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“PRINCIPLED FRIEND” Beijing has been courting closer ties with Southeast Asia, positioning itself as a “reliable trading partner” despite tensions with ASEAN members over rival claims in the South China Sea. Li will attend the first-time summit between ASEAN, Beijing and oil-producing nations including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. That follows Chinese President Xi Jinping urging greater cooperation between Beijing and Malaysia “to safeguard the bright prospects of our Asian family” during a Southeast Asian diplomatic charm offensive in April. Anwar said in return that Malaysia would “remain an unwavering and principled friend to China”. However,…

In SummarySome countries suffer from old telecom systems, low power coverage, and limited mobile networks, which makes internet access a luxury.In some of these countries, armed extremism, political disturbance, and government shutdowns directly disrupt connectivity, damage towers, and limit online freedom.High mobile data prices, low smartphone ownership, and weak digital education mean that even where the Internet is present, most people cannot take the risk of using it.Deep Dive!Africa’s digital future is full of promises. With governments investing in almost every Smartphone and technology, access to the Internet has dramatically expanded in recent years. But progress does not look the…

Johan Helberg, a retired museum director in Norway, woke up to find the NCL Salten, a cargo ship, beached in his front yard.

The Trump administration is planning to dispatch hundreds of border agents to different parts of the country so they can help Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest unauthorized immigrants in the U.S interior, three sources familiar with the plan told CBS News.The plan would be the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to muster the vast resources and personnel of agencies across the federal government to support ICE in its bid to carry out what the president has vowed will be the largest deportation operation in U.S. history.The effort is expected to involve around 500 personnel from U.S. Customs…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pittsburgh Pirates’ general manager Ben Cherington made it clear that, despite the team’s brutal start to the season, they will not trade ace Paul Skenes. Skenes, 22, has taken MLB by storm since his debut last year and is already one of the sport’s best pitchers. Fans and experts have theorized that moving Skenes now would garner a return in a trade that could propel the Pirates back into contention. However, Cherington shut that notion down.  Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes (30) looks on against the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth inning…

A fifth civilian was arrested on Thursday for allegedly helping two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16.Casey Smith, 30, is accused of helping two fugitives immediately after the jailbreak by transporting them to multiple locations. According to a release from the New Orleans Police Department, she admitted to moving the escapees alongside Cortnie Harris, 31, who was arrested earlier this week.ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF BOASTED ABOUT JAIL SECURITY DAYS BEFORE 10 INMATES ESCAPED This combo from photos provided by Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office shows from left top: Dkenan Dennis, Gary C Price, Robert Moody,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney says tariffs were part of the discussions he had when meeting with a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Ottawa on Friday. Carney spoke to Global News outside West Block after the meeting concluded and was asked if tariffs were part of the discussion.“Of course, we discussed tariffs,” Carney said.The meeting included U.S. Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Amy Klobuchar and Peter Welch, and Republican Kevin Cramer. 5:45 Tariffs set to push grocery prices higher Trending Now Police remain silent as Nova Scotia missing kids investigation hits Week 3 Trump…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jamie Foxx is addressing conspiracy theories that Sean “Diddy” Combs played a role in his 2023 hospitalization.In a roundtable discussion with several other comedy stars for The Hollywood Reporter, Foxx spoke about recovering after his nearly fatal stroke. He recalled that while he was in the hospital, he was “heavily sedated” and on multiple painkillers, and in his altered state he got on his phone to see what people were saying about his then-mysterious condition.”So, they ‘Men in Black’-ed me, and I’m f—ed up, and this isn’t funny, but I snuck in…

Shares of Intuit popped about 9% on Friday, a day after the company reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ estimates and issued rosy guidance for the full year.Intuit, which is best known for its TurboTax and QuickBooks software, said revenue in the fiscal third quarter increased 15% to $7.8 billion. Net income rose 18% to $2.82 billion, or $10.02 per share, from $2.39 billion, or $8.42 per share, a year earlier.”This is the fastest organic growth that we have had in over a decade,” Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi told CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime” on Thursday. “It’s really incredible growth across the…

The Liberals have pulled ahead of an independent to lead by just eight votes after the distribution of preferences in a federal seat that must go to a recount three weeks after the election.Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian had pulled ahead of Nicolette Boele by a whisker during preference counting in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, just days after Ms Boele was provisionally declared the winner by 39 votes.After a full distribution of preferences on Friday, the Australian Electoral Commission confirmed it would do a recount beginning on Monday and is expected to take two weeks.The commission does recounts for all…