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A California family that donated $4.4 million to Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and other California politicians has alleged past links to suspected Chinese spy Christine Fang and Chinese officials. The report ties those donations to ongoing concerns about foreign influence in American politics.
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CBP and Coast Guard intercepted a smuggling vessel near Key Largo, arresting 22 migrants including 13 Chinese nationals and one suspected Cuban smuggler. Officials called maritime entry extremely dangerous and praised interagency enforcement, while the article also cites a Trump-Xi meeting and a recent ICE shooting in Austin.
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A Royal Navy uncrewed submarine, Excalibur, has fired a torpedo for the first time in secret trials. The article presents the test as a major advance that could support the UK’s overstretched submarine fleet and help protect undersea cables amid increased Russian activity.
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A 20-nation coalition led by Norway and Finland adopted a declaration urging the UN to explore an international institution to set standards and verify frontier AI. The US, China, UK, France and others have not signed, while critics quoted in the report call the push a government-control effort, technology cartel, or fear campaign that could cost the US the AI race.
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In an opinion column, Daniel Hannan argues Britain is targeted for slavery reparations only because it is seen as a soft touch, calling reparations demands a hostile shakedown. He urges retaliatory sanctions such as aid cuts and visa bans against Caribbean and African states, while arguing Britain's abolitionist history and aid spending already outweigh any debt.
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Wealthy Chinese couples are using a California surrogacy agency, Patriot Conceptions, to have children born as US citizens through American surrogates. The agency is run by US Army veteran Haotian Bai, who has ties to Republican institutions, and the article raises concerns about surrogacy laws, birthright citizenship, and Chinese influence.
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A collection of letters criticizes Hasan Piker for calling the U.S. worse than al Qaeda and saying Iran should be allowed nuclear weapons, while also defending Israel against Ed Sheeran's criticism. The letters frame Piker and Israel's critics as anti-American, ignorant, and dangerous, and one letter calls for ending birthright citizenship.
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The article explains why President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s allies are not intervening against Houthi attacks, citing reluctance to enter a broader Iran-linked conflict and the long-running Yemeni civil war. It highlights the risks to Saudi cities, oil infrastructure, and global oil supplies while framing US disengagement as a strategic problem for Riyadh.
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Houthi forces have launched a new offensive into Yemen's strategic southwestern highlands, threatening the internationally recognized government's last major barrier before Aden. The article reports intensified Saudi air support, PLC mobilization, and the strategic stakes for possible U.S. intervention.
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An American Israeli man held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days performed at a concert in Nir Oz, the Israeli town devastated by the Oct. 7 attacks. The segment frames his performance as songs of survival and hope.
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The WSJ editorial board asks what President Trump should seek from Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit, arguing that a productive outcome must include a change in Beijing's aggressive global behavior and an end to Chinese help for Iran targeting Americans. It criticizes pomp and symbolic deals like soybeans and Boeing purchases.
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This opinion piece argues that recent German state elections reveal the collapse of the center-right CDU and an underreported rise of the far-left Die Linke, whose Berlin victory it ties to antisemitism and housing socialism, while the AfD surged in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.