Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein on Monday refused to call Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” while eagerly slapping the label on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden. Stein, 74, twisted herself into knots during an appearance on “Mehdi Unfiltered” trying to explain her “clear strategy” behind not designating Putin a…
UK Labour party veteran Peter Mandelson faulted the former Conservative government for failing to sustain “proper channels of communication” with China and not living up to Britain’s responsibilities in Hong Kong. “It was in danger of operating a boycott of Hong Kong and the necessary communication that Britain needs to maintain with China,” the former…
Increase of 180,000 would leave Russian army second only to China in terms of number of active combat soldiers. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its troop numbers by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make Russia’s army the second largest in the…
Hong Kong is zeroing in on rich Middle Eastern investors as it looks for new pools of capital to boost its status as a wealth-management hub. Interest groups in the city have invited more and more guests from the Gulf’s ultra-wealthy clans and family-linked entities over the past two years at a pace unseen before…
At a time when Taylor Swift is facing backlash from Donald Trump, Elon Musk and more MAGA supporters, Hillary Clinton is throwing her support behind the pop star. While discussing the 2024 presidential election on Kara Swisher’s podcast, the former secretary of state opened up about why she thinks Swift’s recent endorsement of Democratic nominee…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is shutting down two of its hard-won offices in China, The Associated Press has learned, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic blamed for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans….
Elon Musk attends the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk” session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three in Cannes, France, on June 19, 2024. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images Tesla CEO and X majority owner Elon Musk wrote and then deleted a…
Chu Kai-pong faces a sentence of up to 10 years in jail after becoming the first convict under the strict new laws. A Hong Kong man faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt featuring a protest slogan. In court on Monday,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterates call for Western allies to allow Ukraine to strike military targets deep inside Russia. At least one woman has been killed and 42 people injured after a Russian-guided bomb struck a multistorey apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Prosecutors in the northeastern city said on Sunday that the body…
Back in January, Premier Li Qiang trumpeted China’s success in exceeding its 2023 growth goal without resorting to “massive stimulus.” Repeating the same feat this year now looks less likely. Pressure is growing on Chinese authorities to quickly ramp up fiscal and monetary stimulus to hit this year’s growth target of around 5%. Data published…