C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
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C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The C.I.A. has said for years that it did not have enough information to conclude whether the Covid pandemic emerged naturally from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or from an accidental leak at a research lab there. But the agency issued a…

Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
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Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked into the State Department on Tuesday for the first time in his new job, taking the reins of the main agency carrying out U.S. foreign policy at a time of violent global crises and as other nations…

Biden Made a Global Push to Constrain China. What Will Trump Do?
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Biden Made a Global Push to Constrain China. What Will Trump Do?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden and his aides came into office with deep experience in trans-Atlantic affairs. But over four years, they focused too on the Pacific, where China strains to be the dominant player. Their main effort: building up alliances to counter China. President-elect Donald…

China Deploys Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge
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China Deploys Security to Try to Reassure a Country on Edge

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Chinese government is stepping up measures to root out potential troublemakers and suppress social discontent, after a spate of mass killings has shaken the country and stirred fears about public safety. Armed police have been stationed outside of schools, with bollards erected…

Opinion | It’s September 2026, and the Pentagon Is Alarmed
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Opinion | It’s September 2026, and the Pentagon Is Alarmed

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s September 2026, and the Pentagon is alarmed. Its spy satellites have detected a rapid, large-scale buildup of Chinese naval and amphibious forces across the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese government’s intentions are unclear, but military leaders in Washington hope that a show of…