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CIA’s Mandarin-language spy recruiting ads mocked in China
HONG KONG — A Central Intelligence Agency campaign on social media to recruit Chinese officials to spy for the U.S. has been met with derision in China, while spotlighting the shadowy espionage war between the rival superpowers. In two videos posted on YouTube and other platforms, the CIA refers to the sudden disappearance of officials…
South Korea’s chief tariffs negotiator resigns as political chaos grows
SEOUL — South Korea’s chief tariffs negotiator and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok resigned Thursday night, hit by political turmoil, leaving the country vulnerable in its trade talks with the U.S. The departure came one week after Choi held tariff talks with U.S. Treasury Secret Scott Bessent in Washington to get an exemption from 25% “reciprocal”…
India’s extreme weather-resilient real estate sees insurance benefits
RAJASTHAN, India — India’s climate change-linked extreme weather events are having a greater impact on the country’s real estate, and consequently the cost of insuring properties. That’s opening the door to more resilient building designs as businesses and property owners seek to head off increases in premiums, which are set to only rise further as…
UN Security Council closely monitoring India-Pakistan situation
UN Security Council closely monitoring India-Pakistan situation UNITED NATIONS: The President of the UN Security Council for May, Evangelos Sekeris of Greece, said he expects the 15-member body to meet “sooner, rather than later.” On the serious situation between India and Pakistan following the April 22 armed attack in Indian- occupied Kashmir to deal with…
Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson criticizes Trump’s attacks on judges
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday attacks by Republican President Donald Trump and his allies on judges were “not random” and seemed “designed to intimidate the judici.” Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Trump in March for urging the impeachment of a federal judge, laying bare tensions between the country’s executive and the judici as Trump’s…
What can Asian countries offer Trump in tariff negotiations?
TOKYO — Asian economies are set to use imports of U.S. energy resources as leverage in negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to back down from his hefty “reciprocal” tariffs, but concessions in other areas like automobiles and agriculture could prove harder, observers say. “Asian trading partners have been the most forthcoming in terms of…
Yuan hits 10-year low against euro, threatening trade tensions
TOKYO — The yuan has depreciated to the lowest level in a decade against the euro, setting the stage for low-cost Chinese goods to flood the European market and create trade frictions between the two sides. One euro fetched 8.437 yuan during April 22 trading in the foreign exchange market, a rate last seen in…
CIA hopes cinematic videos will persuade Chinese to spy for U.S.
The CIA on Thursday released two social media videos inviting disillusioned Chinese officials to spy for the United States, seeking to take advantage of government corruption and repression in China. The cinematic, Mandarin-language videos released across multiple platforms resemble recruiting videos the C.I.A. agency has produced in the past few years aimed at encouraging Russians to share secrets with the U.S. Officials say…
Israeli milit strikes near Syria’s presidential palace
DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in the southern part of the nation. The strike came after days of clashes between pro-Syrian government gunmen and fighters who belong to the Druze…