Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): As the global energy crisis deepens and the Hormuz blockade enters a critical phase, the “unprecedented” partnership between Russia and China has taken centre stage. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday concluded a high-stakes two-day official visit to Beijing, where he was received by President Xi Jinping and held

Listen to article • 0:00 min The biggest losers in Sunday’s extraordinary election in Hungary, aside from its four-term autocratic prime minister Viktor Orbán, were Russia’s Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump. Moreover, the reasons for Orbán’s fall offer surprising parallels with diminishing support for the U.S. president. And the restoration of Hungarian democracy at the

FILE – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters

The human rights project Department One reports that on March 8, 2022, Vladimir Putin authorized security officials to place Russian citizens and foreigners in pretrial detention centers without a court order for “opposing” the war in Ukraine. Putin’s “decision” had not previously been reported, and the document itself was never made publicly available. Department One learned of it from a document issued by Russia’s

US President Donald Trump said China was “very happy” with his decision to permanently open the Strait of Hormuz, emphasising that he was “doing it for them” and the rest of the world. He added that the situation would not recur and claimed that China had agreed not to send weapons to Iran.“China is very

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, are set to meet in Beijing on May 14-15. Their summit will take place against the backdrop of a notable reversal of fortunes: whereas Trump appeared to have a clear plan for, if not the upper hand in, negotiations with Xi in the aftermath of

The NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Elon Musk’s xAI, alleging the company is illegally operating methane gas turbines that spew dangerous air pollution at a massive data center complex near Memphis, Tennessee. The complaint, filed in federal court in North Mississippi, states xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech are violating the Clean Air Act

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a reception, held on Victory Day marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2025. Mikhail Metzel | Via Reuters Russia has offered to help China with any potential

Elon Musk’s xAI nearly saw its Grok chatbot app removed from Apple’s App Store following the controversy that erupted over the surge of non-consensual, sexualised deepfakes generated using the AI tool earlier this year. While Apple did not issue a public statement during the Grok ‘undressing’ controversy, the iPhone maker found that X and Grok

Apple reportedly threatened Elon Musk owned X (formerly Twitter) and xAI to remove the Grok app from the App Store earlier this year. The iPhone-maker, according to a NBC News report, sent a letter to US senators about how it worked behind the scenes to address the then viral incidents of sexualized deepfakes generated by

China’s President Xi Jinping met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, Chinese state media said, as a string of leaders of countries impacted by the Middle East war flock to Beijing. Lavrov joins Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vietnamese leader To Lam in

As the Trump administration wages real war with adversaries and trade wars with friends, Americans are changing their minds about the United States’ biggest rival, China, for the better, according to a new survey. It’s a stark difference from just a few years ago, when Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate crimes in the US spiked during

Anadolu staff 15 April 2026•Update: 15 April 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has personally invited his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto to return to Russia in May and July this year to participate in two international events in Kazan and Ekaterinburg, a report said Wednesday. Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono, who goes by one name, said

Rabia Iclal Turan and Diyar Guldogan 15 April 2026•Update: 15 April 2026 US President Donald Trump, in an interview to be aired on Wednesday, said the US-Israeli war on Iran is “close to over.” “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over,” Trump told Fox Business

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk expressed his concerns over the COVID-19 vaccine dosage, citing his own adverse experience. Musk took to X on Sunday and claimed that his second vaccine shot was so severe that it almost led him to hospitalization. “My second vaccine shot almost sent me to the hospital. Felt like I was

SNEAK PEEK: President Donald Trump gives anchor Maria Bartiromo his assessment of the state of the Iran conflict and more on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran war is “very close” to an end as hostilities ease amid a two-week ceasefire agreement. “I think it’s close to over, yeah. I view it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released this month, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is set to testify before the House Budget Committee at 10:15

Most people make tax moves that save a few hundred or even a few thousand dollars. Multibillionaires like Jeff Bezos think bigger. Trending Now: If Bezos’ Wealth Was Evenly Distributed Across the US, How Much Would We Get? Find Out: 9 Low-Effort Ways To Make Passive Income (You Can Start This Week) According to Benzinga,

For better or for worse, these things subsided over the years. Yet, with the return of Hannah Montana-core also comes the return of the in-your-face celeb drama. Which brings me back to Cooper and Earle… In 2023, Earle launched a podcast with Cooper’s podcasting company, only for Earle to be dropped two years later. Enter