Washington seeks improved access to strategic chip industry of island nation, over which China claims sovereignty.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seeking to reset ties with Beijing amid global tensions and US tariffs.
The figures are the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was enacted in December.
The US has announced 'phase two' in Gaza, but most phase one points never materialised on the ground.
US raising pressure on Hamas to disarm as phase 2 of ceasefire deal launches while Israel yet to act on withdrawal, aid.
People enduring freezing apartments and snow-covered streets due to limited power in Ukraine's war-stricken capital.
A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in jail.
The type of oil held by Venezuela makes it particularly lucrative for US refineries, analysts say.
Trump threatened to invoke the rarely used act if officials failed to quell protests against ICE agents.
Gulf nations don't want the chaos that a US attack on Iran or the collapse of the Islamic Republic would generate.