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Global AI boom fuels Asia factory expansion in August

Surging global demand for AI hardware kept Asia's factories humming in August, private surveys showed on Tuesday, brightening prospects for the export-reliant region even as the prolonged Middle East war fuels uncertainty and rising costs.China, Japan and South Korea saw factory activity expand in August on solid demand for chips, computers and other AI-related products, helping offset mounting cost pressures from the conflict.China's RatingDog China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, rose to 51.5 in August from 50.9 in July, staying above the

South Korea proposes record $597 billion 2027 budget to supercharge AI investment

New Zealand, US to fund Cook Islands port upgrade

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Japan capital spending gathers pace, bolstering economic outlook and BOJ hike case

Japanese companies increased their pace ‌of spending on plant and equipment in April-June, a sign of business confidence that could prompt an upgrade to the economic growth outlook and support the case for near-term rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.Capital spending in the second quarter rose 1.6% compared to the same period last year, accelerating from a meagre 0.05% increase in the previous quarter, according to Ministry of Finance data. Spending grew 1.5% on a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis."Strong global growth in AI is creating pressure on Japanese companies to boost investment s

China's August factory activity picks up as demand improves, PMI shows

Bond selloff pressures stocks as oil crosses $91 a barrel

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South Korea's Lee accepts resignation of policy adviser following cabinet reshuffle

South Korea's chief presidential policy adviser has resigned, the presidential Blue House said on Tuesday, after President Lee Jae Myung reshuffled his cabinet and senior aides amid a drop in his approval rating. Kim Yong-beom was a key adviser to Lee on economic policy, including on housing and stock market issues.President Lee had accepted Kim's resignation on Tuesday, the presidential office's spokesperson said. The announcement follows a cabinet reshuffle announced on Sunday, in which Lee's office named six new ministers including replacements for the economy and finance minister and the

Sources: Army Secretary resigns amid tensions with Hegseth

Oil prices rise as latest fighting resurrects Middle East supply disruption risks

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State Farm sued by Los Angeles County for allegedly mishandling wildfire claims

State Farm was sued on Monday by Los Angeles County, which accused the largest U.S. home insurer of mishandling claims by victims of the January 2025 wildfires in southern California.According to the complaint, State Farm handled claims worse than any other insurer, including by failing to pay benefits, lowballing loss estimates, bouncing policyholders from one adjuster to another, and pressuring policyholders whose contaminated homes remained standing to return home.The complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeks restitution for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed i

The 2026 midterms are coming fast. Introducing CNN’s 20/26 Vision newsletter

I still remember my first job interview to cover politics in Washington back in 2006.The job was writing about House and Senate campaigns, and I think I spent more time talking about which midterm races I was interested in than why I was the right candidate for the job.(For the record, my sleeper pick – Republicans winning Vermont’s at-large US House seat – turned out to be wrong. But I got the job.)I’ve always preferred midterm elections to the much more ballyhooed presidential ones. In presidential years, everyone focuses so much on one race – who the next president will be – but

Exclusive: DHS plans to launch voter fraud investigation surge Tuesday

An 80-year-old senator is asking for six more years — and pitching himself as revolutionary

Trump is staking out extreme positions on White House secrecy, legal experts say

At this point more than two months before the midterm elections, Democrats retaking control of Congress and its subpoena power is far from certain. But President Donald Trump is already laying down legal markers for how he’ll fight any attempt by lawmakers to investigate him.In a Justice Department memo and legal filings, the Trump administration is arguing that the president can keep secret not just the conversations he has with his advisers within the White House, but that his dealings with individuals outside the government can be shielded as well. The White House is also saying in court

Six months into the Iran war, Iranian Americans remain divided over what comes next

Six months since the United States and Israel launched the first strikes on Iran, the physical, financial and emotional impacts of the war have reverberated from Tehran across the world, including to the vast Iranian community in the US, which has been divided with varying opinions on how the war started and what is has – or hasn’t – accomplished.The Iranian diaspora spans multiple generations and waves of exile, from those who left after the 1979 revolution to more recent arrivals who fled crackdowns and protest movements. Those experiences helped shape sharply different reactions to th

The space Nolan Wells left behind as a new football season begins without him

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation after tension with Hegseth

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.A second source familiar said that in his resignation, Driscoll “brought up concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the generals who were responsible.”An Army official said Driscoll “spoke to the president about the current state of the Army

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DA says a teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting livestream has been charged with murder

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and then disseminated the attackers’ white-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting, a district attorney said Monday. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said at a news conference in Winston-Salem that the girl, identified in court records as Sarah L. Santiago, was arrested last week. A grand jury indicted her on three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy Monday. “At this time I

Israel’s far-right competes for votes with increasingly extreme visions

Israeli settlers storm Palestinian village, seizing home with owner inside

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At least 2 dead in Grand Canyon flooding; Park Service says 20-plus may be missing

At least two people were killed and as many as 20 or more others were unaccounted for after flash flooding struck the Grand Canyon in Arizona over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers by helicopter, the National Park Service said.Heavy rains on Saturday sent a cascade of mud, boulders and debris rushing through Bright Angel Creek, a major side canyon that runs from the park's North Rim to the Colorado River, sweeping away trails, foot bridges and other infrastructure.On Monday, the National Park Service confirmed that the bodies of two flood victims had been recovered, one

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Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month, raising tensions in a conflict that had recently shifted into an economic standoff.Iran launched missiles overnight at two U.S. air bases in Jordan in response to a U.S. attack on Iran's Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.The exchange highlighted how quickly a conflict that has increasingly been fought through sanctions, blockades and economic pressure can still spill back into military act