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US, China talks gather momentum, paving way for Xi-Biden Summit-
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a reception dinner at the Great Hall of the People ahead of China’s National Day in Beijing, China on September 28, 2023. Jade Gao/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights
Sept 28 (Reuters) – Beijing an…
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as the pressure keeps mounting from the bond market
NEW YORK (AP) — A sluggish day for stocks kept September on track to be the worst month of the year for Wall Street. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 0.4%, coming off its worst week in six months.…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media i…
‘Northeast India’: This book shows the region may have one name but looks back at many histories
“Knowledge is power
and
History does not repeat itself,
but rhymes.” — Margaret Atwood
At a time when history is being rewritten, challenged and erased, the importance of the knowledge of history is also at once, ironically, being reiterated.…
Th…
Politics Briefing: Zelensky praises Canada in speech to House of Commons
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President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking in the House of Commons, has thanked Canada for its support as Ukraine resists Russia’s invasion of his country.
In a speech that drew several standing ovations from MPs, the Ukrainian leader said his count…
Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s aging nuclear weapons
KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — In an ultra-sterile room at a secure factory in Kansas City, U.S. government technicians refurbish the nation’s nuclear warheads. The job is exacting: Each warhead has thousands of springs, gears and cop…
To Counter China, Govt Plans 300 km of New Border Roads in Arunachal Pradesh
In a counter to China’s designs on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) amdist the ongoing tensions since 2020, the Narendra Modi government has rolled out plans to build four key border roads in Arunachal Pradesh totalling nearly 300 km, and sought Detail…
How China would invade Taiwan, according to the Pentagon
WASHINGTON – Should China choose to launch a potential World War III by invading Taiwan, it would face an uphill battle before even setting foot on the island roughly 100 miles away from its southeastern coast, a US Army general explained Tuesday.̷…
The UN chief summons world leaders to action. But, he says, they seem ‘incapable of coming together’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Insisting that international cooperation is critical, the United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world Tuesday, declaring that the planet is becoming unhinged with mounting global challenges and g…
The UN chief summons world leaders to action. But, he says, they seem ‘incapable of coming together’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Insisting that international cooperation is critical, the United Nations chief delivered a dire warning to leaders from across the world Tuesday, declaring that the planet is becoming unhinged with mounting global challenges and g…
Foreign firms in China say vague rules and tensions with Washington hurting business, survey shows
Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business environment and causing some to reassess their plans for investing in the giant ma…