Over 200,000 without power, 100 homes damaged as hurricane hits Hawaii
A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Maui, Oahu and Kauai counties
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Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea
(1st UPDATE) Hours before exercises are scheduled to begin, Trump says on his Truth Social site he was ‘not happy’ that the US had agreed to participate and highlights his ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong-un
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Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies
A review finds 43 of the 90 models available through WorldClaw’s website were developed by Alibaba, Baidu, Z.ai, and other Chinese tech companies the Trump administration says pose risks to national security and intellectual property
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Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group leaders of inciting subversion
(1st UPDATE) Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, are charged with ‘inciting subversion of state power’ that carries punishment of up to 10 years in jail under a China-imposed National Security Law
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The symbolic shift: US deploys Coast Guard cutter squadron, operates off PH and Singapore
Squadron ends a more than 20-year mission in the Middle East
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities
Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist in Hong Kong, one of a group of youngsters whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by a sweeping National Security Law that Beijing imposed in 2020
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Nepal, Philippines suffer greatly despite contributing little to climate crisis
There is consensus that climate change is caused by industrialized nations, and poorer countries have time and again demanded for reparations
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Malaysia’s ‘alliance allergy’ and its eyes on Balabac
A Philippine think tank meets with counterparts in Kuala Lumpur to bridge gaps
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Indonesia reopens Jakarta airport, 4 others after ash clears
Around 341,000 people have been affected by the delay, diversion, or cancellation of 2,961 flights
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US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of technology
(1st UPDATE) Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responds, saying China’s AI advances were the result of ‘achieving high-level science and technological self-reliance’
