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North Korea fires ballistic missiles after U.S. and South start annual joint drills, Seoul says

North Korea fires ballistic missiles after U.S. and South start annual joint drills, Seoul says

Seoul, South Korea — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills, which the North views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were …

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Russian strikes continue in Ukraine as U.S. pauses sharing intelligence with Kyiv

Russian strikes continue in Ukraine as U.S. pauses sharing intelligence with Kyiv

Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least 20 people, officials said Saturday, as heavy aerial attacks continued after the U.S. stopped sharing satellite images with Ukraine. The decision to withhold intelligence and military aid came on the heels of a tempestuous White House visit last week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Without U.S. satellite imagery, Ukraine’s ability to strike inside …

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Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

Plan to Return Russian Diplomats to U.S. Poses Espionage Risk

As it moves to transform U.S. relations with Russia, the Trump administration is talking with Moscow about readmitting potentially scores of Russian diplomats into the United States after years of expulsions. But the good-will gesture, which would be reciprocated by Moscow, could be a kind of Trojan horse, experts and diplomats warn, as the Kremlin is likely to dispatch spies …

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I Am Smitten With This Super-Thin Foldable You Can’t Buy in the U.S.

I Am Smitten With This Super-Thin Foldable You Can’t Buy in the U.S.

For the first time since the Galaxy Z Fold 4 launch in 2022, I have not been using a Samsung foldable to do my bidding. Instead, I’ve felt perfectly content doing it all on the Oppo Find N5 since it arrived a few weeks ago. The book-style foldable has an 8.12-inch inner screen and a 6.6-inch outer screen. It’s a …

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Panama releases detained deportees from the U.S. after human rights criticism

Panama releases detained deportees from the U.S. after human rights criticism

Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after they were deported from the U.S. They were given 30 days to leave the Central American nation. The deportees, largely from Asian countries, were part of a deal struck between the Trump administration and Panama and Costa Rica last month as the U.S. …

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Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region — except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to Ukraine’s aid after the Russian invasion. In 2024, $12.7 billion of $41 billion in American foreign assistance …

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U.S. Army soldiers accused of selling classified materials to China

U.S. Army soldiers accused of selling classified materials to China

U.S. Army soldiers accused of selling classified materials to China – CBS News Watch CBS News Two U.S. Army soldiers were arrested in Washington state for allegedly trying to sell sensitive government information to buyers in China. Charlie D’Agata has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn …

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U.S. Pauses Tariffs On Canadian Goods Covered Under Trade Agreement

U.S. Pauses Tariffs On Canadian Goods Covered Under Trade Agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed for one month 25% import duties on goods from Canada and Mexico that are covered by the existing North American trade agreement. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was struck during Trump’s first term in office and replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), covers most goods and services that …

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Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish U.S. Crypto Reserve

Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish U.S. Crypto Reserve

Key Notes President Trump signed an executive order to create a national crypto reserve. The reserve will store around 200,000 Bitcoin ($17.5B), along with five other seized cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin’s price dropped 5% after officials confirmed the government wouldn’t be buying Bitcoin. On March 6th, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a strategic reserve for Bitcoin BTC …

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SBR and stockpile “not enough” to make U.S. crypto capital of the world

SBR and stockpile “not enough” to make U.S. crypto capital of the world

Jake Chervinsky, a lawyer and chief legal officer at digital asset manager Variant, says the United States can do more than a strategic Bitcoin reserve or crypto stockpile if it truly wants to be the crypto capital of the world. According to Chervinsky, having a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve and digital asset stockpile could be great for the U.S. However, …

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