Nathalie Tocci Professor of the Practice, Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe Europe remains highly dependent on the United States, and yet it makes no sense to placate U.S. President Donald Trump—both statements can be true at the same time. European leaders spent the first year of his second administration flattering the president, hoping to leverage his

When President Donald Trump needed a new pick for surgeon general last May, he turned to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for advice. “Bobby really thought she was great,” Trump told reporters the day after choosing Casey Means, a close Kennedy ally and outsized voice in the Make America Healthy Again

China may try some “maneuvering” over the Taiwan issue when US President Donald Trump visits Beijing next week, but the US has reaffirmed its policy on the island has not changed, a top Taiwanese intelligence official said on Thursday. China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and regularly describes it as the most

American Express (AXP) Stock 2026 sits in a unique place on Wall Street. It is one of Buffett’s longest-held positions, and Berkshire Hathaway still owns roughly 21% of the company. So why has the Oracle of Omaha refused to trim a stake bought 35 years ago, and does the thesis still hold today? Why Buffett

United States President Donald Trump‘s visit to Beijing this month is “none of my business,” says Chinese salesperson Yu Yangxian, even though a large share of the electric lockers and vending machines sold by her company are destined for the US. “As long as the United States continues to trade, it will have to do

If words won wars, Donald Trump’s Iran conflict would have ended long ago. But the president still can’t find a way out of a war meant to last no more than a month and a half that is now grinding into its 10th week. Trump is ensnared by two traps of his own making —

When Vladimir Osechkin wants to take his children to school or go to the supermarket, he calls the police. The Russian activist has lived under protection since 2022 because French officials believe Russia is trying to kill him. In April 2025, a crew of Russian men staked out Osechkin’s home and the surrounding area in

Get ready to see some ground and pound on the South Lawn. Ahead of the majorly anticipated White House UFC fight to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump welcomed several of the UFC’s biggest stars to the Oval Office for a preview of the upcoming fight card. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T

A recent profile published by The Economist has renewed attention on senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official Cai Qi, whose growing influence inside Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s inner circle is drawing scrutiny from analysts. The report, published on April 30, zeroes in on Cai’s political rise, his expanding authority within the CCP apparatus, and the

A few months before Elon Musk left OpenAI’s board of directors in February 2018, he tried to recruit Sam Altman to join a “world-class AI lab” within Tesla. Musk went as far as offering the OpenAI CEO a Tesla board seat, according to emails and testimony presented in federal court on Wednesday during the Musk

The deal involving Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Anthropic marks a surprising partnership between two companies whose leaders have been publicly at odds (Brendan SMIALOWSKI) · Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP/AFP AI startup Anthropic announced Wednesday it has agreed to a major computing partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, securing access to a vast data center as the Claude maker

Merve Gül Aydoğan Ağlarcı 07 May 2026•Update: 07 May 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that his government will continue attracting foreign investment to Canada regardless of American trade pressure as he touted record inflows and new trade partnerships. “We’re creating new opportunities for Canadian businesses through more than 20 economic and security partnerships

Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Airbus Canada says it will supply AirAsia with a massive order of 150 of its Canadian-made A220 jets in a multibillion-dollar

As Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s personal rivalry plays out in court, Musk is sticking it to the OpenAI CEO in another way: handing rival Anthropic a big win. SpaceX’s partnership with Anthropic, announced Wednesday, gives the frontier AI lab access to massive amounts of much sought-after compute it will need to keep growing its

By all appearances, Donald Trump wanted to see officials change the name of Washington Dulles International Airport, just outside of the nation’s capital, so that it bore his name. The president was so eager to make that happen that he was prepared to execute a scheme in hopes of forcing the hand of Democratic officials.

New York nightlife loves a comeback story, but few clubs have the kind of mythology attached to Avenue. For a solid decade in the late 2000s and 2010s, the Chelsea nightclub was one of those places where models, athletes, downtown creatives and celebrities somehow all ended up squeezed into the same dimly lit room at