Trump, Putin speeches key takeaways Trump, Putin speeches did not announce a ceasefire in Ukraine 16:35 President Donald Trump said he will meet with Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday afternoon to discuss an agreement “which would end the war” between Russia and Ukraine. The Truth Social post came about half…
The Trump administration has reduced funding for climate research, dismissed federal scientists who worked on the National Climate Assessment, and removed past editions of the report from government websites. Now, critics say, it is taking the next step: rewriting the science itself, according to a lawsuit filed this week by environmental groups. As the Environmental…
The Trump administration continues to meddle with semiconductor giant Intel. The U.S. government is reportedly in discussions to take a stake in Intel, according to reporting from Bloomberg. This deal would be structured to help the company expand its U.S. manufacturing efforts, including its much-delayed Ohio chip factory. This news comes less than a week…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to London on Thursday, a day before a critical U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska. “Yesterday, together with all partners, today in a bilateral format, we discussed expectations from the meeting in Alaska and possible prospects,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post after the meeting. “We…
The trial over President Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this summer reached its third and final day Wednesday, as lawyers for the Justice Department and the state of California argued over the validity of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit and whether the Posse Comitatus Act — which generally bars…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a new interview Tuesday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will benefit from his upcoming summit with President Donald Trump in three key ways. Why It Matters Trump and Putin are slated to meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss bringing an end to Russia’s ongoing war against…
Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday. “We had a call with President Trump and with some European leaders. During the call, there was a signal from Mr. Witkoff, who was also on the call, that Russia is…
The US State Department’s annual review of China’s human rights record, released on Tuesday, was pared back as part of a broader restructuring of its country reports but still retained many of its most politically sensitive criticisms of Beijing’s conduct. “Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year in China against predominantly Muslim Uygurs…
Washington — President Trump announced this week the deployment of 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia, as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. The president is also temporarily taking control of the District’s Metropolitan Police Department. Hundreds of additional federal law enforcement…
US chipmaker Nvidia is reportedly facing a new hurdle in China when it comes to AI chips. China has instructed its domestic companies to avoid using Nvidia’s H20 chips, particularly for government-related projects. This move essentially complicates Nvidia’s – as well as AMD’s – efforts to recover billions in lost revenue and challenges the Trump…