As Panama’s president laid a wreath to honor those who died protesting the American occupation 60 years ago, the ceremony attendees were resolute. The commemoration this month came just days after President-elect Donald J. Trump falsely claimed China was controlling the Panama Canal and suggested he could use military force to retake the waterway. The…
Mediators worked on Wednesday to finalize a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that would release hostages held in Gaza and halt fighting in the devastating war. Neither Israeli nor Hamas officials have publicly confirmed their position on the cease-fire proposal. Israeli and U.S. officials have said they were waiting for a final response from…
In talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in the Chinese capital on Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also voiced Beijing’s commitment to Tehran’s participation in Beijing-led multilateral frameworks as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Brics. “The two sides should continue to support each other on issues of mutual core interests, steadily advance…
President-elect Donald Trump named Elbridge Colby as his next undersecretary of defense policy. In February, Colby said “disabling or destroying TSMC is table stakes” if China invades Taiwan. Colby made the same point in 2023, saying the US should never allow TSMC to fall into Chinese hands. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for undersecretary of defense…
US stocks ripped higher on Friday, rebounding from a steep mid-week sell-off. The stock market surge accelerated after dovish comments from Fed president Austan Goolsbee. Investors are concerned about a potential government shutdown and a hawkish tilt by the Fed. US stocks rebounded strongly on Friday from a steep mid-week sell-off, with the gains accelerating…
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Friday to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a pretty bad one. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rallied 1.1% for its best day in six weeks and shaved its loss for the week down to 2%. The Dow Jones industrial…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The messy process of trying to avert a U.S. government shutdown offers investors a glimpse into challenges the incoming Trump administration will face in implementing its agenda, adding a market concern for the coming year. While the showdown has so far not rattled markets, investors said it…
China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa Xue Bing has visited Somalia to assure the nation of Beijing’s support, amid growing support in Washington for recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland. Xue, who was appointed in 2022 to mediate regional crises, told Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud that China “supports Somalia in safeguarding…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman with ties to Palm Beach Gardens was tapped by the president-elect to be part of his team. On Tuesday night, President-Elect Donald Trump announced that Nicole McGraw will serve as the next United States Ambassador to Croatia. See also: Drug crackdown in West Palm Beach leads to…
As the US Supreme Court considers whether to uphold a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States, here is a look at the rise of the video-snippet social app. – Genesis – In 2016, Beijing-based ByteDance launched Douyin, a short video sharing app, making it available only in China. ByteDance released TikTok…