BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that a trade war with the United States would result in “no winners,” state media said, ahead of next month’s inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump. The former U.S. president unleashed a grueling trade war with China during his first term in office, lambasting alleged intellectual property theft and…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia could deploy its new “Oreshnik” intermediate-range hypersonic missile on the territory of its ally, Belarus, in the second half of next year. Putin announced this decision in Minsk, where he signed a mutual defense pact with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. VOA’s Russian service spoke to regional experts…
As reported recently, the United States government has announced to aid Ukraine with $988 million in military assistance during a formal gathering on Saturday. This is part of the continued effort to keep supporting Kyiv, who is doing his part in fighting Russian forces. The assistance package also comprises drones, shells for HIMARS rocket launchers,…
President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan came to Chicago on Monday to implore Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to “come to the table” and negotiate with him over a mass deportation plan that he declared would start right here. Homan, the former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first…
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rallied Tuesday after China pledged to adopt a looser monetary policy to revive the stuttering economy, while Seoul rebounded after days of losses fuelled by the brief declaration of martial law by South Korea’s president. In the latest bid to kickstart growth, President Xi Jinping and other top leaders announced…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has praised Donald Trump as one of the only leaders feared by Russian President Vladimir Putin while calling on the international community to come together to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking after meeting with Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris over the weekend, Zelenskyy said that the talks…
SAN CARLOS, ARIZONA — After missing 40 days of school last year, Tommy Betom, 10, is on track this year for much better attendance. The importance of showing up has been stressed repeatedly at school — and at home. When he went to school last year, he often came home saying the teacher was picking…
Under siege ex-politician Dan Andrews has escaped to New York to party with A-list celebrities at a event thrown by an Aussie billionaire who has just been gifted a prime Victorian government appointment. It’s understood Andrews travelled to New York City to attend a party thrown by billionaire Visy chairman Anthony Pratt held this week…
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Tuesday, December 10, 2024 2:14AM Springfield, Illinois man Jacob Sterr has been accused of threatening to kill Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Jill Biden and Mayorkas. SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) — Charges have been filed against an Illinois man for allegedly threatening to kill President Joe Biden and others. Authorities…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the war, while of 370,000 injured, about half had been able to return to service after treatment. The Ukrainian president said 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and a further 550,000 injured. Almost 800,000 Russian troops are deployed in Ukraine, he said….