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F-35 jets all contain China-made alloy banned by law, US Pentagon says
Every one of the more than 825 F-35 fighter jets delivered so far contain a component made with a Chinese alloy that's prohibited by both US law and Pentagon regulations, according to the programme office that oversees the aircraft.
The…
Indo-Pacific ministers to boost regional supply chains: Japan
Fourteen member states of a U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic initiative agreed Thursday to bolster regional supply chains, moving a step closer toward the launch of formal negotiations under the initiative, according to Japan's trade…
US bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years
US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said.
The guidelines were unveiled as part of a $50bn (£43bn)…
Justice Department may have to scale back Trump probes due to midterm election
As the midterm elections near, top Justice Department officials are weighing whether to temporarily scale back work in criminal investigations involving former President Donald Trump because of an unwritten rule forbidding overt actions…
Russia’s unfounded claims of secret US bioweapons continue to circulate
The United States secretly manufactured biological weapons in Ukraine. It trained birds to carry viruses into Russia. It created Covid-19. It operated laboratories in Nigeria that engineered this year's outbreak of monkeypox.
Of the many…
8 migrants drown as dozens are swept down Rio Grande
Eight migrants drowned and 37 others were rescued as they tried to cross the raging waters of the Rio Grande to reach the United States, administration officials said Friday.
The migrants were among scores of people crossing the river near…
White House to seek $16b in additional Ukraine aid
The White House will ask Congress to provide additional aid for Ukraine in the fiscal year that begins Oct 1, as officials warn that earlier monies are running out with the effort to combat Russia's invasion now past its six-month mark.…
Biden lauds ‘more good news’ on jobs as Republicans continue criticism of inflation
President Joe Biden hailed "more good news" after the latest government data showed US employers added a healthy number of jobs in August, even as a stream of people entering the job market pushed the unemployment rate higher.
"The great…
Biden says Trump ideology threatens US democracy
Supporters of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" (Maga) agenda are a threat to democracy, President Joe Biden has said.
"Maga forces are determined to take this country backwards," he said in a primetime speech in…
Mary Peltola: First Alaskan Native elected to Congress as Sarah Palin loses
Sarah Palin has lost a special congressional election in Alaska, in a district that was Republican-held for nearly five decades.
The winner, Democrat Mary Peltola, will be the first Alaskan Native to serve as a lawmaker in…