In a meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions US to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
“Make the wise choice,” he urged. “Continued exploration of the right way for two great nations to get along with each other.” Without referring to Trump by name, Xi managed to convey a message that might send the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric on the campaign trail into another valley for the U.S.-China relationship. “China is…
Trump won. The celebrations started. Then the trouble began.
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former congressman Matt Gaetz met his fans Thursday evening on the grass outside Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, newly anointed as president-elect Trump’s choice to be the nation’s top cop despite an ongoing House investigation into accusations that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl.“A colonoscopy feels great,” he joked about the…
The struggle against climate change is floundering. Enter Trump.
Major gaps exist among countries in the developed and developing world about how to collectively bring down emissions, mitigate the calamitous effects posed by a warming planet and fund these efforts. In some Western democracies, there is growing backlash against policies deemed green, with voters resenting onerous carbon taxes, the loss of fuel subsidies and…
North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has demanded that his country rapidly enter mass production of explosive drones that self-destruct, declaring their development an “indispensable requirement” after inspecting the testing of the fatal flying device, state media said on Friday. Images released by North Korean state media show Kim and various other officials at the…
Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball
From the moment election returns began rolling in in the US, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a body blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. What they did not envision was that the demolition job from within would be carried out by Azerbaijan’s own leader. In what should be one of the most…
Trump’s transition team caught off guard by Hegseth allegation
As President-elect Donald Trump transitioned to announcing Cabinet picks this week, his team was blindsided with information regarding a sexual assault allegation against one of his prior selections, Pete Hegseth, leading several members of the Trump staff to question whether he should receive such a nomination at all, two sources familiar with the matter tell….