By Greg Torode and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 28 (Reuters) – A conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan would risk a nuclear escalation with both militaries likely to stage sweeping operations targeting rival command and communications hubs, a leading defence research centre said on Thursday. In a strategic assessment ahead of Asia’s …
The sanctions were announced late Wednesday after U.S. forces carried out strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The sanctions move, first reported by The Associated Press, is the latest U.S. effort to …
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Democrat James Talarico launched his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate Wednesday by framing his Republican opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, as part of a corrupt political establishment that uses power to serve itself rather than the people. Talarico has given Democrats their best chance in years of winning …
The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into whether author E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in connection with her civil lawsuits against President Trump, sources familiar with the matter said. The investigation is being led out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, one of the sources added. Carroll sued …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men. U.S. Southern Command posted video on social media showing a boat resting on the water before being struck by an explosion. The last few seconds of the video show smoke and fire …
The Asian elephant was put to sleep Tuesday at the zoo where she lived for almost a half-century. Zoo officials said some age-related conditions accelerated in recent weeks, and she showed signs of a falloff in kidney or liver function. A necropsy revealed arthritis and large, inoperable uterine tumors that are impossible to diagnose in …
A software engineer at Google is facing federal charges after allegedly betting on confidential company information on Polymarket, netting more than $1.2 million in profits, the second insider trading prosecution against a user of the popular prediction market service in recent months. In court papers released by the Justice Department, Michele Spagnuolo was accused of …
May 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is in talks to provide funding to some drone companies, including Unusual Machines and Sequoia Capital-backed Neros, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Drone dominance was described as a “presidential priority” in President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal …
BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) – A passenger bus packed with 16 people, well above its nine-seat rated capacity, crashed into the back of a large truck in central China’s Henan province early on Thursday, killing 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV reported. • The collision took place at 2:40 a.m. (1840 GMT Wednesday) on a section …
PANAMA CITY, May 27 (Reuters) – Panama’s National Assembly approved a law that requires multinational entities domiciled in the country to demonstrate real local operations or face a 15% tax on passive foreign income, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said on Wednesday. • The law is intended to help satisfy European Union tax transparency …