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The US secretary of defence has called on Asian countries to boost their military spending to increase regional deterrence against China, which was “rehearsing for the real deal” when it comes to taking over Taiwan. Pete Hegseth, addressing the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, reiterated pledges to increase the US presence in the Indo-Pacific […]

Donald Trump announced on Friday he was doubling foreign tariffs on steel imports to 50%, as he celebrated a “blockbuster” agreement for Japan-based Nippon Steel’s to invest in US Steel during a rally in Pennsylvania. Surrounded by men in orange hardhats at a US Steel plant in West Mifflin, Trump unveiled the tariff rate increase, […]

An immunotherapy drug can ward off head and neck cancers for twice as long as the standard treatment, in the biggest breakthrough in two decades. Pembrolizumab stimulates the immune system to fight cancer, targeting a specific protein that enables the drug to wipe out cancer cells. The drug kept cancer at bay in some patients […]

Britain is facing “a new era of threat” with drones, artificial intelligence and other technologies changing the nature of warfare more fundamentally than at any other point in history, the government’s strategic defence review is expected to conclude on Monday. The 130-page document written by three advisers to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, will warn […]

Donald Trump says he is firing the first female director of the National Portrait Gallery, which contained a caption that referenced the attack on the US Capitol that his supporters carried out in early 2021. The president announced the sacking Friday through a post on his social media platform that accused Sajet – born in […]

Donald Trump saw Elon Musk off from the White House on Friday, as the Tesla chief concluded his more than four months leading the so-called department of government efficiency’s disruptive foray into federal departments that achieved far fewer cost savings than expected. Standing alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Musk, who faced a 130-day limit […]

French scientist Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the inventor of the abortion pill, has died at the age of 98 at his home in Paris. The doctor and researcher, who achieved worldwide renown for his work that led to the pill, had an eventful life that included fighting in the French resistance and becoming friends with artists such […]

Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy awards for playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean war on the pioneering hit TV series M*A*S*H, has died. She was 87. Publicist Harlan Boll says Swit died on Friday at her home in New York City, likely from natural […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 1o min: Portugal win a corner in an attempt to get back into this game. After dealing with the first ball, England fail to clear their lines properly and Andreia Norton heads an effort just wide of the post. It may […]

A former assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who testified on Thursday that the music mogul physically and sexually assaulted her when she worked for him, returned to the stand on Friday morning. Testifying under the pseudonym Mia to protect her identity, the woman shared that she worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017 as his […]