Philippines Remains Under Threat From China Despite Trump-Xi Summit, Minister Says

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – The Philippines remains under “severe ⁠threat” ⁠from China, its defence minister said ⁠on Saturday, despite a recent thaw in U.S.-China tensions after the summit ​between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping earlier this month. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue, ‌Asia’s premier defence forum, Defence Secretary …

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Hegseth tones down warnings about China: “We respect their ambitions,” but “position hasn’t changed on Taiwan”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth toned down previous rhetoric calling China a threat in a visit to Singapore on Saturday, but told allies the region “has profound implications for U.S. security and prosperity.” As the U.S. has done for decades, Hegseth tried to straddle the line between not angering Chinese leaders and still not ostracizing Taiwan. …

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A Texas woman thought her new diet was causing digestive issues. Doctors found cancer: “I couldn’t believe it”

Candace Tucker spent a lot of time thinking about cancer. Her family had received frightening diagnoses over the years: Her grandfather with prostate cancerher grandmother with breast cancerand her aunt with pancreatic cancer. Tucker also worked at an oncology practice in her small Texas town. She was surrounded daily by both cancer patients and physicians. …

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Blue Origin Faces Months of Delays After Rocket Explosion Damages Launch Pad

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) – Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the ⁠explosion ⁠of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company ⁠and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches and bolstering SpaceX’s dominance in the commercial launch market. The ​mishap, which occurred during a test fire of the engines for the …

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Swiss Federal Prosecutors Probe Terror Links to Knife Attack

ZURICH, May 29 (Reuters) – Swiss federal prosecutors ⁠have ⁠taken over the investigation ⁠into Thursday’s knife attack at Winterthur railway station ​and are treating the case as suspected terrorism, the Office of the ‌Attorney General (OAG) said on ‌Friday. The federal prosecutor said it had opened criminal proceedings against ⁠the ⁠suspected attacker on suspicion of …

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ICE Officer Wanted in the Shooting of a Man During the Minneapolis Crackdown Is Arrested in Texas

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal immigration officer wanted in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s Minnesota crackdown was arrested Friday in Texas, authorities said. Christian Castro, of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, was taken into custody 11 days after Minneapolis prosecutors charged him with assault and falsely reporting a crime …

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Takeout Trash Is Piling up at Michigan Universities. There’s No Easy Fix

As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience. “It’s all a nightmare,” said Carla Iansiti, Student Life and Engagement sustainability officer at Michigan State University. “The ever-growing retail and food pickup combinations — the Sparty’s, the Starbucks on campus, the Grubhub — …

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