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Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, computer chips, medical products

China has vowed to retaliate and said it will take measures to defend its interests.

Biden administration advances $1.35b arms sale to Israel

US considers sending another Patriot missile battery to Ukraine

Ukraine’s European allies are also working on plans to send Kyiv additional air defence systems.

Putin backs China’s Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict

Mr Putin said Russia remained open to dialogue to solve the more than two-year-old conflict.

Ship that hit Maryland bridge lost power several times, investigators say

A preliminary report said the Dali experienced blackouts during in-port maintenance and shortly before the crash.

Blinken, guitar in hand, tells Ukraine to keep ‘rockin’ in the free world’

Miniature poodle Sage fetches top prize at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Harvard protests end with whimper as Israel divestment demands fail

Insight

Bringing everyone along: PM Lee reflects on 20 years at the helm

Tuning up S’pore’s twin economic engines of labour force and productivity

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AMERICAN EVOLUTION

‘I taught books that are now banned’: Florida schools become battleground in US culture wars

America’s culture wars may spill over into Election 2024, but how much national appeal do they have?

Born in the USA: The ‘stolen election’ and other wild lies roiling American politics

Taylor Swift vs Trump: Can America’s sweetheart move needle for Biden?

White rage: Charlottesville and beyond

Climate Change

Can forests be more profitable than beef?

Parts of India bake in hottest April on record as heatwave kills 9

G-7 energy ministers reach deal to exit from coal by 2035

Australia’s major polluters could be emitting twice as much methane as reported: Study

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