Politics
Xi welcomes Putin to China as both leaders seek to bolster strategic ties
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing […]
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U.S. questions China’s no-first-use nuclear call given buildup
China has not responded to U.S. nuclear-weapons risk-reduction proposals and Washington has questions about Beijing’s call for no-first-use talks while China continues to build up its arsenal, the top U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday. Under Secretary of State Bonnie Jenkins told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the U.S. estimates China currently has 500 operational […]
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Jury picked for Sen. Robert Menendez corruption trial
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., arrives at federal court in New York City for his bribery trial in connection with an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen, May 14, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Wednesday selected a full jury in the federal bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez […]
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DOJ costs brothers with $25 million Ethereum heist that took 12 seconds
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Photos The Office of Justice on Wednesday declared the indictment of two brothers for allegedly stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency within about 12 seconds. DOJ named it a “1st-of-its kind” fraud, detailing the seconds-lengthy scheme in which the brothers allegedly manipulated the Ethereum blockchain to redirect pending transactions and […]
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‘We have to do what we have to do’: Israel’s Netanyahu stands firm on Rafah offensive despite U.S. tensions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged tensions with historical ally the U.S. over the military offensive in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, but stood firm that the operation is required to protect Israeli security. “Yes, we do have a disagreement on Gaza. Rather, on Rafah. But we have to do what we have to do,” […]
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‘Make my working day pal’: Biden problems Trump to two debates less than particular conditions, Republican accepts
President Joe Biden on Wednesday challenged former Donald Trump to two head-to-head debates in advance of the November election, with a number of circumstances. “Make my working day pal,” Biden mentioned in a online video calling out the presumptive Republican nominee to debate him twice, after as early as following month, the other in September […]
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Georgia president holds talks on ‘how to save’ the country as U.S., EU and NATO decry ‘Russian law’
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili delivers a speech during an gathering celebrating Europe Day outside her residence in Tbilisi on May 9, 2024. (Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP) (Photo by VANO SHLAMOV/AFP via Getty Images) Vano Shlamov | Afp | Getty Images Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday held talks with European ministers to urgently […]
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Ukraine war stay updates: Putin pitches the West as mutual enemy of Russia and China ahead of Xi meeting Blinken rocks out in Kyiv
Putin pitches the West as Russia’s and China’s mutual enemy in advance of talks with Xi Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has pitched the West and what he identified as “U.S.-led Western elites” as a mutual enemy of Russia and China, in advance of a two-working day pay a visit to to Beijing where he will […]
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Putin wants 3 items from Xi as he seeks to deepen Russia-China ties, analyst states
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Chinese chief Xi Jinping in China this week is the most up-to-date indicator of deepening strategic ties among the two sides. Putin will make a two-working day point out visit to China from Thursday at the invitation of Xi, it was introduced on Tuesday. This will be the Russian […]
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Trump’s Boeing 757 clipped parked airplane following landing at Florida airport Sunday, FAA claims
The plane of former US president Donald Trump usually takes off from Palm Seashore International Airport in West Palm Seaside, Florida, on April 3, 2023. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Photographs The wing of the Boeing jet owned by previous President Donald Trump struck a parked plane at a Florida airport just after landing […]
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