China's big air show opened with a glitzy aerial display of its fighters, but crowds couldn't see much in the smog

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Chinese-made Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon fighter jets fly in formation during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai.
The smog made maneuvers by China's aerobatics teams unusually difficult to see, as the country seeks to shed its cities' reputation for pollution.

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Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report

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An F-35 aircraft flying over water and carrying missiles.
US defense systems under consideration by Taiwan are believed to include Patriot missiles and F-35 fighter jets.

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Global manufacturing is poised for a temporary boom ahead of possible Trump tariffs

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A worker at a production workshop of a textile company in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China.
Chinese manufacturers could be hit with 60% tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump.

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Why Ralph Lauren, the all-American luxury brand, is a hit in China

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People sit on a bench outside a Ralph Lauren store at a busy retail shopping area on April 18, 2023 in Beijing, China
Ralph Lauren is killing it with Chinese consumers while other luxury brands struggle.

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A worsening kind of Russian warfare was on display in the US presidential election, but it's a much bigger problem

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits in front of a microphone and holds a finger up to his mouth.
Last month, US intel said Russia, China, and Iran could engage in disinformation tactics to prompt violence and unrest after the US 2024 election at unprecedented levels.

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Museums or Crime Scenes: The Contentious History of World’s Most Famous Artifacts

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A center and a Lapith struggling in a scene from the Elgin marbles.

Open Source Bites Back as China’s Military Makes Full Use of Meta’s Llama 2 AI Model

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The US can 'ill afford' another war now its rivals are teaming up so well, US general says

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Taiwan's military fires a gun at targets in the sea
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers during a live fire exercise in August, 2024

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America is entering a new 'economic supercycle'

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Quarter spinning GIF with stars and Statue of Liberty around it

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No one's going to sound an alarm, blast out a text message, or shoot you an email about it, but the US economy is undergoing a historic shift. We are leaving one long period of expansion — what economists refer to as a "supercycle" — and entering a very different one.

There's more to China's luxury spending slump than its struggling economy

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A Chinese flag curtain closes on luxury bags
Demand for luxury goods in China is slowing.

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