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“The main purpose of the system is that it allows the Russian president to tell his U.S. counterpart that Moscow can circumvent missile-defense systems,” said Podvig.

Regional bank Huntington Bancshares said it would acquire southern counterpart Cadence for $7.4 billion in stock, the latest example of consolidation among lenders.

Ahead of the meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expected China to defer its tightened export controls on rare-earth materials as a result of negotiations with his Beijing counterparts in Malaysia over the weekend.

But even a quiet meeting with the emperor suggests the Japanese know, like their counterparts in the U.K., how to wield their monarchy as a tool of statecraft.

Since female swimmers, like their male counterparts, tend to be tall, the video only served to make Gaines look childish and came at the expense of her athletic image.