Russia and Ukraine are due to meet – but who’ll show up? Here’s what we know
There was speculation this week that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky might meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday – if the Russian leader decides to show up for…
Zelensky insists he will only join Ukraine-Russia talks in Turkey this week if Putin is present
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the stakes ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday by saying he wouldn’t hold talks with any Russian representative other…
Trump announces plan to lift punishing sanctions on Syria
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at…
Past presidents couldn’t keep gifts of lions or horses. How could Trump accept a jet from Qatar?
When sultans tried to give President Martin Van Buren lavish gifts, he did what the Constitution requires and asked Congress what to do. Two live lions had been gifted to…
Trump’s China trade breakthrough might be enough to avoid self-inflicted recession
President Donald Trump marched the US economy to the brink of a self-inflicted recession and a potential supply chain meltdown. But at the last moment, Trump decided to pull back.…
PLA Navy deploys AI in warship degaussing drill for first time: report
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy base recently conducted a vessel degaussing exercise that, for the first time, incorporated AI, significantly improving operational efficiency, according to an official media…