In this file photo dated Nov 20, 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shake hands during their meeting in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is ready to work with Brazil to set an example…
08/12/2025August 12, 2025 Ukraine has right to decide on peace conditions — EU leaders Leaders from 26 of the EU’s 27 member states have issued an appeal to US President Donald Trump to allow Ukraine to have a say on any peace deal as the US leader prepares to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin,…
Electric heavy-duty trucks have been a topic of debate among industry leaders for years. While Microsoft founder Bill Gates has expressed skepticism about the practicality of fully electric 18-wheelers, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., remains confident in their future. “Tesla Semi is not just feasible, it’s the future of trucking,” Musk has said, affirming…
All but one of the European heads of state and government have said that Ukrainians must have the freedom to decide their future, ahead of a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. “Meaningful negotiations can only take place in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities,” the…
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has spoken by phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for about an hour, in a high-level contact aimed at reinforcing ties with Brazil’s largest trading partner while confronting a sudden rupture in trade relations with the United States. The call on Tuesday morning Beijing time, requested by Lula,…
United States President Donald Trump has announced that he is temporarily taking control of the Washington, DC, police department, while deploying 800 National Guard troops to the city. Trump said his actions are needed to “rescue” the US capital from a surge in crime. While violent crime spiked in Washington, DC, in 2023, data shows…
President Richard M. Nixon and Emperor Hirohito meet Sept. 26, 1971 in Anchorage in the home of Gen. Robert George Ruegg, commander in chief of the Alaskan Command at Elmendorf Air Force Base. This was the first-ever meeting of a U.S. president and a Japanese monarch. (Anchorage Times photo) U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian…
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Last Friday, after weeks of speculation, Ukraine’s worst fears were confirmed: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were going to meet to discuss the future of Ukraine … and Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not invited. With the summit between the two presidents set for Alaska on Friday, the Guardian’s central and eastern European correspondent Shaun Walker reports…