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1 day ago | 
nbcnews.com | Frank Thorp V |Rebecca Shabad |Peter Guo
Updated May 13, 2025, 3:23 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump has landed in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of his first major foreign trip of his second term. He next heads to Qatar and then the United Arab Emirates. The United States and China agreed to a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month, a big step toward easing the trade war between the two countries.
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2 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo |Rob Wile
6 hours agoIf you’re like me, you’re always looking for the best new whiskey. With so many brand-new whiskey expressions hitting liquor store shelves week after week, it can be hard to know what’s really worth a splurge. I get it. That’s exactly why, here at UPROXX, we round up the best of the best each month …
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5 days ago | 
nbcnews.com | Keir Simmons |Natasha Lebedeva |Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
/ Updated MOSCOW — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s World War II victory over Nazi Germany on Friday with a parade attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the two countries vowed to strengthen ties and “firmly” counter U.S. influence. Amid tight security after Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow this week, thousands of Russian troops marched on Red Square, with military units from China and 12 other countries also taking part.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Patrick Smith |Peter Guo
The central African nation of Rwanda is in discussions with President Donald Trump's administration on a possible deal to accept deported migrants from the United States, the country's foreign minister said late Sunday. Olivier Nduhungirehe told state broadcaster Rwanda TV that early talks were under way, according to Reuters news agency.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnews.com | Peter Guo
Reports that a dead snake in a public school lunch caused dozens of children to fall ill are being investigated by authorities in India. More than 100 students had became sick in the northeastern town of Mokama after eating the meal last week, the country’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said in a statement Thursday. A school cook reportedly served the food to about 500 children after removing a dead snake from it, the commission said, citing reports from local media.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Peter Guo
When it roamed the Earth 80 million years ago, a 40-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex was one of nature's most terrifying prospects. Soon, it could be a purse. A group of researchers and bio-engineers in the U.K. say they’re working to produce high-end clutches and totes with T. rex skin grown from fossilized remains of the ancient carnivore.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Arata Yamamoto |Peter Guo
By and TOKYO — A climber was rescued twice in one week from Japan’s Mount Fuji after he went back to search for his lost phone, police said Monday. On Sunday, rescuers carried the climber on a stretcher from a station on the Fujinomiya Trail, which sits about 10,170 feet high, Japanese news outlet Nippon TV cited the local police as saying. The man appeared to suffer from altitude sickness but was not in life-threatening condition.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Peter Guo |Julia Zhong
By and A runaway miniature dachshund in Australia named Valerie has been found alive and well after she went missing for 529 days in the wilderness. Wildlife searchers announced late Friday that Valerie had been safely rescued on Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia. The beloved sausage dog had captured international attention after disappearing in November 2023 during a camping trip with her owners, Josh Fishlock and Georgia Gardner.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Peter Guo |Dawn Liu |Rae Wang
By and HONG KONG — President Donald Trump has a new nickname in China: “The Lord of Eternal Tariffs.”Jokes and memes about the tariffs Trump has imposed on Beijing and other U.S. trading partners have been proliferating online in China, embraced by state media seeking to rally the public as well as ordinary internet users bemused by Trump’s policy decisions.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
Updated President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the prime minister of Norway at the White House. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson directly contradicted Trump on trade negotiations, telling reporters that the U.S. and China "have not engaged in any consultations or negotiations regarding tariffs, let alone reached an agreement." The comments come after Trump told reporters yesterday that he was "actively" speaking with China.
