Husband of Ex-New York Governor Aide Recorded Millions in Payments From China, Files Show
NEW YORK—The husband of a former aide to New York governors documented a master list of alleged kickbacks he received from China for many...
DeepSeek Has ‘Kill Switch’ to Shut Down Topics That Beijing Wants Censored: Report
DeepSeek has a “kill switch” baked into its system, and it does exactly what Beijing wants, a cybersecurity report finds. The Chinese artificial intelligence...
China’s Arms Sales Drop Amid Military Purges, Report Says
China’s state-owned military giants had a 10 percent drop in sales in 2024 amid corruption allegations against the country’s defense officials, according to a...
China Targets Americans With Disinformation About Taiwan, Taiwanese VP Warns
China is spreading disinformation about Taiwan in the United States, Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said in an interview aired on Dec. 1, telling...
World’s Top Arms Producers Saw Record Revenue Last Year, Report Says
The revenues of the world’s 100 largest military service providers and arms manufacturers increased by 5.9 percent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion,...
More Than 1,300 Dead From Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as Rescue Efforts Intensify
BATANG TORU, Indonesia—Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides...
Hong Kong Launches Judge-Led Inquiry Into Deadly High-Rise Blaze That Killed 151
Hong Kong’s chief executive announced on Dec. 2 that a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of last month’s deadly apartment complex fire, after...
US Lowers Tariffs on South Korean Cars to 15 Percent
The U.S. tariff on South Korean automobiles will be lowered to 15 percent retroactively to Nov. 1, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. In a...
Experts Bring Focus to Forced Organ Harvesting at World Lawmaker Summit
Experts on China’s practice of harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience recently spoke at a summit in Brussels, addressing lawmakers from 28 countries on...