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Taiwan’s government has pressed the case for US arms supplies, saying they are based on US law and serve as a shared deterrent to regional threats, after President Donald Trump said he had not decided on future sales.Despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties, the US is the most important international backer for democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its territory. Washington is bound by the Taiwan Relations Act to provide weapons to the island.But on Friday after a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Trump said he had not decided whether to proceed with a major…

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 35 people including Malaysian delivery riders believed to have been recruited for loan sharking activities in Singapore have been arrested.The arrests were made in cooperation with the Singapore Police Force, said Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police Mohd Khalid Ismail on Friday (May 15).The enforcement follows a report by news outlet New Straits Times (NST) earlier this month about gig workers in Malaysia being recruited through online job groups to carry out deliveries in Singapore as part of intimidation tactics by loan sharks. “Authorities have arrested about 35 individuals in Singapore in an integrated operation with the Singapore Police Force,”…

EXPLAINERA criminal complaint unsealed on Friday in a Manhattan federal court accuses Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, of involvement in at least 18 attacks and attempted attacks spanning the United States, Canada, and Europe.The United States Department of Justice has arrested and charged an Iraqi national alleged to be a senior commander of an Iran-backed armed group that is said to have orchestrated a wave of international terror attacks.A criminal complaint unsealed on Friday in a Manhattan federal court accuses Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, 32, of involvement in at least 18 attacks and attempted attacks spanning the US,…

This week’s summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could ease economic tensions between the countries in the short term, but failed to deliver any breakthrough trade deals, according to some experts. “I was expecting that China would announce mega purchases of U.S. agriculture, energy and airplanes,” Wendy Cutler, a former negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, told CBS News. “So far, it doesn’t seem like Trump and his team have a lot to show for the visit.”President Trump on Friday said the meeting in Beijing had produced “fantastic trade deals” and characterized the trip as an “incredible…

A study in the journal Pediatrics has found that American teenagers are sleeping less than ever before. Researchers found a consistent decline in sleep across every age category, with the latest figures revealing record-low sleep levels for all groups, with just 22 per cent of older adolescents saying they slept at least seven hours each night.The outcomes of the study represent more than 400,000 American teenagers nationally from 1991 to 2023 who participated.In Canada, a January 2026 study found that 37 per cent of youth between 12 and 17 years old do not meet the minimal sleep duration recommendation based…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Baseball has been a solid moneymaker for me over the past couple of weeks, with very few bad days. Yesterday I had a play on the Astros, and they lost the game in a brutal fashion, but I made up for it with a bet on Yordan Alvarez that balanced it out. He also hit a homer, so if you bet on that, you had a +230 return.Today, I’m switching to a game between the Brewers and the Twins.The Milwaukee Brewers just keep doing it. They find ways to win games despite…

Driverless Waymo cars get into traffic jam in Atlanta – CBS News Watch CBS News Atlanta residents woke up to Waymo traffic jams on Friday. The driverless cars took over a quiet cul-de-sac. Skyler Henry has more details.

Tourists and vacationers sit and lie on their towels on the beach, others play and swim in the English Channel in Saint Pol de Leon, France. Nicolas Guyonnet | Afp | Getty ImagesEurope’s jet fuel crisis is threatening peak travel season, but consumers are instead looking to holiday closer to home to save money and avoid flight disruptions.European airlines have taken a hit since the U.S.-Iran war began, as they battle surging fuel costs as well as a jet fuel shortage while the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. The region typically imports 75% of its jet fuel from the Middle…

GWS tagger Toby Bedford takes heart from recent history as his stuttering side seek to implement the tweaks that could lift them back into AFL finals contention.The Giants (4-5) are chasing consecutive wins for the first time this season when they visit West Coast (2-7) at Optus Stadium on Sunday.”We’ve had a little bit of a rough start, but we’re pretty confident that we can have a massive impact on this competition,” Bedford told AAP.”We haven’t found the best of form just yet, but in 2023 we were in a similar situation and in the second half of the year…

SCAM SUSPECTS FROM NINE COUNTRIESIn Malaysia, the 187 suspects arrested in Klang Valley on May 6 and 7 are from nine countries.They include 127 Chinese nationals, 23 Malaysians, nine Japanese, eight Vietnamese and seven Indonesians, local news outlets reported. The others were from Laos, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. They comprise 151 men and 36 women.According to Malaysia’s Immigration Department website, a visa is not required for a stay of less than one month for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nationals except Myanmar. Last April, it was announced travellers from Malaysia and China would enjoy five more years of visa-free…