LONDON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London, with the two leaders saying the agenda includes global economics and the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What You Need To Know U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting…
President Donald Trump is reconsidering his approach to ending the conflict in Ukraine, wavering on his self-imposed deadline for Russia to stop its invasion or face economic sanctions.On Thursday, Trump appeared to back away from his previous stance that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must be part of peace talks with Russia. When asked if Russian…
Italy is turning up the regulatory heat on the fashion industry – from storied luxury houses to global fast fashion behemoths – as part of a broader clampdown on deceptive environmental, social, and governance claims and exploitative labor practices. The latest high-profile targets? Giorgio Armani and Shein, two brands now facing regulatory penalties that signal…
Elon Musk has so many Starlink satellites circling the planet China’s military thinks it’s time to fight fire — with lasers. Literally. Chinese scientists floated a long list of Starlink countermeasures in publicly available research papers. One of the more dramatic suggestions? Equipping stealth submarines with space-firing lasers to shoot down Musk’s low-orbit satellite network….
BANGKOK — U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief Friday from some countries that negotiated a deal or managed to whittle them down from rates announced in April. Others expressed disappointment or frustration over running out of time after hitting…
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest label conglomerate, is planning a U.S. stock market listing in the near future, in addition to its current listing in Amsterdam. But is it a case of “Shake It Off,” to quote UMG star Taylor Swift, or a case of a “Perfect Duet,” to cite fellow UMG artist…
STOCKHOLM — Chinese and U.S. trade officials arrived for a second day of meetings in the Swedish capital Tuesday to try to break a logjam over tariffs that have skewed the pivotal commercial ties between the world’s two largest economies. What You Need To Know Chinese and U.S. trade officials have arrived for a second…
TURNBERRY, Scotland — President Donald Trump signaled the U.S. is preparing to take an additional step to help get food to those in the Gaza Strip as he hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump signaled the U.S. was…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Top trade officials from China and the United States arrived for a new round of talks in Stockholm on Monday in a bid to ease tensions over trade between the world’s two biggest national economies. What You Need To Know Top trade officials from China and the United States have arrived in…
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has welcomed the recent decision on Saturday, 19 July, by the United States and the United Kingdom to upgrade their travel advisories for Egypt to Level II: Exercise Increased Caution. This classification places Egypt alongside countries like France and Germany. Tamim Khallaf, the official spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, described in…