Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Tuesday. EPA/LUKAS COCH NO ARCHIVING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT July 15 (UPI) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday in Beijing as part of a nearly…
President Donald Trump may have expected a Russian shudder of fear to greet his threat of “very severe tariffs” on the country if it didn’t agree a ceasefire in Ukraine. Instead, his comments appear to have prompted a collective public shrug. Calling Trump’s statements “very serious,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Russia needs…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once revealed that it took years of asking—and a very specific demand—to land his dream cameo in the Star Trek universe. Speaking during a 2020 fireside chat in Mumbai with bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, Bezos explained how his brief role in the 2016 film Star Trek…
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met in Beijing with foreign ministers and heads of standing bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), who are in China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of SCO Member States, according to Chinese state media outlet…
Gary O’Donoghue Chief North America correspondent Listen: ‘I don’t like dwelling’ on the assasination attempt, Trump tells BBC Donald Trump makes a habit of calling reporters out of the blue. The US president seems to prefer an off-the-cuff telephone conversation to a sit-down interview on camera. On Monday evening it was my turn. And I’ll…
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U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino carry the FIFA Club World Cup trophy on stage before presenting it to Chelsea FC at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This is the first time the U.S. has hosted the the FIFA CWC competition, one year before the U.S.,…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Anthony Albanese China stands ready to work with Australia “to push the bilateral relationship further”, in their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. During the meeting, Albanese raised Australia’s concern about China’s lack of proper notice about its warships’ live fire exercise early this year. The prime minister later told…