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ASEAN maritime cooperation can’t just be a response to China threat

April 18, 2025

CATL surges 12.5% in Hong Kong debut after world’s top listing this year
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Shares of Contempor Amperex Technology, better known as CATL, rose in their trading debut on the Hong Kong Exchange on Tuesday, after the Chinese electric vehicle battery maker raised 35.7 billion Hong Kong dollars ($4.6 billion) in the world’s largest share offering so far this year. CATL’s shares began trading at HK$296…
FBI leaders under pressure from MAGA voters to act on their corruption claims
For years, Kash Patel and Dan Bongino have said the Biden administration and corrupt “deep state” actors “weaponized” the FBI against Donald Trump. They accused the bureau of covering up what it knew about pipe bombs placed before the Jan. 6 attack. They suggested that FBI operatives helped ignite the Capitol riot. They said FBI…
Senate advances a major crypto regulation bill on a bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced a major cryptocurrency regulation bill Monday on a bipartisan vote two weeks after every Senate Democrat united to block it. The procedural vote on the GENIUS Act — which would establish the first regulatory framework for issuers of stablecoins, digital tokens pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar —…
EU arms makers seek Southeast Asian partners amid China-US rivalry
HAMBURG, Germany — While Pakistan’s claim that its Chinese-manufactured fighter aircraft shot down India’s French-made jets earlier this month shone a spotlight on China’s capabilities, an Indonesian Navy crew was undergoing final training at an Italian shipyard owned by one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, Fincantieri. Amid debate over the superiority of Chinese weaponry, Indonesian…
Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team releases new video of arrest interaction with ICE agents
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team releases new video of arrest interaction with ICE agents 01:02 UP NEXT All-out search continues for 7 escaped New Orleans inmates 02:48 New law criminalizes posting of non-consensual explicit images 00:58 CBS News CEO…
Rio Tinto ups its lithium bet with $900m investment in Chilean JV
SYDNEY — Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto will invest $900 million in a joint venture with Chilean state-owned Codelco, expanding its lithium interests despite a protracted slump in prices for the key battery metal. Rio said on Tuesday that the brine project in Salar de Maricunga, in Chile’s lithium-rich Atacama Desert salt flats, is in…
Video appears to show Mahmoud Khalil cooperating with ICE agents before he was detained
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team on Monday released new footage of the minutes leading up to his March arrest that they say contradicts the government’s argument that he was a flight risk, which officials had said justified his detainment without an arrest warrant. The Columbia activist who helped organize pro-Palestinian rallies on campus…
Nippon Steel proposes large investment to push through US Steel deal
TOKYO — Nippon Steel has proposed to the U.S. government a substantial capital investment in U.S. Steel as it seeks to get the green light from President Donald Trump on the stalled acquisition deal. “If the U.S. wants to revive its manufacturing [through the Trump tariffs], they will need our technology and the huge investment,”…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago after mayor’s remarks about hiring Black officials
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said Monday that it was opening an investigation into the city of Chicago after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s comments Sunday highlighting prominent Black officials in his administration. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote in a letter to Johnson posted on X that she had “authorized an investigation” into whether Chicago is…