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The United States is falling behind in the global race for technological leadership. China now leads the U.S. in 37 out of 44 critical technologies. This includes fields that will define the future, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and advanced manufacturing. If we’re serious about keeping pace with China, we must restore the legal…
DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials said on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it has struck over 100 targets in the embattled enclave in the past day. The strikes came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to fly to Washington for talks…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s pledge to address the decade-long conflict between taxis and ride-hailing services is a welcome development for commuters. However, it also underscores a broader concern: the challenges the city encounters with its licensing structures. While there has been movement towards revising parts of the system – such as Transport…
China has unilaterally opened a third extension of the controversial M503 civil aviation route near the Taiwan Strait, drawing sharp criticism from Taipei, which accuses Beijing of escalating regional tensions. The newly activated W121 extension, announced on July 6, 2025, allows west-to-east civil flights from mainland China toward Taiwan. It comes just days before Taiwan…
The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men – convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery – had either completed or were near the end of their prison sentences. Only one of the eight is from South…
US-China relations have been on a roller-coaster it would seem with President Trump announcing across the board tariffs of 145% on Chinese imports, followed by the latter imposing retaliatory tariffs of 125%. “In the last week of June it was announced that a new deal had been signed and the contours of that deal ……
Sebastian Usher & David Gritten BBC News Reuters Israeli hostages’ families took part in a rally in Tel Aviv to demand a deal that would see them all released Israel has decided to send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for proximity talks with Hamas on the latest proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage…
Temperatures in substandard housing in Hong Kong reached as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) over the past week, while about 40 per cent of tenants in such homes reported having poor quality or no windows, a concern group has found. The results came from two studies published by the Society for Community Organisation…
BANGKOK (AP) — China said Sunday that European medical device companies will be barred from selling to the Chinese government as a countermeasure for the European Union’s restrictions on the sale of similar products from China. European companies will be excluded if the budget for procurement is … Source link
Areas around the Guadalupe River have long been hazardous for flash flooding, owing to the rugged terrain and the river’s non-absorbent limestone bed, a local meteorologist based in Kerrville, Texas, told CNN. “This is a historically flood-prone region … this is ‘flash flood alley,’ and in the National Weather Service has appropriately so named this…