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Debris from the Titan submersible is seen on the sea floor in June 2023. Photo: US Coastguard/Pelagic Research Services via Reuters
United States & Canada

Titan sub malfunctioned just before fatal Titanic dive: scientific director

Days before the experimental vessel imploded, an issue caused passengers to ‘tumble about’, and it took an hour to get them out of the water.

Days before the experimental vessel imploded, an issue caused passengers to ‘tumble about’, and it took an hour to get them out of the water

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Trump likelier than Harris to threaten China with tariffs: analysts

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Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?

United States & Canada

Trump vows to visit Ohio town at heart of false pet-eating claims

Former US president and his running mate have spread claims that Haitian migrants are abducting and eating cats and dogs.

Donald Trump at a campaign event in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Donald Trump at a campaign event in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday. Photo: AP
United States & Canada

Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge, pleads not guilty

New sex crime charge stems from an alleged assault in a Manhattan hotel in 2006.

United States & Canada

Ex-CIA officer who drugged, sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

Brian Jeffrey Raymond, who worked for many years at the CIA, lived in numerous countries and was fluent in Spanish and Mandarin.

United States & Canada

Republicans fail to pass US spending bill with Trump-backed voting measure

House Speaker Mike Johnson must now decide how to proceed as a possible government shutdown looms.

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson heads to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
United States & Canada

Iranian hackers failed to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info: FBI

Nobody on the US president’s team is known to have responded to the unsolicited emails offering the hacked material.

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club on September 13. Photo: Reuters
Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club on September 13. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy

China quickly outpacing US in preparing for next war, Congress hears

Pentagon’s red tape and its slowness to embrace new technologies leave allies like Britain, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the lurch.

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China

Panel urges Biden to prioritise release of Americans wrongfully held in China

Chair of Congressional-Executive Commission on China says detainees must be the focus whenever secretary of state meets Chinese officials.

China

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

Performing best in nuclear power, EVs and batteries, mainland companies will ‘likely equal or surpass Western firms within a decade or so’.

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People visit a booth for Chinese battery manufacturing giant CATL at Automechanika, a leading trade fair for cars, in Frankfurt, Germany, on September 11. Photo: Xinhua
China

US Fed slashes interest rates by half a point, first cut in 4 years

Central bank’s aggressive move follows a gradual reduction in US inflation and comes less than two months before election day.

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The interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve was the first since 2020. Photo: Reuters
The interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve was the first since 2020. Photo: Reuters
United States & Canada

Canada further tightens rules on foreign students and temporary workers

Immigration has become a contentious issue as PM Justin Trudeau’s party trails in opinion polls ahead of a looming federal election.

United States & Canada

US Navy chief unveils plan to be ready for possible war with China by 2027

Admiral Lisa Franchetti says lessons from combat in the Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight can help the US prepare for an attack on Taiwan.

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United States & Canada

US FBI strikes second Chinese hacking group ‘Flax Typhoon’

The group was run by a Chinese company that ‘collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies’.

FBI Director Christopher Wray says Flax Typhoon was being run by a Chinese company called the Integrity Technology Group that posed as an IT firm but also “collected intelligence and performed reconnaissance for Chinese government security agencies”. Photo: AP
United States & Canada

Party’s over as Tupperware seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy

It possibly signals a move towards increased reliance of sales on the brand’s website or more online-focused marketing.

An employee of Tupperware Brands works on the production line in 2013 at the group’s plant in France. Tupperware’s overall sales have been in steady decline since 2018 due to rising competition. Photo: AFP
An employee of Tupperware Brands works on the production line in 2013 at the group’s plant in France. Tupperware’s overall sales have been in steady decline since 2018 due to rising competition. Photo: AFP
China Economy

Explainer | China has raised its retirement age. How does this compare to other countries?

Recently announced increases to China’s retirement age have received global attention – but what have other countries done?

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United States & Canada

US acknowledges Yemen’s Houthis shot down 2 Reaper drones, worth US$30 million each

Houthis claim to have shot down 10 Reapers since November, a figure the US said was ‘not accurate’.

United States & Canada

Donald Trump says only ‘consequential’ presidents get shot at

US election rivals Trump and Harris briefly put their differences aside in a phone call after apparent assassination attempt.

Donald Trump waves to supporters at a town hall event in Flint, Michigan. Photo: AP
Tech Trends

Microsoft and BlackRock aim for US$30 billion AI investment

The Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, which also includes Nvidia, will invest in data storage and energy projects.

Microsoft has teamed up with BlackRock and other partners to invest in data centres and energy projects to support AI development. Photo: Reuters
Microsoft has teamed up with BlackRock and other partners to invest in data centres and energy projects to support AI development. Photo: Reuters
China

Taiwan getting US$228 million in F-16V fighter jet parts: State Department

Proposed sale said to boost self-governed island’s security and help maintain ‘political stability, military balance and economic progress’.

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United States & Canada

Big gulp: rare photo captures live seal in humpback whale’s mouth

The seal was flushed out after being scooped up by the giant mammal, who was lunging to feed on a school of fish.

Diplomacy

US official defends mix of diplomacy and competition with China in Indo-Pacific

Daniel Kritenbrink of State Department says dealing with Beijing in the region requires ‘intense’ statecraft and communications.

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Daniel Kritenbrink, the US assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs. Photo: AP
OPINION
Ningrong Liu

Opinion | Targeting China will just poison ties without helping the US

Ningrong Liu
Nicholas Spiro

Macroscope | Investors still revel in blissful ignorance of US political risks

Nicholas Spiro
Robert Delaney

On Balance | Trump’s descent into an alternative reality is obscuring our own

Robert Delaney
David Dodwell

Inside Out | Multilateralism won’t work with US focused on competition

David Dodwell
Nikola Mikovic

Opinion | Why China-Russia ties shouldn’t really worry the West

Nikola Mikovic
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Marina Yue Zhang

Opinion | The US and China must avoid dropping a ‘Silicon Curtain’

Marina Yue Zhang
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MULTIMEDIA
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Doomed Titanic crew’s final words revealed

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Apparent Trump assassination attempt deepens US divisions

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Former aide to US governor accused of being agent for China

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Xi meets with visiting US national security adviser

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