US accuses China of secret nuclear test

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US accuses China of secret nuke testing as it calls for broader arms control deal
The US accused China Wednesday of conducting at least secret nuclear tests as Washington continued its push for a new arms control treaty that would include Beijing in addition to Moscow and Washingto...

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US accuses China of secret nuclear test as Trump admin calls for broader nuclear weapons agreement
U.S. accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for broad new arms treaty after New START
Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed
Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin sai...

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Trump Calls for New Treaty as Nuclear Arms Control Era Ends
Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty but Trump says he wants a new pact
Trump's nuclear arms control push with Russia hinges on China
The expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as New Start, left the US and Russia without major guardrails on their nuclear weapons programmes for the first time in the 21st Century.

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Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires
Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits

The US wants to push China out of Latin America. The Panama Canal is the latest test

China has come out swinging after Panama’s high court ruled against a Hong Kong-backed company’s right to operate key ports at the Panama Canal, vowing the government will “pay a heavy political and economic price” if it did not reverse course.

US.-China power struggle thrusts Panama Canal back into the spotlight

It follows a contentious decision from Panama's top court to rule against a Hong Kong-backed firm’s right to operate two key terminals on the waterway.
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Trump, Xi discuss Iran in call as US presses China, others to break from Tehran

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the US administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran.
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Trump says the U.S. is winning the AI race with China. Here’s what experts say

Industry leaders say China’s AI models are only months behind the US, and China has advantages in talent and electricity generation

As a parade of US allies rattled by Trump visit China, Beijing claims a win for its new world order

As US President Donald Trump takes a sledgehammer to longstanding alliances with a volatile foreign policy that’s included threats to take control of Greenland and a spiraling feud with Canada, he’s also creating a significant opening for China.

Russia, China squeeze US Arctic defense zone as Trump eyes Greenland

Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.

China turning to Brazil soybeans after meeting US purchase pledge

"China imported a record volume of soybeans in 2025, as buyers sharply increased purchases from South America amid fears of supply shortfalls if a trade war with Washington persisted."

China faces higher prices for further US soybean buys to please Trump

By Naveen Thukral and Ella Cao SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Chinese soybean importers face much higher costs to bring in an additional 8 million metric tons of U.S. cargoes, whose purchase President Donald Trump has said Beijing is weighing,