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China's firing of a dummy warhead was the first time in two years it tested its long-range missile arsenal — and the first time ever it had launched such a rocket from a nuclear-powered submarine.
This latest military test demonstrates China's growing willingness to use its military strength to send a warning to the Pacific: that Beijing now has the military and nuclear means to assert its dominance in the region.
Nine years after his last meeting with Xi Jinping in China, Donald Trump is more aggressive and assertive. But so is Beijing. And its president is ready to take the geopolitical and economic lead.
While the bombs may have stopped falling on Iran for now, Iranians who've been speaking with ABC News say the mood on the ground is anything but happy.
One month into the Middle East conflict, the fighting has expanded again with another new front opening up as the Houthis launched their first attack. It creates further complexity for Donald Trump who now has to contain a widening conflict, writes Allyson Horn.
