First published by Deník N. One day in the mid‑1990s, Russian president Boris Yeltsin got drunk, and journalists based in Moscow understood they had to start preparing for someone new. It would still take a few more years before Boris Nikolayevich’s heart finally gave out. Enter Vladimir Putin. In the film The Wizard of the Kremlin,

This article was written by Follow Focus on trying to piece together the big things (both at a macro and industry level) Twenty years in Asia (mainly China). Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the

  TAIPEI, April 5 — Taiwan’s main opposition leader will make a rare trip to China on Tuesday, weeks before US President Donald Trump, with Beijing expected to use the visit to increase its influence over the democratic island. Cheng Li-wun, who will become the first sitting chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT) to travel to

Video purportedly showing tribesmen searching for missing American crew member Video purportedly showing tribesmen searching for missing American crew member 00:26 Sources say US troops are still searching for a crew member from an F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran on Friday. The US military and the White House have not commented on the

Even though Donald Trump has often publicly criticised China, the reality appears more nuanced. Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s style of leadership, particularly the authority he commands, where ministers and officials reportedly operate under a strong sense of fear and discipline. Now, a similar approach seems to be taking shape

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — California is again taking the Trump administration to court, challenging a new executive order aimed at overhauling the nation’s election system. In a partnership with more than 20 other states, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Friday arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order affecting mail-in voting is unconstitutional.

A judge’s order to stop construction work on the White House ballroom poses security risks, the Trump administration argued in an emergency motion that seeks to set aside the ruling. The emergency motion argues that US district judge Richard Leon’s decision has left the executive mansion “open and exposed” and is “threatening grave national-security harms

INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA president Charlie Baker said he’s hopeful President Donald Trump’s latest executive order aimed at fixing college athletics can result in a “bipartisan solution on the Congressional side” to create lasting stability. “I like the fact that people seem to be working toward an answer, and there are a number of Democrats who

Disney Parks has debuted Teacup Confessions, a new celebrity interview series that trades the traditional couch for one of the most iconic attractions in Magic Kingdom: the Mad Tea Party. This is all taking place abord the lovely Disneyland Tea Cups ride at the magical theme park. Things are about to get a little dizzy, and

Like many Americans, President Donald Trump has become fixated on Alcatraz, the notorious, frequently fog-shrouded California island fortress in the San Francisco Bay. But for Trump, the defunct prison is more than a pop-culture, literary and cinematic phenomenon reminiscent of an era when the federal government dealt with gangsters so dangerous they were jailed on

Whether it’s because of poor work performance, misconduct, or plain bad luck, getting fired is a near-universal experience. Even officials at the highest levels of the world’s governments and militaries are vulnerable to being axed. But when those at the height of power are dismissed, the consequences echo far beyond a single career and can

Donald Trump’s administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400m White House ballroom creates a security risk for the US president as his team asks a federal appeals court to pause the ruling. In a motion filed on Friday, US National Park Service (NPS) lawyers say that the federal judge’s

The Pyramid of Cheops. The Taj Mahal. Chichen Itza. The Colosseum. They’re among the great wonders of the world. They’re the vanity projects of pharaohs, emperors and priest-kings. And the more things change, the more they stay the same. Chairman Xi Jinping has secured an unconstitutional third term as supreme leader of the Chinese Communist

Who was Qasem Soleimani?published at 18:35 BST 18:35 BST Ghoncheh HabibiazadSenior reporter, BBC Persian Image source, Reuters As we reported earlier, the US State Department says it has arrested the niece and grand-niece of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani after terminating their lawful resident status. A loyalist of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Soleimani

Before building one of the world’s most valuable companies, Jeff Bezos chose patience over impulse—delaying entrepreneurship to better understand business and the world. Bezos’ Early Career Decision: Why He Didn’t Start Amazon Immediately After graduating from Princeton in 1986, Bezos briefly considered launching a startup with friends. But he ultimately stepped back, believing he lacked

Elon Musk said Tuesday that being an outsider to both aerospace and auto manufacturing was precisely what allowed SpaceX and Tesla Inc. to do what established rivals had not. In a post on X, Musk shared a clip from a 2015 Tsinghua University interview and wrote, “Indeed, it was because I was not from the

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