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Beijing 'out for blood,' aims to punish Japan for public comments on Taiwan, scholars say
Dec 2, 2025 - World 
Beijing is "out for blood" and wants to exact a toll on Japan for recent signals that Tokyo would view a Chinese attack on Taiwan as a threat to Japan's security, according to a leading scholar on China's foreign policy.
Indian order to preload state-owned app on smartphones sparks political outcry
Dec 2, 2025 - World 
Apple among big tech companies reportedly refusing to install Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on their devicesA political outcry has erupted in India after the government mandated large technology companies to install a state-owned app on smartphones that has led to surveillance fears among opposition MPs and activists.Manufacturers including Apple, Samsung and Xiomi have 90 days to comply with the order to preload the government’s Sanchar Saathi, or Communication Partner, on every phone in India. Continue reading...
Puerto Rico holds hearings on proposed power bill increases as customers fume and outages persist
Dec 2, 2025 - World 
Puerto Rico is holding key hearings on fee increase requests from private power companies that, if approved, could see the U.S. territory’s average residential bill rise by at least 40%
U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats will begin to include land locations in South America, Trump says
Dec 2, 2025 - World 
President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military would "very soon" carry out missile strikes on land against drug traffickers in some South American countries as he plans to expand operations that have so far focused on smugglers' boats in the Caribbean Sea.
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
Dec 2, 2025 - World 
Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ healthLeer en español en Quinto Elemento LabAn industrial boom in a US manufacturing hub in Mexico is contributing to a massive air pollution crisis that is threatening residents’ health, according to new research by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab.The polluting facilities in Monterrey include factories that are operated by companies from around the world – including the US, Europe, Asia and Mexico – but export largely to the US. Continue reading...
