Dmitry Medvedev noted that Trump is actually “smooth as silk” during high-level talks. “Trump got carried away. Did he really talk about ‘hitting fricking Moscow?’ Of course not,” he said. “He’s generally smooth as silk in negotiations. And there’s only one answer to such words: your fricking Washington will get hit too.” “In general, our relationship…
Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo – Philstar.com October 22, 2024 | 2:04pm SEATTLE, USA — Amid the vast desert that is the Washington State lies an oasis, a patch of green called Seattle, which made it earn the moniker “Emerald City.” As such, Seattle has become one of the world’s biggest producers of cherries, hops, grapes,…
China’s military began a live-fire exercise near Taiwan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s military began a live-fire exercise near Taiwan on Tuesday (October 22, 2024), maintaining pressure on the self-ruled island after staging large-scale drills and President Xi Jinping called for troops to prepare for war. China’s Communist Party has never ruled the island,…
One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill. The answer is that while some are still covered by the western businesses they’ve always used, owners are increasingly turning to Russian providers backstopped by a…
Skip next section India’s Modi says he’s en route to Kazan, seeking to build on Russia ties 10/22/2024October 22, 2024 India’s Modi says he’s en route to Kazan, seeking to build on Russia ties Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said early on Tuesday that he had departed for the BRICS summit in Russia’s southwestern city of…
Text size Chinese President Xi Jinping departed on Tuesday on his way to a BRICS summit in Russia, state news agency Xinhua said. Xi is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit, which is the biggest such meeting in the country since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. mjw/oho/mca Source…
President Joe Biden fought back tears while reciting the lyrics to “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” at a ceremony honoring recipients of the National Medal of the Arts and National Medal of the Humanities on Monday. The president received multiple standing ovations while giving the keynote address to recipients of the prestigious awards from the…
US President Joe Biden recognised more than 20 artists, musicians and other creatives in a ceremony at the White House on Monday (21 October) with a National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and art patrons by the federal government for contributions to American art. This year’s ceremony honoured recipients of both…
Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and the New York Post have initiated legal proceedings against Jeff Bezos-backed AI firm Perplexity, alleging unauthorized use of their content and redirection of traffic to its platforms. What Happened: On Monday, the News Corp NWSA-owned entities claimed that Perplexity has been using their copyrighted material to train its AI, thereby enabling users…
Jeff Bezos thinks the world has vastly improved from where it was a hundred years ago — except for this one thing: The state of the planet and its natural resources. “The world is so much better today than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago, 500 years ago,” Bezos, 60, said during…