To a considerable degree, President Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024 because voters embraced his message of keeping America out of protracted conflicts and his promise to end the war in Ukraine. The administration has made substantial operational headway, particularly in reopening stable channels for dialogue with Russia, but it has proven difficult to…
The 17th Brics summit has begun in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and leaders, including Prime Minister Modi and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are in attendance. However, for the first time since taking power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping is skipping the meet. His absence has now given rise to rumours that a political transition…
Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent Reuters US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in April After 21 months of war, there are growing hopes of a new Gaza ceasefire announcement as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in Washington. Trump previously told reporters he…
Musk promised to campaign against Republicans who voted for the bill, and Trump pondered whether to deport the South Africa-born billionaire. Read More: Can Trump Deport U.S. Citizens Like Elon Musk and Zohran Mamdani? But after Musk announced over the weekend the formation of his planned third political party, the “America Party,” Trump seemed to…
US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have once again engaged in a war of words, this time over Musk’s new political party, the ‘American Party’. In a long post on Truth social media platform, Trump said he is “saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out against Elon Musk after he formed a new political party, calling the move “ridiculous,” and saying the tech billionaire had gone “completely off…
When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in China next week for his second official visit, he will have more than the typical diplomatic niceties to discuss with President Xi Jinping. A major task on Albanese’s agenda, besides routine topics like trade, will be to explain his country’s stance on Chinese investment – in particular,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, seen widely as a leader for life, is reportedly beginning to delegate authority to key institutions of the ruling Communist Party, raising speculation about a possible transition of power or retirement planning after over a decade at the helm.According to a report by state-run Xinhua news agency, the 24-member Political Bureau…
A peculiar phenomenon during bull markets should concern every serious investor. As stock prices climb and portfolios swell, a curious transformation takes place across social media and dinner tables. Suddenly, everyone discovers the secret to wealth creation. The investor, who had bought a few stocks last year, starts dispensing investment wisdom. The neighbour, who stumbled…
Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration plans to start sending letters on Monday to US trade partners, dictating new tariff rates to be imposed on goods they sell to Americans. “It could be 12, maybe 15,” the president told reporters, “and we’ve made deals also, so we’re going to have a combination of…