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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 14 m

Trump accuses Obama of treason over report of 2016 Russia election interference scmp.com/news/world/uni…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Trump has claimed since they were launched that the various investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 US election were a ‘hoax’.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 26 m

Washington China hawks slam US approval of H20 chip sales scmp.com/news/us/econom…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Critics question whether move was part of June trade deal as claimed.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 2 h

Marcos secures trade deal with Trump – but tariffs only drop 1% scmp.com/news/us/diplom…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Trump cites ‘beautiful visit’ in social media post announcement.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 3 h

Chinese hacking groups are behind SharePoint attacks, Microsoft says scmp.com/news/china/art…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Microsoft said it identified 2 groups as leveraging flaws in SharePoint software; China said it firmly opposes all forms of cyberattacks.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 3 h

US Treasury chief says trade talks with China to continue next week in Sweden scmp.com/news/china/dip…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Scott Bessent says talks will take place Monday and Tuesday in Stockholm to work on a likely extension of tariffs pause.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 5 h

Can China get the US out of the way of better ties with Europe? scmp.com/news/china/dip…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Beijing and Brussels are marking 50 years of diplomatic relations but one third party is putting a damper on the festivities.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 7 h

Trump-led DOJ wants to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s ex-girlfriend scmp.com/news/world/uni…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Following backlash over Epstein records, the DOJ’s overture to Ghislaine Maxwell is part of President Trump’s directive to release ‘all credible evidence’.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 8 h

Houston to Taipei in 2½ hours? Possible, if US-Taiwan spaceport plans take off scmp.com/news/china/pol…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Potential cooperation on suborbital flights may first involve ‘unmanned cargo missions’, de facto embassy American Institute in Taiwan says.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 11 h

UK signs investment deals on US$51b Sizewell C nuclear plant scmp.com/news/world/eur…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Landmark nuclear project, which aims too supply power to 6 million households for about 60 years, secures backing from private investors.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 12 h

Beware of overseas spies bearing souvenirs, China warns travellers scmp.com/news/china/pol…

SCMPNews's tweet card. State sector workers, scholars and students are prime targets for receiving surveillance-equipped gifts abroad, anti-espionage agency says.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · 23 h

Venezuela says migrants were tortured in Salvadorean prison scmp.com/news/world/ame…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Venezuelan men, deported under a Trump migrant crackdown, report horrific conditions in notorious CECOT facility.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

Cosby Show actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning scmp.com/news/world/uni…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Jamal-Warner, who played Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, was swimming in the Caribbean on Sunday when a rip current pulled him out to sea.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

Marcos seeks to seal trade pact and strengthen security ties in Trump meeting scmp.com/news/us/diplom…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Philippine president hopes for a grand bargain, but sources say US is reluctant to merge trade and security deals.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

Typhoon Wipha: how did 4 Hong Kong Airlines planes manage to land amid T10? scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Flights from Chongqing, Tokyo, Beijing and Denpasar managed to reach Hong Kong airport between 2.25pm and 4.04pm on Sunday amid typhoon.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

From job cuts to suspending plans, Taiwan firms brace for Trump’s tariff storm scmp.com/news/china/pol…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Economist Lin Chu-chia says growing anxiety on the island reflects a lack of transparency about Taipei’s tariff negotiations.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

‘Waves were so strong’: capsized boat survivors recount deadly Ha Long Bay storm scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

SCMPNews's tweet card. Survivors of the Ha Long Bay shipwreck, which killed 35 people, described how a sudden thunderstorm overturned their tourist boat within seconds.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

Israeli military attacks Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port scmp.com/news/world/mid…

SCMPNews's tweet card. The assault on Houthi positions in Yemen’s Hodeidah port targets alleged Iranian weapon transfers, amid ongoing Red Sea shipping attacks by the militants.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

1 person dead as Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into school in Dhaka scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

SCMPNews's tweet card. The aircraft crashed on a campus of the Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area in the afternoon, where children were present.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 21

Morgan Stanley banker buys two Hong Kong flats for US$18.8 million scmp.com/business/artic…

SCMPNews's tweet card. David Wraight joins a growing list of wealthy investors and financial executives betting on a recovery in the city’s housing market.

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South China Morning Post@SCMPNews · Jul 20

‘For a better Germany’: leaders mark failed Hitler assassination plot 81 years ago scmp.com/news/world/eur…

SCMPNews's tweet card. At a commemoration ceremony in Berlin, the son of ex-chancellor Willy Brandt warned against forgetting the atrocities committed by the Nazis.

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