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Chinese firms helping military get AI chips added to US export blacklist
WASHINGTON - The United States is adding four Chinese companies to an export blacklist for seeking to acquire AI chips for China's...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
FBI concerned about possible coordinated attack in US after Russia massacre
WASHINGTON - The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Biden and Japan's Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and...
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Factbox-US, Japan to strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make new agreements with U.S. President Joe Biden when he visits the White House...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Biden says Netanyahu's approach to war in Gaza is a 'mistake'
WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza is a "mistake," U.S. President Joe Biden said in...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Paul Simon to play for Japan's Kishida, Bidens at White House state dinner
WASHINGTON - Musician Paul Simon will play for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, his wife, Yuko, and President Joe Biden and first...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Special counsel urges US Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity bid
WASHINGTON - The special counsel pursuing federal criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his 2020...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Biden, Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say
TOKYO/WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U. S. using...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Chad opposition figure was likely shot at point-blank range, experts say
NAIROBI - A prominent Chadian opposition leader, who was killed in February by government troops, appears to have been shot in the side...
Apr 8, 20245 min read
Explainer-What military support does the US provide to Israel?
WASHINGTON - The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has prompted calls for Washington to put conditions on the billions of dollars in...
Apr 8, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why did Ecuador raid Mexico's Quito embassy?
Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way...
Apr 7, 20243 min read
Explainer-What US-Japan defense shakeup will involve and why
WASHINGTON - The United States says next week's summit between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will...
Apr 6, 20244 min read
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