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US must be prudent when supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump7 hours agoShareSaveKelly NgShareSaveReutersTrump and Xi last met in October, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in South KoreaChina's leader Xi Jinping called Taiwan “the most important issue” in China-US relations during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Xi had told Trump to be “prudent” when supplying weapons to the island, state media reported, adding that he “attaches great importance” to ties with Washington and hoped both sides will find ways to resolve their differences.
Trump cast the call as “excellent” and “long and thorough”.
Wednesday's call follows a flurry of visits by Western leaders, including UK's Keir Starmer, to China in recent months, hoping to reset relations with the world's second-largest economy.
Trump himself is due to visit China in April, a trip he says he “very much looks forward to”.
He added that Beijing is considering buyin..

US says it shot down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier13 hours agoShareSaveIan AikmanShareSaveUS Navy via ReutersThe drone was “aggressively” approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, a spokesman said (file photo) An Iranian drone was shot down as it “aggressively approached” an American aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, a US military spokesman has said.
An F-35C stealth fighter jet which took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln warship shot down the drone “in self-defence” to protect the aircraft carrier and its personnel, US Central Command spokesman Capt Tim Hawkins said.
The ship was approximately 500 miles from the Iranian coast when the drone approached it with “unclear intent”.
No US equipment was damaged and no service members were harmed.
It comes as the US continues to build up a military presence in the region, with tensions high between Washington and Tehran.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to take military action against Iran if it does not negot..

Thousands of Epstein documents taken down after victims identified17 hours agoShareSaveJessica RawnsleyShareSaveReutersThe US Department of Justice released around three million more documents linked to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on FridayThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised.
Lawyers for Epstein's victims said flawed redactions in the files released on Friday had “turned upside down” the lives of nearly 100 survivors.
Email addresses and nude photos in which the names and faces of potential victims could be identified were included in the release.
Survivors issued a statement calling the disclosure “outrageous” and said they should not be “named, scrutinized and retraumatized”.
The DOJ said it had taken down all the flagged files and that mistakes were due to “technical or human error”.
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Rape trial begins for son of Norway's crown princess in tense moment for royal family2 hours agoShareSavePaul KirbyEurope digital editor, Oslo district courtShareSaveNTB/AlamyMarius Borg Høiby was last pictured in January on the way to see his lawyer (file pic)A year and a half after Marius Borg Høiby was arrested by police over a violent episode at a woman's flat's in Oslo, the son of Norway's crown princess is going on trial in the biggest case to come to court here for years.
Høiby is accused of 38 charges including four counts of rape in one of the biggest cases in Norway for years.
The seven-week trial opens at Oslo district court on Tuesday against a backdrop of almost daily revelations surrounding him and his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
On the eve of the trial it emerged the 29-year-old had been detained again, in circumstances not unlike his initial arrest, on suspicion of assault, making threats with a knife and violating a restraining order.
As pol..

Clintons agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress6 hours agoShareSaveSakshi VenkatramanShareSaveWatch: Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee after a months-long standoff.
Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and says he cut off contact two decades ago.
It's unclear when the depositions will take place, but it will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Republicans, approved the measure to hold the Clintons in con..