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  • Woman Linked To Russian Security Service Faces Sentencing
    on June 11, 2026 at 11:22 am

    A Russian woman who pleaded guilty to lying about her contacts with Russia’s main intelligence agency -- and was later accused of sending drunken harassing messages to the FBI -- was set to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal court.

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Stocks Sink in Broad AI Rout Sparked by China's DeepSeek

U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]

Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower

Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]

DeepSeek Won't Sink U.S. AI Titans

Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]

Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]

Arabica Coffee Prices Hit Record on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat

Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]

Swiss franc, Japanese yen Rise as DeepSeek News Boosts Safe Havens

The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]

Natural Gas Falls on Shifting Weather Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]

Building-Products Distributor QXO Launches Hostile Bid for Beacon

QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]

Translation: Foreign Forces, Fake Patriots, and Adulterated Berries

Hostile foreign forces have long been accused of fomenting unrest and other ills in China. The Ministry of State Security sparked widespread ridicule recently with its claim that external influence has been fomenting slackerism among the country’s youth. After authorities in Fujian punished nearly two [...]

Sensitive Words: Search Censorship, Tiananmen, “8 Squared,” and “64 + Division”

Ahead of the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth crackdown, CDT Chinese editors compiled a number of related terms subject to search censorship across various Chinese online platforms. The terms, detected by a Citizen Lab tracking system, are just a few examples of the long-evolving [...]

Translation: The Decade-long Death of a Campus Media Outlet, Part 2: The Decline of Student Journalism and the Rise of AI

In April, a former contributor to the Beijing Normal University student media outlet 京师学人 (Jīngshī Xuérén, "Capital Scholar") noted that its WeChat public account had been deregistered. Although updates had halted in 2023, the account and its content—more than 600 existing articles—had remained online, and [...]

Netizen Voices: “Money Can’t Get Out, and Neither Can People”

Chinese social media and financial news apps are abuzz over new policies restricting the use of “cross-border” brokerage apps and Hong Kong brokerage accounts by mainland retail investors, and prohibiting overseas travel by some key employees of domestic AI firms. The dual restrictions were widely [...]

Translations: On the Coal Mine Explosion in Liushenyu, Shanxi, That Killed 82 Miners and Injured 128

Public anger and attendant online censorship are running high after a May 22 gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province killed at least 82 miners and injured 128 others. While the cause of the accident remains under investigation by a team assembled by [...]

Sensitive Words and Censored Content Related to the Recent Sino-American Summit

During the recent back-to-back Sino-American and Sino-Russian summits, there was a fair amount of online censorship of sensitive-word combinations, much of it “soft censorship” aimed at controlling online discourse by limiting search results to Chinese government websites and state-media outlets. This, and a lack of [...]

Netizen Voices: Is Xi Jinping on Top of the World, or a Tortoise on a Utility Pole?

Even as Xi Jinping basked in the international media spotlight surrounding successive state visits by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, one domestic meme painted his position as more precarious. A video posted earlier this month to Douyin, TikTok’s Chinese counterpart, offered this scenario: If you [...]

Translations: Censored Articles Decry Chinese Schoolchildren Being Used as “Props” in Vladivostok’s Victory Day Celebrations
Translations: Censored Articles Decry Chinese Schoolchildren Being Used as “Props” in Vladivostok’s Victory Day Celebrations

In early May, well before the respective visits to Beijing of American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, online controversy erupted over Sputnik news agency footage of Chinese schoolchildren, clad in retro Red Army uniforms, marching in a Vladivostok parade in the run-up [...]

Scientists discover a strange property in rice and turn it into a smart material

Scientists discovered that rice behaves in a highly unusual way: it weakens under rapid compression but stays stronger when pressure is applied slowly. Using this effect, they engineered a new material that reacts differently to gentle movements and sudden impacts. The material can adapt its [...]

The deadly tapeworm spreading across America has reached the Pacific Northwest

A potentially dangerous tapeworm linked to severe, cancer-like disease has now been found in the Pacific Northwest, marking its first detection in wild animals along the U.S. West Coast. Researchers discovered the parasite, Echinococcus multilocularis, in 37% of coyotes tested around Puget Sound—a surprisingly high [...]

NASA reveals Artemis III crew for one of the most complex space missions ever

NASA has selected the Artemis III crew for a high-stakes 2027 mission designed to test the future of lunar exploration. Astronauts will launch aboard Orion and perform unprecedented docking operations with lunar landers being developed by both Blue Origin and SpaceX. The mission will require [...]

Scientists built a battery-free device that turns sunlight into fuel

Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that essentially regulates itself, eliminating the need for batteries used in many current designs. The key innovation is an electrolyzer that automatically adapts to changing sunlight by altering its electrical properties as it heats up. This keeps solar [...]

James Webb reveals two completely different twilights on an alien world

JWST has revealed dramatic differences between the dawn and dusk regions of the scorching exoplanet WASP-121 b. Fierce winds appear to carry heat from the planet’s permanent dayside, making the evening side hotter and more expanded. Scientists also found signs that water is being broken [...]

AI could uncover new physics faster but there’s a surprising catch

Scientists found that transfer learning can make the search for new physics in the universe much faster, slashing the need for expensive simulations. Yet the approach can backfire when AI relies too heavily on familiar patterns, potentially missing evidence of something truly new. [...]

Scientists turn tofu and cheese waste into tiny CO2-catching beads

Scientists have developed biodegradable protein beads made from dairy and tofu waste that can capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere more efficiently than many current technologies. Unlike conventional systems that require large amounts of energy, the new method releases captured CO2 using a simple room-temperature [...]

Scientists discover a hidden cause of aging cells that can be reversed

Researchers discovered that declining levels of phosphatidylcholine may be a major cause of age-related mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of cellular energy. Remarkably, boosting this nutrient restored more youthful mitochondrial performance in aging organisms, suggesting some aspects of aging can be slowed or reversed. [...]

US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row
US and Iran exchange strikes across Middle East for second day in a row

Iran says it responded to US strikes by targeting American assets in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, which reported damage to its capital city overnight. [...]

Three Indian sailors killed in US strike on oil tanker
Three Indian sailors killed in US strike on oil tanker

The US military had attacked the Palau-flagged tanker on Wednesday after accusing it of not complying with directions. [...]

Vance says Israeli PM Netanyahu 'has got some things wrong'
Vance says Israeli PM Netanyahu 'has got some things wrong'

The US vice-president says the Israeli leader "aggressively asserts" his country's interests, but they do not always align with those of the US. [...]

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports say
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports say

Nine of them were killed in a series of attacks in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon's state news agency. [...]

US strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopter
US strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopter

President Donald Trump earlier accused Iran of shooting down the US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond. [...]

Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis
Bowen: Trump and Netanyahu wanted to reshape the Middle East - now they risk a permacrisis

The US and Israeli leaders have lost control of the consequences after miscalculating the Iran war. [...]

Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks
Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks

Iran warned Israel on Monday that it could resume hostilities if attacks on its Lebanese ally Hezbollah do not stop. [...]

UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank
UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank

France will also bar far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entry as part of the measures, which Israel condemns as "disgraceful". [...]

Peru’s Photo-Finish Election
Peru’s Photo-Finish Election

The presidential race could hinge on just a few thousand votes. [...]

War and Circuses
War and Circuses

Trump juggles Iran, a World Cup, and a UFC cage fight. [...]

Trump Backpedals on Planned Iran Strikes, Citing Deal Progress
Trump Backpedals on Planned Iran Strikes, Citing Deal Progress

But Iranian news reports that Tehran has not yet agreed to a deal. [...]

Hormuz Isn’t Closed Anymore. But It’s Not Fully Open, Either.
Hormuz Isn’t Closed Anymore. But It’s Not Fully Open, Either.

The Trump administration is borrowing Russia’s “shadow fleet” tactics to get ships moving. [...]

When the Beautiful Game Meets the Ugliest Ego
When the Beautiful Game Meets the Ugliest Ego

A recent history of the World Cup suggests the tournament can triumph over Trump. [...]

Washington’s Asian Allies Need a Backup Plan
Washington’s Asian Allies Need a Backup Plan

A strategic rethink is needed in an era of U.S. unreliability. [...]

Iran Is Now More Dangerous Than Ever
Iran Is Now More Dangerous Than Ever

After three months of war, Tehran feels it has little left to lose. [...]

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Are Terrorists
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Are Terrorists

Designating the group as such could help bring an end to Sudan’s civil war. [...]

Kenya: Mbadi Links 2026/2027 Budget to Ruto-Raila Dream of Prosperous Kenya

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi invoked the political ideals of President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga as he unveiled the Sh4.84 trillion 2026/27 Budget, describing it as a blueprint to steer the country on a path to Canaan through [...]

Mozambique: International Investigation Says Journalists Killed to Silence Press

[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] "Dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in Mozambique since the 2024 general elections. While authorities have largely failed to investigate the violence, exclusive reporting reveals the involvement of figures linked to the ruling party Frelimo [...]

Africa: Ebola is Back. So Are The Double Standards

[Bhekisisa] Is history repeating itself -- just four years after the COVID-19 pandemic -- with the United States demanding an Ebola quarantine camp for Americans in Kenya? In May, the Kenya High Court ordered the US centre to temporarily close down , warning it will [...]

Africa: All of Africa Today - June 11, 2026

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Nigeria: South Africa Slams 5-Yr Ban On 268 Nigerian Returnees Over Illegal Stay

[Vanguard] South African government has slammed a five-year travel ban on the 268 Nigerians cleared for repatriation after declaring them illegal residents. [...]

Congo-Kinshasa: Engage Communities in Ebola Response

[HRW] Effective Health Response Needs Transparency, Limited Role for Security Forces [...]

Rwanda: Kagame Appoints New Ministers, Ambassadors

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, June 10, appointed three new ministers, ambassadors and officials in various institutions. [...]

Botswana: Rising Costs Hit Informal Traders

[Botswana Daily News] Francistown -- As inflation continues to push up the costs of goods and services, informal traders in Francistown say they are a facing increasing pressure in keeping their businesses afloat. [...]

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