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Lai delivered the address amid Beijing’s pressure, uncertainty over U.S. arms sales, and a narrowed defense-spending package.

Failure to fully comply on time with an eSafety Commissioner request has cost social media platform X Corp after a ruling in the Federal Court.

Cotton from Xinjiang, where Uyghur labor is exploited, has been identified in the clothing of many Labubu dolls sold in the U.S., advocacy groups say.

Summer travel could trigger a global energy crisis, according to the International Energy Agency.

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The announcement comes two days after Vice President J.D. Vance announced plans to rotate about 4,000 U.S. troops through Poland had been delayed.

Iran ​is believed to possess about ​900 pounds of highly enriched uranium, officials say.

The German Chancellor wrote a letter suggesting that Ukraine, which applied to join formally in 2022, could have access to the bloc without voting rights.

Separate S&P Global surveys, also both released on May 21, showed similar pressure in Germany and the UK.

The move was confirmed by the U.S. Southern Command on Wednesday, the same day ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted in the United States.

All Americans in the areas must go to a specific airport for screening, the agency said.

EasyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis said despite the conflict in Iran ‘creating near-term uncertainty,’ the airline ‘is well placed to manage the current environment.’

Until the talks are confirmed, Taiwan will ‘keep a low ‌profile,’ Taiwan National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu said.

A controversial test of parenting competency that put many Greenlanders’ kids in foster care was dropped in 2025. But parents and kids remain separated.

German investigators allege that the couple targeted sensitive university research on behalf of Chinese intelligence.

Charges in the 1996 shootdown of two planes, killing four people, carry a maximum penalty of death or life in prison. The former Cuban leader is 94.

Raul Castro was charged with the 1996 killing of four people on a humanitarian mission.

According to U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces have diverted 91 vessels since the start of the blockade against Iran on April 13.

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization urged governments and international organizations to take action before conditions worsen.

Oil-driven inflation fears and fiscal pressure continue to drive investors to demand higher returns on longer-dated government debt.