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On July 9, 2024, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the first invocation of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Evgenia Novogenina | ReutersNew Delhi is set to host President Vladmir Putin’s two-day visit, signaling a determination to deepen ties with Moscow as India reels from punitive US tariffs on purchases of Russian oil.Ian Bremer, founder and president of political risk consulting firm Eurasia Group, said the visit shows India wants to maintain its relationship with Russia “especially at a time when it can’t trust the United States…
Apple’s latest iPhone models are on display at its Regent Street store in London on iPhone 17 launch day.Arjun Karpal | CNBCapple Research firm IDC predicts iPhone shipments will reach record levels this year, driven by the latest models and the resurgence of key market China.IDC said in a report Tuesday that the company expects to ship 247.4 million iPhones in 2025, up more than 6% from a year ago. This exceeds the 236 million units sold in 2021, when the iPhone 13 was released.Nabila Popal, senior research director at IDC, said in a statement that Apple’s expected rapid growth…
Venezuela claims a U.S. military buildup is targeting its oil reserves, and a Delaware judge ordered the sale to settle debts.Published December 3, 2025December 3, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareVenezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodríguez has condemned a US court’s decision to allow the “fraudulent” and “forced” sale of Venezuelan oil company Citgo in the US to pay off billions of dollars in debt.”We actively reject the decision adopted in the judicial process,” Rodriguez said in a statement read on state television about the sale, which Venezuela’s government has always opposed.Recommended stories list of 4…
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during a press conference at the VTB Investment Forum “Russia Calling!” held in Moscow, Russia on December 2, 2025. Prior to his meeting with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Putin visited the annual forum hosted by VTB Group.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPeace talks between the United States and Russia on Tuesday failed to yield a breakthrough, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Russia was “ready” for war on the continent and stepping up the threat to Europe ahead of talks.US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his…
US President Donald Trump said he has revoked all pardons and commutations signed with an autopen by his predecessor, Joe Biden.”Any document, proclamation, executive order, memorandum, or contract signed by the now infamous unauthorized ‘autopen’ order within the administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. is hereby null and void and of no further force or effect,” President Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday night.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”Those who receive a ‘pardon’, ‘reduction of pay’, or other legal document so signed, please note that such document is completely and completely terminated and…
Khan Younis, Gaza — Tamer Abu Assi was preparing breakfast for his two sons on Saturday morning when he realized he was out of firewood. Fadi, 8, and Jumar, 10, went out to get food for their father, who is paralyzed and in a wheelchair. They never returned. As Abu Assi was waiting for their children to return to prepare the table, nearby residents rushed to the shelter, saying the two children had been targeted and killed by Israeli forces. “Are they my children?” he recalled asking. An agonizing wait ensued as he went to identify the body. “I took…
The Championship rematch ended in a 1-1 draw, with Sindre Wale Egeli scoring just before stoppage time as Ipswich missed out on a much-needed victory over Blackburn.Egeli scored his first goal for the Tractor Boys with a late kick, canceling out Andri Gudjohnsen’s 76th-minute header and it looked as if Blackburn would have only their second home win of the season. Back in September, the match was abandoned in the 80th minute with Blackburn winning 1-0 against 10 men after a sudden downpour left the pitch waterlogged, but for much of the night the rematch looked like a damp squib,…
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls “Frontier Agents.” These include agents designed to learn your preferred way of working and work alone for several days. Each of these agents handles different tasks, such as automating code creation, security processes such as code reviews, and DevOps tasks such as preventing incidents when publishing new code. A preview version of the agent is currently available. Perhaps AWS’s biggest and most interesting claim is its promise that its frontier agents, called “Kiro autonomous agents,” can operate independently for days at a time. Kiro is a software coding…
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Orrick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for real estate investors, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large publicly traded companies. Sign up to receive future editions directly to your inbox.There is still a large amount of new supply entering the multifamily housing market. This, combined with a decline in demand, especially from younger workers, has led to more vacancies and lower rents. The median apartment rent nationwide fell 1% in November from October and now stands…
The publisher of the popular children’s character Franklin the Turtle also denied the Trump administration’s use of its artwork.Published December 3, 2025December 3, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2sharePop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of popular children’s character Franklin the Turtle have denied using their music or images to support US President Donald Trump’s policies.Carpenter responded on social media to the use of his song “Juno,” from his 2024 album “Short and Sweet,” in a video montage depicting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid, saying, “This video is evil and disgusting. Please don’t ever implicate…