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Philippine Senator Marcos Vows Objectivity in Duterte Trial

Senator Imee Marcos hopes the trial of impeached Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte would conclude by September and says she prefers that only evidence pertinent to the case would be presented in the proceedings. Duterte will be tried in the Senate that's set to start in July and Marcos, the estranged sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is among 13 lawmakers from the 24-member chamber allied with the vice president.

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Taiwan Suspects Nvidia AI Chip Shipment Smuggled to China

Taiwan prosecutors suspect three individuals successfully smuggled at least one shipment of Nvidia AI chips to China after first exporting them to Japan, people familiar with the matter said. The trio was detained for allegedly falsifying documents related to exports of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips, which the US has barred from sale to China without a license. Bloomberg Intelligence's Matthew Bloxham breaks down the situation.

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The Secret Supply Chain Keeping Russia's Jets in the Air

Russian airlines are circumventing US, European Union and UK sanctions by procuring aviation equipment via India, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, among others, a Bloomberg investigation shows. Some spare parts were tracked by serial numbers as they journeyed from Western suppliers to intermediaries to Russian companies. Bloomberg News contacted parties involved in such deals, and several said they would no longer do business with each other or with Russia. Bloomberg's Kate Duffy reports.

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Trump Says He Made No Commitment to Xi Over Taiwan

US President Donald Trump said he made no commitment to Chinese leader Xi Jinping over Taiwan, and said he would make a decision soon over a planned $14 billion arms deal with the island. Trump's remarks aboard Air Force One came after Xi issued an unusually blunt warning that the two nations could descend into conflict if the Taiwan issue is mismanaged. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern reports from Beijing.

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