The world shook this weekend as deep cracks appeared in the transatlantic alliance during a glitzy security summit in Munich. One guest was ready to capitalise: China. Top officials from the United States and Europe spent a chaotic weekend trading barbs over values, Ukraine and democracy, with US Vice-President J.D. Vance clashing with a series…
If Europe is left out of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, a deal wouldn’t work, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told CNBC at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. “For anything to work it has to have Ukrainians and Europeans as a part of it, because Ukrainians and Europeans are the ones who…
The US refused to sign an “inclusive” and “sustainable” artificial intelligence declaration on Tuesday, as Washington criticised Europe for excessive AI regulation and warned China not to use the cutting-edge technology to tighten its grip on power. The message, conveyed by US Vice-President J.D. Vance at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, was delivered…
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine could lose its sovereignty to Russia, and said he wanted compensation for the aid…
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China has confirmed that Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng met the US vice-president-elect J.D. Vance in Washington on Sunday. Han also met Tesla CEO Elon Musk, now a close aide to US president-elect Donald Trump, as well as other representatives of the American business community, according to a statement by official news agency Xinhua. The meetings…
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after vowing an economic boom to a cheering crowd of traders and business leaders. Trump was flanked by Vice President-elect JD Vance, incoming first lady Melania Trump, NYSE President Lynn Martin and two of his children, Ivanka and Tiffany, as…
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his sweeping victory in the US presidential election, setting the tone for a geopolitical rematch between the two most powerful leaders in the world. Xi told Trump on Thursday that China and the US would “benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation”, official news agency Xinhua reported….
A nonprofit is biting back against the MAGA group who spread baseless rumors that Haitian immigrants were swiping and eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio. Donald Trump, JD Vance and Elon Musk were all sued Friday for allegedly causing Haitians “from Florida to California” to suffer from emotional distress, harassment, and threats of violence. The…
United States President Joe Biden condemned the Monday assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump in an X/Twitter post shortly following the incident. The apparent assassination attempt took place near Trump’s Florida golf course. Trump was unharmed from the incident. Biden wrote that the suspect in the assassination attempt was placed in custody. Biden…