Prime Minister Christopher Luxon greets Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee, in Auckland on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Yiting Lin China’s top legislator met Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Auckland on Thursday at the beginning of a three-day visit to New Zealand. Zhao Leji, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress Standing…
Zhao Leji sits only below president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang in order of importance. Photo: RNZ / Giles Dexter A small crowd has gathered on Parliament’s lawn, hours ahead of the visit of the third highest ranking member of the Chinese government. Zhao Leji, the chairman of the National People’s Congress, is visiting…
TEXAS — Illegal entries into the United States from Mexico are at a historic low. The presence of U.S. Border Patrol agents along the southern border has decreased with the lull in migrant crossings. Recently, those agents have been reassigned. What You Need To Know This week, for the first time in President Donald Trump’s…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday capped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s whirlwind two-day trip to Washington by lauding the partnership between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia and the billions of dollars the Middle East country has pledged to invest in America while touting his own leadership over the economy at home. What You…
WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement officials said Wednesday they are offering a $15 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the athlete, who is on the FBI top 10 most wanted list, controls one of the most prolific and violent drug-trafficking…
Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinion is considering running for New York’s 21st Congressional District occupied by Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik as she makes a bid for governor in 2026. In a statement Wednesday, Pinion said the state Republican Party must be reinvigorated in order to compete in races next year. “Rep. Elise Stefanik has…
The federal government’s cancellation of U.S. naturalization ceremonies in multiple New York counties is drawing criticism, even from some Republicans in the state. Federal officials indefinitely canceled an upcoming U.S. naturalization ceremony in Binghamton, leaving dozens of families in limbo ahead of taking their much-anticipated oaths of allegiance to become U.S. citizens, Mayor Jared Kraham…
A new YouGov study commissioned by FRITZ! highlights that British and European consumers place significantly more trust in routers manufactured within Europe compared to those from other regions. More than half of respondents expressed little or no confidence in routers made in Russia or China. The survey was conducted throughout August with over 5000 participants…
Diplomatic dispute deepens between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. China will again ban all imports of Japanese seafood as a diplomatic dispute between the two countries escalates, Japanese media report. Japanese public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said on Wednesday that the seafood ban follows after China…
In China, 87 percent of people trust AI, compared with just 32 percent in the US, according to an Edelman poll. Published On 19 Nov 202519 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share China’s public is far more trusting of artificial intelligence than their peers in the United States and other…