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President Donald Trump’s administration started implementing huge job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday following the administration’s announcement last week that the department would be cutting roughly 10,000 jobs. According to The Associated Press, some HHS staffers cut under the Trump administration were notified of the termination of their…

U.S. forces deployed on the southern border may soon get the green light to take down suspicious drones operating overhead. Transnational cartels may be operating these drones as a way to find gaps in ongoing multi-agency border security efforts, or to directly endanger those multi-agency personnel. Testifying at a House Armed Services Committee on April…

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The collapse of a China-built skyscraper in Bangkok has reignited long-standing concerns over construction safety and Beijing’s ability to police quality standards in its overseas projects. Yet in China, those conversations were quickly silenced. A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighboring…

Alpine pit crew members practice at the pits at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday, ahead of Sunday’s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix race. © Japan Today

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Taiwan urged democracies worldwide to condemn China for being a “troublemaker” after Beijing launched military drills around the island. China’s military said Tuesday it had kicked off joint exercises involving its army, navy, air force and rocket force around Taiwan as…