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Japanese premier says stronger alliance with US is key to regional stability, seeks to meet Trump

Dec. 24, 2024 07:55 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday strengthening his country's alliance with the United States is key to regional security and expressed his desire to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. This comes amid worries about China’s increasingly...

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

Dec. 23, 2024 21:40 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping...

Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world's No. 3 automaker

Dec. 23, 2024 11:27 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world’s third-largest automaker by sales, as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed...

Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate

Dec. 23, 2024 08:32 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic and technological rivalry between the United States and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player. Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to ban new sales of drones from two dominant Chinese...

China says Philippine plan to deploy midrange missiles would be 'extremely irresponsible'

Dec. 23, 2024 08:01 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — China said a plan by the Philippines to deploy midrange missiles would be a provocative move that stokes regional tensions. The Philippines top army official told reporters in Manila earlier on Monday that the military plans to acquire a midrange system to defend the...

Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them

Dec. 23, 2024 07:49 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader. As a volunteer rescuer, Hedrick uses thermal drones to search for...

What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry

Dec. 23, 2024 06:55 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of...

Pandas An An and Ke Ke celebrate their 1st Christmas in Hong Kong

Dec. 23, 2024 03:01 AM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park Monday, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras. An An, the male panda, was presented with an ice slab that had “Merry...

Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing's agent in local California election

Dec. 20, 2024 10:18 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese national was arrested Thursday on charges of acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign manager for an unnamed politician elected to a city council in Southern California two years ago. The arrest of Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64,...

International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration

Dec. 20, 2024 08:33 AM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration. More than...