US Intelligence Indicates China Preparing Weapons Shipment to Iran, CNN Reports

April 11 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠intelligence ⁠indicates China ⁠is  preparing to deliver new ​air defense systems to Iran  ‌within the next few ‌weeks, CNN reported ⁠late ⁠on Friday, citing three  people familiar with ​recent intelligence assessments. The network said there are indications that Beijing ​is working to route  the shipments  ⁠through ⁠third countries to  ⁠mask ​their origin. …

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Taiwan Spotted Chinese Warplanes as Xi Met Opposition Leader in Beijing

TAIPEI, April 11 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on ⁠Saturday ⁠that it spotted 16 Chinese ⁠warplanes operating near the island the previous day, around the ​same time China’s president was meeting the Taiwanese opposition leader. Late on Friday morning, Chinese President Xi ‌Jinping met Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of ‌Taiwan’s largest opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) …

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Family Sues US Over 8-Year-Old’s Death in Custody After Crossing the Border

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Honduran family of an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition who died in U.S. custody after crossing the border in 2023 sued the federal government on Friday. An internal CPB investigation found found failures in providing proper medical care and that medical personnel did not review documents the mother offered …

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Former US Rep. Eliot Engel, Who Worked on Foreign Affairs for Decades, Dies at 79

Former U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat who chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee and played an influential role in matters from the Balkans to the Beltway, including President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, has died. He was 79. Engel died Friday at a Bronx hospital of complications of Parkinson’s disease, according to his family. …

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Trump Says US Will Have Strait of Hormuz ‘Open Fairly Soon’

By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, ⁠April ⁠10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump ⁠told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will ​have the Strait of Hormuz “open fairly soon” but did not elaborate and ‌acknowledged that it will not ‌be an easy step. Trump also suggested that other countries ⁠were offering ⁠help but did …

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US Democratic Lawmaker Raskin Seeks Commission to Oversee Removal of Presidents

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Jamie ⁠Raskin ⁠of Maryland told fellow House ⁠Democrats on Friday that he will introduce legislation creating a commission ​to facilitate the removal of any president deemed unable to carry out their duties, according to ‌a House Judiciary Committee spokeswoman. A “Commission on ‌Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers …

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NASA holds press conference after Artemis II splashdown

NASA holds press conference after Artemis II splashdown – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA officials gave an update after the Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic voyage around the moon. The Orion space capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Friday.