5 h. ago Venezuela’s Maduro calls for talks after Trump’s threat over military jets

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has called for dialogue with Washington, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to shoot down Venezuelan military jets if they pose a danger to US forces. Tensions between the two countries soared in recent days after the Pentagon accused Venezuela of buzzing its ships in the Caribbean following a deadly US strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. “None of the differences we have and have had can lead to a military conflict,” Maduro said on Friday in a...

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35 h. ago Trump calls out Europe for 'funding' Putin's war and failing to 'pressure' China

Trump calls out Europe for 'funding' Putin's war and failing to 'pressure' China  Fox News

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41 h. ago Europe leaders call Trump after Ukraine security guarantees summit in Paris

European leaders on Thursday spoke to US President Donald Trump after holding a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky on security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace accord to end Russia’s three-and-a-half-year war against Ukraine. The guarantees by the so-called coalition of the willing, which remain under wraps but are expected to include ramped-up training for the Ukrainian army and deployment of troops by some European states, have angered Russia. They form part of a push led by...

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46 h. ago Pentagon pizza orders spike at time of Beijing military parade: Chinese outlet

Chinese state media has mocked an apparent spike in pizza orders near the Pentagon during Beijing’s Victory Day parade, suggesting that in the US close attention was paid to the event, which American President Donald Trump called “very, very impressive”. On Wednesday afternoon, Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with China’s state broadcaster CCTV, released a video saying customer traffic data from Domino’s near the Pentagon was more than four times its usual level around 9pm, and...

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59 h. ago Trump offers more US troops to Poland’s nationalist president

US President Donald Trump hosted new Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Wednesday at the White House with a military flyover and an offer to send more US troops to the eastern European ally. Talks were expected to focus on efforts to end the war in Ukraine, where Trump’s peacemaking efforts have been struggling to get traction. Trump called it a “stupid war” and said he thought ending it would have been “much easier” for him. “It’s going to get done,” he vowed to reporters in the Oval Office,...

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60 h. ago ‘They were hoping I was watching’: Trump on Beijing parade with Xi, Putin, Kim; calls it ‘impressive but

‘They were hoping I was watching’: Trump on Beijing parade with Xi, Putin, Kim; calls it ‘impressive but  The Times of India

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3 d. ago 'Warmest regards to Putin, Kim Jong Un': Donald Trump reacts to China's mega military show; calls it cons

'Warmest regards to Putin, Kim Jong Un': Donald Trump reacts to China's mega military show; calls it cons  The Times of India

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4 d. ago Trump claims India offered zero tariffs on US goods, slams ‘one

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on US goods to zero, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was making public shows of solidarity with Chinese and Russian leaders in the face of trade pressure from Washington. While calling the US relationship with India “one-sided,” Trump wrote on social media: “They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. They should have done so years ago.” The Indian Embassy in...

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6 d. ago Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city

The mayor of Chicago pushed back on Saturday against what he called the “out-of-control” Trump administration’s plan to surge federal officers into the nation’s third-largest city, which could take place within days. The Chicago Police Department will be barred from helping federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops and checkpoints during the surge, according to an executive order signed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor directed all city...

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7 d. ago Eric Trump Calls China ‘a Hell of a Power’ in Digital Assets

Eric Trump Calls China ‘a Hell of a Power’ in Digital Assets  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago Trump urges banks to flag Chinese money laundering linked to fentanyl trade

The Treasury Department wants US financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities. The advisory released on Thursday highlights how these money laundering operations are working with Mexican drug cartels to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities. The Trump administration is calling on banks to flag certain customers who may fit a profile of people who could...

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8 d. ago Trump implores banks to step up monitoring of China money laundering linked to fentanyl

The administration of US President Donald Trump called on American banks and other financial institutions Thursday to step up monitoring of suspected Chinese money-laundering networks it says fuel fentanyl addiction in the United States. The advisory highlighted how informal Chinese money-laundering operations work in a symbiotic relationship with the Jalisco New Generation, Sinaloa, Gulf and other Mexican drug cartels to effectively bypass financial safeguards. “Money-laundering networks linked...

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9 d. ago Trump calls for George Soros and son to be charged over ‘violent protests’

US President Donald Trump said that philanthropist George Soros and his son should be charged with racketeering for allegedly supporting violent protests “and much more”, without citing any evidence. Trump made the remark Wednesday in a social media post that did not elaborate on whether Soros was being investigated, or specify which protests or which son he was referring to. Alex Soros, one of the billionaire’s sons, chairs the board of directors of the Open Society Foundations, which was...

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9 d. ago Trump aide slams ‘arrogant’ India over Russian oil, dubs Ukraine ‘Modi’s war’

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro sought to raise pressure on India to halt purchases of Russian energy after the US imposed crippling new tariffs on New Delhi, casting the conflict in Ukraine as “Modi’s war”. “I mean Modi’s war because the road to peace runs, in part, through New Delhi,” Navarro said on Wednesday, referencing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. US President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods took effect earlier on Wednesday, a bid to punish the country for...

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9 d. ago Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says US tech stack should be global standard companies are built on — including China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says US tech stack should be global standard companies are built on — including China  Yahoo Finance

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9 d. ago China’s Tiangong beats ISS, mathematician mulls move: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump calls criticism of move to admit thousands of Chinese students ‘insulting’ US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to admit hundreds of thousands of Chinese students, saying the US is “honoured” to host them and warning that the American college system would “go to hell” without them. 2. As the world watches PLA approach 100, is it...

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9 d. ago Beijing rejects Trump’s call to include China in denuclearisation talks with Russia

Beijing rejects Trump’s call to include China in denuclearisation talks with Russia  trtworld.com

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1 week ago Trump calls criticism of move to admit thousands of Chinese students ‘insulting’

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to admit hundreds of thousands of Chinese students, saying the US is “honored” to host them and warning that the American college system would “go to hell” without them. Facing growing anger from his political base, Trump dismissed criticism of the plan as “insulting” and pointed to his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of a broader strategy of engagement. “We’re getting along very well with China, and I’m getting...

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1 week ago Trump says Putin’s dislike of Zelensky delaying meeting between 2 leaders

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had talked to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since meeting in Washington last week with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Trump was last known to have spoken to Putin on August 18, when he interrupted his talks with Zelensky and the Europeans at the White House to call the Russian leader. “Yes, I have,” Trump told reporters when asked if he had talked to Putin since then. Asked how the latest talks went, Trump replied: “Every...

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2 w. ago Trump says Intel has agreed to deal for US to take 10% equity stake

The United States government will take a 10 per cent stake in Intel under an agreement with the struggling chipmaker, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, marking the latest extraordinary intervention in corporate affairs. Intel, whose shares rose more than 6 per cent, declined to comment. The move marks a clear change of direction just weeks after Trump called for the resignation of the company’s new chief Lip-Bu Tan over his “highly conflicted” ties to Chinese firms. It also follows a...

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