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As Trump attacks friends and foes, Americans are changing their minds about China

As the Trump administration wages real war with adversaries and trade wars with friends, Americans are changing their minds about the United States’ biggest rival, China, for the better, according to a new survey.It’s a stark difference from just a few years ago, when Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate crimes in the US spiked during the Covid pandemic. Tensions between the two countries had deepened after a trade battle during US President Donald Trump’s first term, and by 2023, only 14% of Americans had a favorable view of China, according to data released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center

Veteran negotiator Roelf Meyer appointed as South Africa's ambassador to the US

Why are some ships going through the Strait of Hormuz during a blockade?

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How do shipowners navigate Trump's blockade?

The United States’ blockade of Iranian ports has been “fully implemented” and put a halt to most of Tehran’s economic activity in just a day and a half, the head of US Central Command said Wednesday.“An estimated 90% of Iran’s economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, US forces have completely halted all economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea,” Adm. Brad Cooper said in a statement on social media.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said earlier no vessels have breached the blockade since its implementation.At the

Medical scans and chips: the hidden fallout of the Iran war for China

Worried about the midterms, Republicans mobilize rural Virginia voters against redistricting

Hungary's Magyar says new government could take power at beginning of May

Hungarian opposition leader and election winner Péter Magyar said Wednesday that the country's president had assured him in a meeting that his new government could take power in the first week of May, an accelerated timeline for the end of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year reign. Following Magyar and his center-right Tisza party's landslide victory in Sunday's election in which it won a two-thirds parliamentary majority, the opposition leader has pushed for the transfer of power to occur as quickly as possible. Under Hungarian law, the inaugural session of the new parliam

Audi Q5 vs BMW X3, an Edmunds luxury SUV comparison

Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away

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Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resign from Congress under threat of expulsion

Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress Tuesday, moments before their House colleagues were prepared to set in motion their swift removal.The Democrat and Republican escaped the almost certain public embarrassment of an expulsion vote on the House floor. But while they narrowly avoided the most severe consequence possible for a member of Congress, they are still exiting their positions on Capitol Hill engulfed in separate scandals resulting in high-profile political free falls.The pair of resignations, the intentions of which were announced in quick succession Monday night

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Worried about the midterms, Republicans mobilize rural Virginia voters against redistricting

Tara Bowman lives on a farm in Woodstock, Virginia, a town of some 6,000 people nestled along the banks of the Shenandoah River’s North Fork.But under a redistricting plan Virginia voters may enact next week, Bowman’s community would be in the same congressional district as wealthy Washington suburbs such as Fairfax and McLean some 90 miles away.It’s part of a sweeping Democratic effort to dilute Republican votes across Virginia to help Democrats win 10 of the state’s 11 US House seats in November’s midterm elections – the latest and one of the last remaining fights in the coast-to

Severe storms accompanied by tornadoes damage communities from the Plains to the Midwest

Historians suing Trump administration say National Archives won’t commit to preserving presidential records during lawsuit

Trump says Iran talks could resume over next two days, NY Post reports

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post."You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we're more inclined to go there," Trump was quoted as saying.Trump said Pakistan's Army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was doing a "great job" on the talks."He's fantastic, and therefore it's more likely that we go back there," Trump said. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Doina Chiacu; Editing by David Ljunggren)

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A 15-year-old pleaded for his life as investigators say an elaborate plot lured him to his death

In the hours leading up to Miles Young’s death, the 15-year-old thought he was just going to meet up with a girl. Instead, authorities say, he was ambushed in a complex scheme and killed while he pleaded for his life.“I just don’t wanna die,” the Missouri teen said, according to court documents.Miles was gunned down last month while being chased by two suspects, a Greene County detective wrote in court filings.Yefry Archaga and Praize King, both 18, now face first-degree murder charges in connection with Miles’ death. Archaga is also listed as Archaga Elvir and Archaga-Elvir in court

US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump's Iran war powers

‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul will not face new domestic violence charges

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Another US strike on suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 4

The U.S. military launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people in the fourth such attack announced in the past few days. The operation is the latest in a series of strikes on vessels that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs in Latin American waters, a campaign that began more than seven months ago and continues even as the military has been preoccupied with the Iran war. The latest strike brings the death toll to 175 since the operations began in early September. The U.S. C

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New trial over death of soccer icon Maradona begins after first case ended in scandal. Here’s what to know

A new trial to determine who bears responsibility for the death of football icon Diego Maradona has started in Argentina under public scrutiny, nearly a year after the original case ended in a mistrial.Maradona, one of the most influential and charismatic footballers in history, died from heart failure on November 25, 2020, while under home care in Buenos Aires province, two weeks after undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma in his brain. His death shocked the world, prompting thousands of fans to mobilize globally and demand justice.The previous trial over his death, which lasted almost t

Israel’s new spymaster is a Netanyahu aide who believed war with Iran would topple the regime

King Charles to head to US to woo Trump and restore 'closest of friendships'

King Charles to address joint meeting of Congress and meet privately with Trump on US state visit

Britain’s King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress and meet privately with US President Donald Trump during his state visit to the United States later this month, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday.Between April 27 and 30, Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Washington, DC, New York and Virginia, undertaking a variety of public engagements to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence.Their long-planned visit coincides with an unusually delicate time for the “special relationship” between the US and the UK following weeks of Trump repeatedly attacking British Prime

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Orban's defeat topples a pillar of Europe's far right, prompts scrutiny of MAGA links

Europe's far right has lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday's election.Orban's government provided a blueprint for right-wing populist and illiberal politicians, earning plaudits from the likes of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.In his 16 years in office, he promoted ethno-nationalism, clamped down on civil society and the media, and fought against immigration, LGBTQ rights and liberalism. He was also the European leader with by far the closest ties to Trump's MAGA movement – illustrated