Greenville, Illinois — It’s prime harvest season in southern Illinois, but for soybean farmers like Scott Gaffner, what’s usually a time of reward has turned into worry. “The great majority of [soybeans] coming from this area would be going to China,” Gaffner said, but “not this year.” China is the largest consumer of soybeans. The…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Washington field office is investigating a series of alleged infiltrations of prominent U.S. law firms by Chinese hackers, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people briefed on the matter. One of those firms, Williams & Connolly, told Reuters that hackers had gained access to some…
China is systematically exploiting US weaknesses and inconsistencies to expand its reach in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, but it also faces its own energy, diplomatic and economic vulnerabilities that Washington needs to better exploit, witnesses testified before Congress on Tuesday. The hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the…
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Intel (INTC) plans to release technical details about its forthcoming chip for laptops, known as Panther Lake, on Thursday, four sources briefed on the plans told Reuters. It is part of an effort to reassure investors about Intel’s first product made entirely using its next-generation manufacturing process called…
(New York) – The Chinese government should drop the baseless charges against the artist Gao Zhen (高兟) and allow him and his family to return to the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Gao’s family said the 69-year-old artist, a permanent US resident, is in poor health and had fainted in September 2025. Chinese authorities…
More than half of Reform UK voters approve of their pensions being invested in green energy despite the party recently launching a “renewables war”, a poll suggests. A survey by YouGov found 79% of voters overall are in favour of their pensions being invested in renewable energy, including 53% of Reform UK supporters. The findings…
A bipartisan group of American lawmakers is pushing for a “dramatic” expansion of export controls on chip manufacturing equipment to China and alignment from US allies in restrictions, according to a report released on Tuesday. Their efforts come amid concern that US President Donald Trump is compromising national security in pursuit of a trade deal…
Jordan Henderson has backed “world-class” player and person Jude Bellingham to bounce back from his England disappointment and make Thomas Tuchel’s team even better moving forwards. The 22-year-old missed September’s internationals after undergoing shoulder surgery and was widely expected to return to the fold for this month’s double-header against Wales and Latvia. But Tuchel overlooked…
These changes are expected either due to ongoing corruption investigations or because some officials have passed away, marking a new high in turnover since 2017. The fourth plenum is one of seven typically held during each five-year term of the Central Committee. The coming edition is expected to be held between October 20 and 23…
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