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“The notion of peaceful coexistence is very laudable as a long-term goal. But in today’s environment, I think it’s a step too far,” said Dennis Wilder, a professor of foreign affairs at Georgetown University who directed the Central Intelligence Agency’s East Asia and Pacific division in 2015 and 2016.”This is a strategic competition, and we need to be careful not to escalate it to the point of sparking a new Cold War or World War III.”Wilder added that a major problem is that both countries pride themselves on being “highly exceptional” in human history – a perspective that doesn’t breed…

NBA veteran Noah Vonleh on Thursday reflected on his uneasy first year with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Vonleh relayed a story about the team’s general manager trying to throw him out of his hotel room after attending a Sharks game shortly after the CBA All-Star game in March. “The general manager has instructed the hotel to send someone to my room to forcibly remove me. Six men have broken into my room and are trying to remove me,” the 28-year-old wrote on Instagram. “They are trying to get in with weapons and are threatening me with…

Duke’s top players will be competing against the best this summer. Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2024, was named to the USA Basketball Select Team on Friday as the team trains with the U.S. Men’s National Team in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Flagg is the only college player on the roster and is the first collegiate player to be selected since Doug McDermott and Marcus Smart in 2013. The Newport, Maine native has been generating buzz since his high school days and recently participated in a scrimmage with the rest of…

Birds fly outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day the justices issued their orders in pending appeal cases on June 24, 2024 in Washington, U.S. Nathan Howard | Reuters”The Constitution gives Congress the sole power to make laws,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).”After 40 years of deference to Chevron, the Supreme Court made clear today that our system of government has no room for unelected bureaucracies to monopolise this power,” McConnell said. “The days of federal agencies filling a legislative vacuum are well and truly over.””Today’s decision marks an important course correction that will help create a…

Chinese critics were ecstatic after Biden’s scathing debate on Thursday, slamming the 81-year-old president on everything from his appearance to his voice to how often he blinks. Even media in America’s closest European allies slammed the president for his “appalling” performance, while Vladimir Putin’s representatives claimed the Russian dictator had slept through the disastrous showdown. “The debate was very entertaining for many Chinese people,” Hu Xijin, a leading commentator and former state media editor, wrote on X early Friday, scathingly labelling the Atlanta showdown between Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump as “negative propaganda for Western democracy.” President Biden’s poor…

Lately, many people, myself included, have been jumping on a new lifestyle trend that has been all the rage on the internet for the past few months.This practice, known as “bed rot,” sounds pretty creepy, but it’s simply a phrase used to describe the new self-care trend that young people are obsessed with on TikTok and other social media.It’s not like I’m sleeping in dirty sheets or anything like that. Remotely I see.Gen Z seems to be loving the “bed rot” trend that’s taking TikTok by storm. (Carol Yepes/Getty Images)Simply put, it means staying in your own little cocoon in…

Pakistan’s main stock index hits year-end high amid optimism over budget, IMF outlook KARACHI: Pakistan’s stock market ended fiscal year 2024 on a high with the main stock index hitting 78,444 points on Friday, its highest ever close on the final day of the fiscal year amid renewed investor optimism that Islamabad would secure fresh loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pakistan’s parliament on Friday passed the government’s tax-increasing finance bill for the next fiscal year starting July 1, 2024. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the budget on June 12, which included an aggressive tax revenue target of 13…

Upcoming monsoon rains could cause ‘catastrophic’ floods in Pakistan, says PM’s climate change adviser ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister’s Climate Change Coordinator Romina Khurshid Alam said on Friday that upcoming monsoon rains could cause “devastating” floods in the country and urged authorities to ensure people in vulnerable areas have access to relief camps. The head of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a similar warning on Wednesday, saying the country’s Sindh and Punjab provinces could face an “emergency situation” during the upcoming monsoon season. Pakistan’s monsoon season usually lasts from July to September. In 2022, large swathes of the South…

Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo has been charged in connection with the investigation into the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, according to court records.According to the indictment, Arredondo was charged with 10 counts of child abandonment and child endangerment in connection with the 10 surviving students at Robb Elementary School.Sheriff Ruben Nolasco confirmed to ABC News that Arredondo was booked into the Uvalde County Jail on Thursday night and then released.In this May 26, 2022, file photo, Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo, third from left, speaks during a press conference outside Robb…

CNN  —  President Joe Biden is three years and seven months older than former President Donald Trump. In their debate Thursday night on CNN, the gap between the 81-year-old incumbent and his 78-year-old challenger seemed much larger. Biden, hoarse and displaying little vocal range, was often unable to express his differences with Trump with clarity. At one point, after Biden had trailed off as he defended his record on border security, Trump said: “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said, either.” Trump, meanwhile, at times repeated…