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Trump says Xi assured him China won't act on Taiwan during his presidency

The US has long sought to deter Beijing from any military action seeking to unify the self-governing island of Taiwan with China by force

SpaceX gets billions from US govt but gives little to nothing back in taxes

Tax experts said that not having to pay $5 billion in federal income taxes was substantial and notable for a company that has relied on contracts with the US government to an unusual degree

Global plastic treaty talks collapse as hardline stances stall progress

During the most recent set of talks, the US aligned itself with this second group, saying it opposed any restrictions on business and commerce

Trump signals semiconductor tariffs within weeks, may reach 300%

The president has repeatedly promised that levies on chips and pharmaceuticals are coming within weeks, but no formal announcements have yet been made

Trump's 'Golden Dome' still shrouded in mystery, even for its builders

Golden Dome will include existing systems, accelerated development of advanced technology, and ultimately new components such as space-based interceptors, according to Trump

Secret Service races to secure lodging for Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

The summit will take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska's largest military installation

Russian hackers lurked in US courts for years, stole sealed files

The attackers had access to what was supposed to be protected information for multiple years

Jackie Bezos, who backed son Jeff's Amazon dream, passes away at 78

Jeff Bezos wrote that his mother passed away surrounded by so many of us who loved her, saying her death followed a long fight with Lewy body dementia

Nvidia's 'Trump tax' of little concern to investors eyeing AI riches

A look at balance-sheet math goes a long way to explaining why. In the first quarter, Nvidia said it sold $5.5 billion in products to China, roughly 13% of its total

Israel set to expand settlements into West Bank to 'bury' Palestinian state

The West Bank-based administration of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the announcement

Vladimir Putin seeks arms control treaty as next stage after Trump summit

Following a call with European leaders, Trump said he hoped to use the Friday summit with Putin to set up a "quick second meeting" with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Tourist tax on cards? Why London may mimic Paris in charging visitors

As Sadiq Khan, London's mayor who favors a tourist tax, put it, most travelers: "don't really mind paying the few extra euros" when they visit cities such as Paris and Berlin

Indian refiners scour globe for more oil ahead of Trump-Putin summit

India's state processors have bought large volumes of non-Russian crude this week for prompt September-October delivery

Trump's 50% trade tariff threatens India's manufacturing ambitions

Trump's move would give India the highest tariff rate in Asia, threatening a manufacturing sector that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spent a decade trying to build

Should Intel's treatment worry Silicon Valley's powerful Indian diaspora

The problem is a fear, both in Washington and in Silicon Valley, that the US and Chinese tech ecosystems are not complements but rivals.

Saudi Arabia rapidly losing appetite for oil amid renewables push

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest net exporter of crude, is using renewables to drastically reduce its petroleum consumption

Starbucks struggles to find new identity amid fierce competition in China

The stake sale exercise is underscoring Starbucks' identity crisis in China as it tries to salvage a flagging legacy business amid fierce domestic competition

India's quasi-sovereign wealth fund seeks to double assets to $10 bn

The move comes as the likes of KKR & Co., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and GIC Pte are pumping in hundreds of millions of dollars to develop the country's roads, renewable energy projects

Nvidia, AMD China revenue deal could be model for others, says Bessent

Asked about reporting that China is urging its companies to avoid the Nvidia H20 processors now allowed for its market, Bessent said "sure, we can discuss that" with the Chinese

Trump Wins Fight to Withhold Billions of Dollars in Foreign Aid

In a 2-1 decision on Wednesday, the appellate panel reversed a Washington federal judge who found that US officials were violating the Constitution's separation of powers principles