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The huge US weapons package for Taiwan includes the HIMARS rocket system, howitzers, anti-tank missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.Published December 18, 2025December 18, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe United States has approved $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. It is one of the biggest arms packages in Washington’s history against the autonomous island, which Beijing has pledged to reunite with mainland China.The U.S. State Department announced the agreement late Wednesday during President Donald Trump’s nationally televised address.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe proposed sale includes 82 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and 420…

Editor’s note: In this CNN Travel Series, you may see ads adjacent to each highlighted country. CNN retains full editorial control over the subject matter, coverage and frequency of articles and videos, consistent with policy. It’s day 25. You wake up in a bunk bed in a snow-capped Martian landscape, far from civilization. It’s -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit) outside. After meditating and eating a breakfast of freeze-dried dumplings, you and your crew of six don spacesuits over thermal underwear and set off on a mission into a sandstorm. This is not a fever dream. It’s a month-long survival…

Sky Sports has announced that it will be broadcasting an additional 12 live Premier League matches from February to early March.With the latest selections confirmed, 49 games will be available to watch live on Sky Sports from New Year’s Day until Sunday 1 March. Leeds vs Nottingham Forest has been selected for Friday Night Football on Friday 6 February, with Brentford’s visit to Newcastle and a potential reunion for former Bees forward Ioan Wissa being postponed to the next day’s 5.30pm kick-off. On Sunday 8 February, Brighton and Crystal Palace will reignite their rivalry at the Amex from 2pm, before…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday expressed concerns about circular trading among tech companies as Wall Street weighs the value of artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI.”These days we constantly hear about what we would call these ‘lazy susan’ deals, except that they are celebrated as good news for both sides,” he said.For Mr. Kramer, a “lazy susan” deal occurs when one company gives money to another company, which in return invests some of that money in the other company. He mentioned recent news that OpenAI is currently in negotiations. Amazon Receive at least $10 billion from online retailers. In return, the ChatGPT…

Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure projects to date. There, a $168 billion hydropower system is expected to generate more electricity than any other in the world – a vast boon for China as it hurtles toward a future where electric vehicles dominate its highways and power-hungry AI models race to out-compute international rivals. Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for the project to be “advanced forcefully, systematically, and effectively” during a rare visit…

Tyson Fury has branded Anthony Joshua a “classless loser” in a furious social media attack ahead of Joshua’s fight with YouTuber Jake Paul.Fury has ‘indicated’ he intends to return to the long-awaited British heavyweight bout with Joshua next year, and the 37-year-old gave a scathing assessment of the British rival who shares the ring with Paul in Miami on Friday night. It will be the former two-time heavyweight world champion’s first fight since he lost by knockout to Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September 2024. “He’s 37 years old at the end of his career and he’s fighting a Disney…

Reviewed by CNBC’s Jim Cramer medlinethe medical products giant that made its market debut on Wednesday, said it would wait for the stock price to fall before buying shares after its stock price soared more than 41%.”Today we had the largest IPO in over four years, and overall it went very well,” Kramer said. “In fact, it worked so well that Medline seems a little too expensive for me.”Medline became the year’s largest IPO globally. The company successfully raised $6.26 billion, and the stock price rose $35 from its opening price of $29. Kramer looked at Medline’s business strategy, noting…

These are important developments since day 1,393 of Russia’s war against Ukraine.Published December 18, 2025December 18, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareHere’s what happened on Thursday, December 18th.finding A Ukrainian drone attacked a tanker ship at the port of Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, killing many people and causing a fire, the city’s mayor, Alexander Skryabin, announced. “Emergency teams are extinguishing the fire on a tanker that was hit by a drone attack while it was at anchor,” Skryabin said, according to Russian news agency. The Ukrainian military said it attacked the infrastructure of the Slavyansk oil refinery in…

Taipei, Taiwan — The United States and Taiwan have announced an $11.1 billion arms package that, if completed, will be one of the largest military sales to Taiwan in Washington’s history. According to details released by both governments, the deal includes eight separate purchases for parts for the HIMARS rocket system, anti-tank missiles, anti-armor missiles, loitering suicide drones, howitzers, military software and other equipment. “The United States…will continue to support Taiwan by maintaining sufficient self-defense capabilities, rapidly building a strong deterrent force, and leveraging the advantages of asymmetric warfare, which are fundamental to maintaining regional peace and stability,” Taiwan’s Ministry…

Arsenal won 3-0 against OH Leuven, but it wasn’t enough to secure a top-four spot and a direct route to the quarter-finals for the Champions League holders.Coach René Sleger’s side had already secured a place in the play-offs heading into the final round, but there was still hope that a big win and results elsewhere would automatically clinch a place in the last eight. The Gunners did their part with goals from Olivia Smith (18) and Beth Mead (27) to put them on track for victory, before Saar Jansen’s own goal capped off a productive night for the north London…