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By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had “zero doubt” that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama Canal in the event of a conflict with the U.S. and that Washington intends to address what it sees as a national security threat. Just days …

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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe. The Bulletin of the …

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MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss issues including immigration, in an effort to influence policy he said could impact a large number of Filipinos in the United States.  “We will see how we can influence policymaking in terms of immigration,” Marcos said …

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MADRID (Reuters) – A Chinese social media operation that aims to whip up political anger in the West has called for the overthrow of a foreign government when impersonating protesters criticising flood relief efforts in Spain, online analysis outfit Graphika said. New York-based Graphika said an operation dubbed Spamouflage, which it believed was linked to …

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