Japan Cabinet approves record defense budget to deter China
Japan is seeking to bolster its defense capabilities in the face of "the most severe" security environment since the end of World War II....
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Japan is seeking to bolster its defense capabilities in the face of "the most severe" security environment since the end of World War II....
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Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon says that some employees stranded in India due to visa delays can work re...
The US Department of Justice said it needed time to sift through almost a million newly recovered documents related to the case. Senators from both parties criticized the delay of the release....
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Tariff deals with the US have bought time but investment momentum is elsewhere...
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said he would meet with his US counterpart soon to advance peace talks to end Russia's ongoing all-out war, nearing its four-year mark....
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