Trade truce and AI talks The United States and China agreed to extend their trade truce for two months as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived for his first state visit in eleven years, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing the extension. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington…
(Bloomberg) — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead talks on trade and other pressure points Sunday in New York ahead of next week’s summit between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies. The negotiators will lay the groundwork for a high-profile meeting between President Donald Trump and…
Trump’s AI Force Plan Trump said his administration would support the growth of the AI industry while using existing criminal and civil justice systems to address potential wrongdoing, writing on Truth Social that “We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry.” CBS News Trump also said he would…
The Pentagon has given US defense companies just 21 days to submit plans for significantly faster weapons production, as concerns grow over depleted American munitions stocks following months of fighting with Iran. Representational image showing a missile. (REUTERS) Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg issued the directive to industry leaders on Wednesday, according to a memo…
Editor’s note: Dr Afshar Soleymani is a former Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan, as well as an analyst and researcher in political and international relations. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az. Modern conflicts are no longer decided solely by missiles, tanks and…
Donald Trump has used an extraordinary prime-time speech to accuse “deep state” bureaucrats of hiding the truth about compromised US election systems and an alleged Chinese operation to influence American voters. The US president, who has for years claimed without evidence that the 2020 election was “rigged”, said he had declassified documents that would prove…
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Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on. First, Iran asserted its control of the Strait of Hormuz by turning back two ships that didn’t take the correct route and second, a Chinese company released an AI model that…
Chinese tech giant Huawei said on Monday it had developed a new way of making semiconductors that could get around its US-enforced lack of access to the most advanced chipmaking equipment. Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen. Photo: Huawei. Huawei has been at the centre of a geopolitical standoff in recent years after Washington warned its equipment…
Before our eyes, global politics is once again changing its geometry: old alliances are losing their automatic significance, great powers are bargaining over spheres of influence, and Europe is being forced to redefine its place between the United States, China and Russia. To discuss whether this signals the emergence of a new bipolar world, why…