Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call this evening from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who informed him that the UK will recognize the State of Palestine next September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the horrific situation in Gaza. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that Starmer affirmed to Abbas…
Diversifying your portfolio is one of the most basic pieces of investing advice that financial planners emphasize, but 47-year-old Etienne Breton has generated a seven-figure net worth and potentially secured early retirement in doing the opposite: going all-in on shares of software company Palantir. Up over 80% in 2025, Palantir is one of the hottest…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday confirmed that a trade war was in nobody’s interests. This was a first joint position with respect to the new reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States. In a statement on Saturday, Starmer’s Downing Street office reported that both sides spoke over the…
Russia’s stock market surged on Thursday after Trump and Putin had an hourlong call about the war. The call was widely seen as Washington moving to reconcile with Moscow after three years. It’s sparked fears in Europe that the US may abandon its lead position in the West’s bloc against Russia. Russia’s stock market posted…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Friday, affirming Washington does not back Taiwan independence while Wang said his country was not seeking to “surpass or replace” the US, according to China’s foreign ministry. “The United States is willing to communicate with China frankly, properly…
A few months ago, I started using an AI notetaking app, Granola, in meetings. I take notes and then after the call, the AI builds a more fulsome outline of the conversation. Taking notes on what’s most important helps us get more from meetings, Granola’s CEO said. A few minutes after I’d hopped on a…
Russian leader Vladimir Putin says he thinks Donald Trump can end the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump, per Putin, is a “smart and experienced person” and can “come up with a solution.” Putin previously said that he preferred a second Biden term because Joe Biden is “more experienced.” Russian President Vladimir Putin believes President-elect Donald Trump will…
President-elect Donald Trump took a phone call with Vladimir Putin on Thursday. Trump also had a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In July 2023, Trump said he could stop the Ukraine war within 24 hours. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the…
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, the Wall Street Journal reported. A person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss…
The mother of late Cantopop diva Anita Mui Yim-fong is facing the prospect of being declared bankrupt for a second time after Hong Kong’s justice minister applied to a court to have the centenarian’s assets liquidated. Tam Mei-kam, who turned 100 earlier this year, was named the debtor in a High Court bankruptcy petition listed…