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US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland
Phil Stewart, Reuters | Posted May 15 - 10:14 p.m. | Save Story
The Pentagon has canceled plans to deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, two U.S. officials said, in a surprise decision slammed by lawmakers.
Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties
Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert and Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press | Posted May 15 - 9:40 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump says he's not yet made a decision on whether a major sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China.
Phil Lyman says US should pull out of Iran war 'fiasco'
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted May 14 - 10:31 p.m. | Save Story
Congressional candidate Phil Lyman called for the United States to withdraw from the war with Iran, saying the war effort had been "hijacked" and calling it a "fiasco."
Trump and Xi set for second day of talks after Taiwan warning
Trevor Hunnicutt and Mei Mei Chu, Reuters | Updated May 14 - 4:42 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to wrap up a two-day state visit on Friday after a stark warning from Xi over mishandling the Taiwan issue.
Russia pounds Ukraine in heaviest wartime drone attack over 2 days
Olena Harmash and Yurii Kovalenko, Reuters | Updated May 14 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of drones, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.
Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Updated May 13 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week's end when the vessel will resume cruises
Elena Becatoros and Devi Shastri, Associated Press | Updated May 13 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak said that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months.
Italy welcomes UK's Princess Kate on her first overseas trip since illness
Phil Noble and Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters | Updated May 13 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
Italy offered a warm welcome to Britain's Princess of Wales on Wednesday as she visited Reggio Emilia on her first official overseas trip since undergoing cancer treatment.
Trump lands in China for Xi summit with Nvidia CEO in tow
Laurie Chen, Trevor Hunnicutt and Heejin Kim, Reuters | Updated May 13 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump landed in Beijing accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk on Wednesday.
Gunshots fired as chaos erupts at Philippine Senate
Nestor Corrales and Eloisa Lopez, Reuters | Posted May 13 - 8:10 a.m. | Save Story
Volleys of gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people were told to run for cover, Reuters witnesses heard, as chaos mounted.
US war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, Pentagon says
Reuters | Updated May 12 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last month.
3rd Everest death takes Nepal's May toll of Himalayan climbers to 5
Gopal Sharma, Reuters | Posted May 12 - 9:26 a.m. | Save Story
A Nepali Sherpa guide fell into a crevasse and died on Mount Everest for the third death in two weeks on the world's highest mountain.
Shein accuses Temu of 'industrial scale' copyright breaches in UK legal battle
Reuters | Updated May 12 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
Online fast-fashion platform Shein accused Temu of copyright infringement "on an industrial scale," while Temu countered that Shein is using litigation to stifle competition.
Moore, Maloy say Congress will need to weigh in if Iran conflict continues
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted May 11 - 7:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utahns in Congress are mulling possible congressional action more than two months since the beginning of the military conflict in Iran.
Trump says Iran ceasefire is 'on life support' as hopes for a deal fade
Nandita Bose, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely Elwelly, Reuters | Updated May 11 - 5:30 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was "on life support" after Tehran's response to a U.S. proposal to end the war made clear the two sides were still far apart.
EU imposes sanctions over helping Russia abduct thousands of Ukrainian children
Lorne Cook, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 12:37 p.m. | Save Story
The European Union imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of Ukrainian children and force many to change their identities or face adoption.
2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus
Mike Corder, Associated Press | Updated May 11 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world repatriated passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.
Trump and China's Xi set for talks spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI
Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose, Reuters | Updated May 11 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons as they weigh extending a critical minerals deal, according to U.S. officials previewing Trump's two-day visit to China this week.
