for…