Some Chinese banks are so fearful of sanctions that they're returning payments for goods that have reached Russia, report says

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia is having a harder time doing business globally with new sanctions.

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Passengers on a plane locked a crying toddler in a bathroom. The airline said her grandma gave them permission.

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Signs shows an occupied bathroom on a plane
A crying child was locked in a bathroom on a Juneyao Airlines flight.

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The US Navy has no aircraft carriers deployed in Pacific as Middle East conflicts pull the Pentagon's focus from China

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Four US Navy aircraft carriers sail in the Atlantic Ocean with a cloudy sky above them.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS Gerald R. Ford and dry cargo ship USNS William McLean sail in formation in the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills

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A Taiwanese soldier stands outside of a military vehicle as it fired a missile towards a target in the ocean.
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle during a live fire exercise at the Fanshan training grounds in Pingtung county.

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China is still getting its hands on US chips — and striking back too

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broken motherboard with microchips, symbolizing the US/China tech war

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Chinese Tesla rival launches $22,000 EV with self-driving features. Here's why that's a big problem for Tesla.

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Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng unveils the M03
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng unveils the M03, the Tesla rival's latest EV, at an event in Beijing.

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China is escalating tensions in the South China Sea to test how far the US supports one of its allies, military analyst says

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A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.
A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel during an incident in the South China Sea on August 19, 2024.

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Taiwan wants to go all-in on new submarines to keep China's navy at bay and pour billions into a big batch before the first sub is even combat-ready

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Taiwan's leadership standing in front of a model of a new type of submarine at a shipyward.
Then-Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen receives a submarine model in front of Taiwan's first locally built submarine "Narwhal" during the vessel's unveiling ceremony at the CSBC Corporation shipbuilding company in Kaohsiung on September 28, 2023.

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US admiral says American ships could sail into a South China Sea standoff to shield an ally amid tensions with China

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A China Coast Guard vessel and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat.
An aerial view of a China Coast Guard vessel and China Coast Guard personnel on a rubber boat over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.

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Billionaire Temu founder's reign as China's richest person is over just weeks after it began

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Colin Huang, Pinduoduo CEO
Colin Huang is now China's richest person.

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