From closed-door affairs to ‘transparency’: Meetings are different under Trumppublished at 16:38 British Summer Time 16:38 BST Bernd Debusmann JrReporting from the White House Image source, Getty Images Here at the White House, Cabinet meetings were once considered closed-door affairs, largely taking place behind closed doors. During the approximately two years I was covering the

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called Russia-China ties the “most stable, mature and strategically significant” among world powers during a meeting with Russian Duma Chair Vyacheslav Volodin in Beijing. Xi hailed the partnership as a “stable source of world peace” and urged both nations to strengthen trust, expand cooperation, and unite the Global South

The ‘Making Money’ panel discusses President Donald Trump calling for Lisa Cook to resign from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and more. Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is refusing to resign despite President Donald Trump saying in a letter that she was “removed” from her position “effective immediately.” The president posted the letter to

Xi Jinping’s SCO summit in Tianjin is more than a diplomatic gathering—it’s a high-stakes chessboard. For the first time in seven years, PM Narendra Modi will step onto Chinese soil, joining Xi and Vladimir Putin in a powerful projection of Global South strength. With Russia isolated in the West, Beijing is offering Moscow a stage,

Ahead of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China, President Xi Jinping has hailed Beijing’s ties with Russia as the “most stable, mature, and strategically significant” among major world powers. In a meeting with Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Xi called the China-Russia relationship a “stable source

We’re used to seeing celebrities perfectly polished on the red carpet and across our social media feeds. However, a number of stars have increasingly been sharing photos without any traces of makeup, professional cameras, or flattering lighting—perhaps as an attempt to appear relatable, or perhaps because they, too, have grown tired of curating their every

Japanese media giants Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun have filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, which is backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Nvidia Corporation NVDA. They accused the AI search startup of copying and storing their content without permission. Nikkei And Asahi Seek $30 Million In Damages The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Tokyo, alleges

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs and export restrictions on countries whose taxes, legislation and regulations target US big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple. In a post on the US president’s social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said “digital taxes, legislation, rules or regulations are all designed to harm, or