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Taiwan condemns China for conducting shooting drills near its coast

Taiwan's Defence Ministry said in a 24-hour period it detected 45 aircraft, 14 navy vessels and one ship from the Chinese military operating around Taiwan

Russia must make concessions, but Ukraine 'can forget' joining Nato: Trump

Speaking to reporters before his first cabinet meeting, Trump said the US would "try very hard" to negotiate a deal ensuring Ukraine regains as much as possible

Pentagon orders purge of social sites to dump diversity mentions by March 5

New directive comes as the military services also are scrambling to identify probationary workers the administration has targeted for firing under its campaign to slash the government workforce

Founding family unable to secure funding for $58 bn buyout, says Seven & i

The failure of the management buyout heightens the likelihood of Couche-Tard pulling off a mammoth acquisition of one of Japan's best-known and most beloved retailers

Dems target Trump's energy emergency after his pro-oil and gas moves

Trump has opened more land for oil and gas lease sales, shifting away from Biden's efforts to protect environmentally sensitive areas like Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge

Donald Trump's AI-generated video shows Gaza as luxury resort, sparks row

The video features a golden statue of Trump, a hummus-eating, dancing Musk, and American and Israeli leaders relaxing on beach, promoting his proposal to expel 2.1 mn Palestinians and transform Gaza

Providing 'tech support,' fixing US 'govt computer systems', says Elon Musk

Musk added that he had received "a lot of death threats," over the work he has been doing, which has involved hundreds of people losing their jobs

Over 20k illegal migrants held since Trump's first month in office: US govt

Trump administration launched an immigration crackdown in the moments after his inauguration and publicised daily arrest totals during his first couple of weeks in office

Nissan prepares to replace CEO Uchida after Honda deal falls apart

Nissan directors are gauging interest in potential candidates to succeed Makoto Uchida, the 22-year company veteran who's been CEO since late 2019

Judge extends order halting Trump from firing whistleblower agency head

US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Wednesday extended a temporary restraining order to block the firing of Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel

President Trump's team weighs pulling funds for Moderna bird flu vaccine

The bird flu shot contract was awarded to Moderna in the Biden administration's final days, sending the company's stock up 13 per cent in the two days following the Jan 17 announcement

Battle for scraps of China's collapsed developer Evergrande intensifies

Oaktree Capital Management LP, run by billionaire Howard Marks, is maneuvering for advantage by seeking claim to Evergrande assets outside the Hong Kong liquidation process

Drugmakers tout AI efforts at conference amid US tariffs concerns

Drugmakers such as Amgen and contract manufacturers including Parexel highlighted AI's role in reducing the time taken to conduct certain parts of the trials

Trump's tariffs on China risk hurting US economy more than data suggests

There is little doubt that a harsher treatment of Chinese products under the first Trump administration, much of which was continued by the Biden White House, reduced China's share of US imports

Musk, his tech support effort get star turn at Trump's Cabinet meeting

Musk defended his weekend attempt to require government workers to justify their prior week's work under penalty of termination

Trump admin to eliminate more than 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

The cuts detailed by the administration would leave few surviving USAID projects for advocates to try to save in what are ongoing court battles with the administration

US federal workers who ignore Musk risk their jobs, President Trump warns

The president suggested some agencies could see dramatic job reductions, saying Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was considering eliminating 65 per cent of his staff

Trump sees 'thirst' for his 'gold card' visa with $5 mn for US citizenship

If we sell a million, that's $5 trillion dollars, Trump said during the first meeting of his second-term Cabinet, suggesting that the new revenue generated could be used to pay off the debt

Hamas hands over 4 dead hostages from Gaza as Palestinians leave prison

Israel had delayed the release of over 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday to protest what it called the cruel treatment of hostages

Pope Francis shows slight improvement in battle against pneumonia: Vatican

The slight kidney insufficiency detected a few days ago has receded, and Francis is continuing to receive respiratory physiotherapy