U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in person for the first time in a year in San Francisco, agreeing to resume high-level military communication. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference. According to reports, both leaders re-established direct, open, and clear communications. This development comes…
In a long-awaited meeting, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping came together for their first face-to-face encounter in a year, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco. The summit followed efforts to improve high-level communication between the U.S. and China amidst ongoing tensions. Both leaders expressed a…
Former US President Donald Trump faced the third week of a civil fraud trial in New York on October 17, 2023. Trump, along with his sons and the Trump Organization, requested a mistrial in the ongoing $250 million civil business fraud case, alleging bias from the presiding judge and his staff. The defense accused the…
Britain’s planned scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has suffered a major setback after the Supreme Court ruled it unlawful. The plan aimed to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrived in the UK without permission to Rwanda in an effort to deter migration via the Channel from Europe. However, the court…
The United States House of Representatives passed a crucial bill on Tuesday, aimed at preventing a government shutdown. The bill, known as a “laddered” continuing resolution (CR), will provide funding for various government departments and programs until January 19 and others until February 2. The Senate is expected to pass the bill before sending it…
Republican Senator and Teamsters Union President Almost Come to Blows in Senate Hearing In a shocking exchange that nearly resulted in a fistfight, Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and the President of the Teamsters Union, Sean O’Brien, clashed during a Senate hearing. The confrontation was only defused when Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders intervened. The…
US Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina shocked the political world on Sunday night by announcing his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential campaign. In an appearance on former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy’s Fox News program, Scott declared, “When I go back to Iowa, it will not be as a presidential candidate. I…
Following the airstrikes and unrest in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel will continue to control security in the region but will work towards demilitarizing it. This comes at a time when the region is suffering from power outages, particularly in the ICU and pediatric wards at Gaza’s main hospital. These…
A report by British members of parliament has discovered that the U.K. is not doing enough to prevent Russia from circumventing sanctions in Central Asia. The report called “Countries at crossroads: UK engagement in Central Asia,” highlights the failure to prosecute money-laundering crimes as a major factor in facilitating kleptocratic regimes in Central Asia. This…
Rep. Elise Stefanik, the Chair of the House Republican Conference, has filed an ethics complaint urging for the removal of the judge presiding over the $250 million business fraud trial of former President Donald Trump. Stefanik, a loyal ally of Trump, accused Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron of displaying “clear judicial bias” against the…
