China sanctions Boeing, two U.S. defense contractors for Taiwan arms sales
BEIJING (news agencies) — China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sanctions against Boeing and two other defense companies Monday for arms...
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Official says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president, others at a distance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi,...
Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will...
The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
BERKELEY, Calif. (news agencies) — Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Stephen Hawking on the Big Bang. Millions of students for...
Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Raisi – a hardline and religiously conservative politician – has deep connections in the judiciary and religious elite.Iran’s President Ebrahim...