TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Beijing will roll out the red carpet for more than two dozen world leaders at two major, defense-related events in the coming week. The guest lists, including notable omissions, are a window into China’s ambitions, alliances and continued attempts to expand its influence. The two events are the annual summit of…
Paying off your mortgage is a great achievement, and it also frees you from the largest monthly expenses you will ever have to face. One couple in their 50s has an opportunity to make additional mortgage payments so they can get out of debt early, but they’re also thinking about putting the extra money into…
Tesla‘s recent run of positive press continues, as the electric vehicle giant recently began to take orders for its new Model Y L car from the massive Chinese market. In recent years, Tesla‘s primacy in the world’s most populous nation has been challenged by the rise of Chinese competitors. For instance, sales of Chinese-made cars…
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial. The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old…
His tariffs – and the erratic way he’s rolled them out – have shaken global markets, alienated US trading partners and allies, and raised fears of higher prices and slower economic growth. Loading But he’s also used the levies to pressure the European Union, Japan and other countries into accepting one-sided trade deals and to…
Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned Friday — days after filing a whistleblower complaint about Department of Government Efficiency employees at the SSA. He said in the complaint that the DOGE employees had uploaded a copy of the entire country’s Social Security information to a “vulnerable cloud environment.” Borges’ resignation from…
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese war and the global fight against fascism, we look at the effects of the conflict and its aftermath, and how they continue to affect China’s place in the world. In the third part of a series, the Post looks at Hong…
In mid-August, Israeli media Yedioth Ahronoth reported—citing anonymous Western intelligence sources—that China “is now actually rebuilding” Iran’s missile arsenal after the Twelve Day War between Iran, Israel, and the United States. The reporting provides no details and has not been confirmed by the Chinese government, but the anonymous allegations have since been repeated in Western…
Mike Johnson got a bit awkward when asked about the crime rate in his home state of Louisiana. While appearing on Fox News Friday, host Dana Perino brought up Gavin Newsom’s latest comments that Trump should deploy troops to states like Johnson’s Louisiana because their crime rates are worse than those in California. Johnson tried…
When it comes to finding love in the D.C. area some people reach out for a little help finding that perfect match. A local matchmaker says they’ve seen nearly four times their average number of clients under 30 in the past year. When it comes to finding love in the D.C. area, some people reach…