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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

China sanctions defense-related US companies and executives over Russia, Taiwan

China claims the self-governed island as its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. It has long opposed any weapon sales by the U.S. to the island. While the U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as a country, Washington is obligated by a federal law to ensure the island's government has the means to defend itself.

Chicago Sun-Times 

Biden's tariffs on China will bring more green-energy jobs to the U.S.

President Joe Biden (right), followed by United Steelworkers Vice President Roxanne Brown (center) and Century Aluminum Company President and CEO Jesse Gary, arrive for an event in the Rose Garden of the White House May 14, where Biden announced plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China.

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Committee to Protect Journalists 

Nicaraguan police arrest journalist Orlando Chávez in León 

Nicaraguan police detained Orlando Chávez, the director of the independent news radio show “El Metropolitano,” along with his brother and sister, after raiding their home on May 19, 2024, according to the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. News reports said police arrested the journalist’s siblings, Obed and Merary Chávez, for alleged obstruction and confiscated their phones....