China’s university boom has helped boost US postgraduate education and local economies in college towns, according to a new study. The country’s massive higher education expansion – which lifted annual undergraduate enrolment in China from about 1 million in 1999 to 9.6 million by 2020 – resulted in waves of students going abroad and produced…
new video loaded: Vance Travels to Israel to Try to Bolster Gaza Deal transcript Back transcript Vance Travels to Israel to Try to Bolster Gaza Deal Vice President JD Vance headed to Israel to ramp up support for the fragile cease-fire deal. Concerns have grown that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel could dismantle the…
Traders watch as U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This is…
U.S. Treasury yields are little changed as investors assess the growing risk of a potential federal government shutdown, while also looking ahead to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTs) report. The 10-year Treasury yield was lower by one basis point to 4.13%, while the 2-year Treasury yield fell over 2 basis points to 3.61%. The 30-year Treasury yield was…
Journalist Garrett Graff, a former editor of Politico Magazine, said “it’s time” for the press to start asking deeper questions about President Donald Trump’s health. Graff said his column wasn’t intended to ignite any conspiracy theories so much as to “lay out visible obvious evidence” on several points, including some “curious questions” about the bruised…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Earlier this year, after his high-profile falling-out with Donald Trump, Elon Musk mused about starting his own political third party, a distinct shift after the Tesla CEO poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns…
An anti-JD Vance van is touring the Cotswolds during the Vice President’s holiday. The vehicle featuring a viral meme of the VP has been seen cruising through the Cotswolds in the U.K., where locals have assembled to demonstrate against his visit. The van was sighted in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, on August 12, 2025, while Vance, his…
Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk made a “mistake” by choosing to pick a fight with Donald Trump, but conceded that he hopes the billionaire gets back onto the president’s good side by the 2026 midterm elections, given the critical role he played in last November’s race. In an interview with right-wing publication The…
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump is “thinking” about slapping new tariffs on imports from China in response to the country’s purchases of Russian oil. Vance was asked in a Fox News interview whether Trump would move against Beijing as he did against New Delhi last week, when the president…
Vance is currently visiting the UK, spending a lot of time with the UK Foreign Secretary (Image: Pool, Getty Images) Despite making a series of controversial remarks about the UK in recent months, JD Vance is currently vacationing in the country this summer. The US Vice President was welcomed by Foreign Secretary David Lammy at…