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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to bilateral talks at Gimhae Air Force Base in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China and the United States should be “partners and friends” during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on dealing with trade and tariff issues.According to Chinese state media, the meeting ended in about an hour and 40 minutes, and the two leaders shook hands and left the venue without making any public comments. This is the first direct…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer suggested Wednesday that companies outside the tech space would also benefit from some form of involvement in the data center boom, citing manufacturer Caterpillar’s recent earnings as an example.He said the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points is positive for a wide range of businesses in the “real economy,” a term he used to lump together certain types of business activity beyond the AI boom. But he suggested the latest rate cut may not be enough to really boost stock prices.”This rate cut is great news for the so-called real economy,” Cramer said.…
The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the Chinese-owned semiconductor company’s German facility after the Dutch government seized control and auto industry groups warned of a possible impact on car production, October 23, 2025, in Hamburg, Germany. Jonas Walzberg | ReutersNetherlands-based semiconductor maker Nexperia is at the center of a standoff between the European Union, the United States and China that has caused a near-crisis for global automakers.Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Nexperia wing techin October, citing national security concerns. In response to this move, the Chinese government blocked the flow of Nexperia products into China.Chinese…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth applauds during the ASEAN Plus meeting at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 1, 2025.Vincent Tian | via ReutersPentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday accused China of increasing “destabilizing behavior” in the South China Sea and pledged to use technology to help Southeast Asian countries jointly respond to the Chinese threat.The second day in Kuala Lumpur was packed with meetings, including multilateral talks with allies Australia, Japan and the Philippines, with Hegseth proposing to ASEAN defense ministers the creation of a shared maritime domain awareness, saying…
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will place Nigeria on a religious freedom watch list based on vague claims that Christians in the country are being “massacreed” by Muslims.In a social media post on Friday, President Trump explained that African countries will be added to the State Department’s list of “countries of special concern.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Christianity faces an existential crisis in Nigeria,” President Trump wrote. “Thousands of Christians are being murdered. Islamic extremists are responsible for this genocide. I hereby place Nigeria as a ‘Country of Special Concern.'”The Nigerian government has denied such…
Cuba denies U.S. allegations of mercenary activity in Ukraine and says the embargo is a form of collective punishment.Published October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly called for an end to the United States’ 33-year economic embargo on Cuba, despite lobbying by the U.S. government, including shared accusations that up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.The resolution was adopted with 165 votes in favor, 7 votes against, and 12 abstentions. Unlike in previous years, the United States persuaded Argentina, Hungary, North Macedonia, Paraguay, and Ukraine to…
geneva Associated Press — The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military attacks on ships in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific believed to be carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an investigation into the strike, which is believed to be the first accusation of its kind by a UN agency. Spokesperson for the Turkish President’s Office, Ravina Shamdasani, delivered her message at a regular UN briefing on Friday: “These attacks and the resulting increased human suffering are unacceptable. The United States must take…
Martin O’Neill made a perfect return for Celtic following the surprise departure of Brendan Rodgers, leading him to a much-anticipated 4-0 win over Falkirk.The veteran manager returned to the Parkhead dugout for the first time in 20 years with “nervous excitement” as he and interim assistant Sean Maloney sought to get the Hoops back to winning ways after a tumultuous few days. Johnny Kenny held his position up front and rewarded O’Neill with a first-half double and headed in the rebound to make it 2-0. image: Martin O’Neill wins first game back as interim manager at Celtic Falkirk, unbeaten in…
Ben Rhodes, who served as vice presidential national security adviser under President Barack Obama, famously referred to Washington’s foreign policy establishment as the “blob” to describe the robust ecosystem of think tanks, former government officials, journalists, and funders that perpetuate a narrow view of power, global order, and legitimate actors. This mechanism not only maintains conservative inertia but also defines the limits of what is considered possible in policy. These self-imposed boundaries have been deadly in Sudan’s two-and-a-half year conflict.A particularly insidious practice within the Blob is the invocation of moral and rhetorical equivalence, depicting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
AI researchers at Andon Labs (the same people who made a fuss by giving Anthropic Claude an office vending machine) have announced the results of a new AI experiment. This time, they programmed a vacuum cleaner robot with a variety of state-of-the-art LLMs as a way to see how ready LLMs are to materialize. They instructed the bot to help in the office when someone asked the bot to “pass the butter.” And once again, something hilarious happened. At one point, one of the LLMs was unable to dock and recharge its dying battery, sending it into a comedic “doom…