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Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026 amid growing fear of China's increasing military strength

Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan are puzzling, a senior Taiwanese politician said, wondering whether France's founding ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity are now out of fashion.

The materials assess Ukrainian war preparedness, Egypt’s and the UK’s involvement in the conflict, and other disclosures

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has warned members of the Texas Legislature to keep their China-countering legislation focused on espionage and not to target Chinese immigrants.

Experts say the U.S. doesn't have the infrastructure to block and no attempts at it would be bulletproof.

Authoritarian regimes have ‘allies’ in ‘anti-growth movement’, former PM will tell right-wing think tank

Former PM to say in speech that any attempts by western leaders to appease Xi Jinping would be a mistake

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister will renew her advocacy for low taxes in the latest leg of her comeback to the political limelight.

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +1.79 (+2.24%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed up +5.73 (+2.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday posted moderate gains, with gasoline climbing to a 5-1/2 month nearest-futures high. A weaker dollar today is bullish for energy prices. Also,...

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The fallout from French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China rippled across the seas on Tuesday as Chinese warships continued to operate near Taiwan, a day after military drills officially ended. Across the Atlantic, Macron’s remarks on Europe risking entanglement in "crises that aren't ours" in relation to Taiwan sparked…