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China's top memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies, sued the Pentagon on Friday over being placed on a list of companies the United States believes are aiding Beijing's military.The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.The company was designated a Chinese military company by the U.S. Defense Department under the Biden administration and was retained on the list by the Trump administration during a June update."CXMT is not affiliated with the Chinese military," the company said in the lawsuit. "CXMT designs, produces, and sells its DRAM chips for civili

Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT sues Pentagon over 'Chinese military company' designation

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro vows to respect Brazil election outcome

After criticism, Canada's CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'

Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold military’s ban on transgender service members

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its policy banning transgender Americans from serving in the military, the latest significant case involving trans Americans to reach the conservative court in recent years.Days after taking office last year, Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to ban transgender service members as incompatible with military service. The administration is appealing a ruling from a federal court in Washington, DC, that sided with a group of trans Americans who were already serving.“The authority of the US military to determine w

Colombia captures a suspected Tren de Aragua gang leader as US security ties deepen

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

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Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!�

Trump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves

Ecuador finds ex-President Moreno guilty in hydro plant bribery case

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Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war, but 6 months later he claims he's in no hurry

President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks. The war isn't over, though Trump claims that through bombs and blockade, he has already devastated Iran’s leadership, military and economy. And this week his administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — t

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What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge glacier collapse and landslide.Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up. Vast swaths of ice up in the Himalayas are melting, and rocky mountainsides are becoming less solid and more fluid.Scientists are still working to determine exactly what caused the disaster, but here’s what we know so far.A lands

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Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34

Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. Uganda is a republic, ruled by an elected head of state, but it has several traditional monarchies that still preside over their kingdoms as they were constituted in the pre-colonial period. Their political power is largely symbolic, but they wield enormous cultural and social influence.Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV was the King of Tooro, a small kingdom in Uganda's west near the border with the Democratic Republic of

After six months, the Iran war has reached its endgame - a costly stalemate

Rescues underway along Nepal-China border

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CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran

President Donald Trump’s central intelligence chief traveled to Moscow this week with a warning to Russia not to stage an attack in NATO territory, among other issues, according to two people familiar with the matter.CIA Director John Ratcliffe also used the trip, which wasn’t announced publicly, to encourage Russia to cut off economic and military support for Iran as the administration works to choke off Tehran financially.US intelligence officials in the lead up to the trip assessed that Russia was in an increasingly weak position in its war with Ukraine that could prompt it to take mili

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About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people. A spiritual organization said that 22 Americans associated with it were unaccounted for. In a statement, the U.S. State Department said it is not aware of any U.S. deaths, but three Americans have been rescued. Many of the missing were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and others. Social media posts were surfacing Thursday

A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump

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Mom who lost daughter to social media addiction says Meta settlement is a turning point

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California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation

California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120

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