A political row over former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has intensified after his guilty verdict, with the Hong Kong government condemning what it called “despicable political manipulations” and the United States calling for his release. The clash overnight followed Monday’s guilty verdict against the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. Lai was…
Published on: Dec 04, 2025 11:49 pm IST Carney has maintained his government will be ready for further negotiations as soon as the United States decides to re-engage. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet briefly with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of Friday’s World Cup draw in Washington, Carney’s office said, as…
Published on: Dec 04, 2025 04:05 am IST US President Donald Trump said that the Russian leader gave the impression that he wants to end the war. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reportedly said that his envoys had a “very good” meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on negotiating a peace plan in the…
US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured him that Beijing would take no military or political action toward unifying Taiwan with mainland China while Trump remains in office. “He has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, ‘We would never do anything while President Trump is president,’ because…
Updated on: Oct 30, 2025 09:58 am IST The White House has not yet released details of the Trump-Xi meeting held earlier in the day in Busan. US President Donald Trump left South Korea on Thursday after a 10-day tour of Asia that included high-level meetings, trade discussions, and a face-to-face encounter with Chinese President…
American soybean farmers got some rare good news on Wednesday just hours before a high-stakes meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump when news broke that Beijing had placed its first order after months of trade tension that saw shipments blocked. The Trump administration hailed the move as a “positive step…
US President Donald Trump is expected to press Chinese President Xi Jinping over Beijing’s restrictions on Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell AI chips when the two leaders meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju this week. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Gyeongju, South Korea, Trump praised…
US President Donald Trump’s latest diplomatic mission– the ASEAN Summit–began not with a handshake, but with a cultural dance. Donald Trump’s warm reception reflects the strong diplomatic ties between the United States and Malaysia.(AFP) Stepping off Air Force One after a 23-hour flight from Washington, a troupe of traditional Malaysian performers welcomed the 79-year-old president–…
US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of a trip to Asia, the White House said on Thursday, confirming the meeting which had been called into question following an escalation in trade tensions. US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during a press…
US President Donald Trump voiced doubt Monday that China would invade Taiwan as he voiced confidence in his relationship with counterpart Xi Jinping, whom he will meet later this month. US President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C.,…