US President Donald Trump has attacked opponents of the data centres powering the artificial intelligence boom, saying superpower rival China “could not be happier” about the growing backlash. Energy-guzzling data centres have become a surprise issue in November’s crucial US midterm elections, with anger among both Democrats and Republicans over rising electricity bills and noise…
US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States’ position on the Falkland Islands. US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing the United States’ position on the Falkland Islands, the remote British-ruled archipelago in the South Atlantic. “I always review every position. That’s just one of many,” Trump told reporters in the…
President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump in a social media post announcing the agreement said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — As the U.S. ramped up pressure this week on China with secondary Iran sanctions, the world’s two largest economies have still managed to stay focused…
Hong Kong companies should accelerate their expansion into the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Central Asia to reduce their exposure to geopolitical risks, the city’s commercial-sector lawmaker has said, as the United States moved to disrupt immigrant-visa appointments worldwide. Jonathan Lamport, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s (HKGCC) representative in the Legislative Council, said…
The US’s ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ is aimed at blocking all revenue sources for Iran. (Photo: AP/Reuters) With the US’s ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ on track, Beijing has warned of a challenge the programme might face. Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said China-Iran cooperation “should not be disrupted or undermined”. “China is closely…
The language used Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as he announced a new raft of sanctions against Iran was apocalyptic. The measures are part of the Trump administration’s plan to use economic pressure to force Iran to capitulate, to bring an end to the nearly six-month war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The…
Aug. 25 (UPI) — China is angrily pushing back against the President Donald Trump administration on new sanctions against Iran that will harm it. China said it would defend its interests against the United States and accused the administration of disrupting the global financial order. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set out plans to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s trade talks with Canada have stalled – with threats of retaliatory tariffs ramping up again – but Vice President JD Vance was in Maine, explaining to voters that Canada has been friendlier to China on trade than to them, particularly farmers. “They treat Chinese…
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the start of the “Operation Economic Outcast” campaign against Iran to “tighten the noose” around the regime and warned countries against doing business with Tehran. The Trump admin aims to choke off revenue streams to the Iranian regime by pressuring secondary countries to stop doing oil, energy and…