Year: 2025
China’s Xi Offers Olive Branch to Trump by Sending Top Deputy to Inauguration
Vice President Han Zheng is set to be highest-level Chinese official ever to attend a presidential swearing-in, signaling Beijing’s willingness to engage the new administration.
Read MoreHear the latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a vote on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, saying the group was making demands for a “last minute concession.” Hear the latest developments.
Read MoreBiden adviser Amos Hochstein discusses how the Gaza ceasefire deal came together
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and his earlier negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Read MoreMadeleine McCann suspect ‘won’t face charges for foreseeable future’
The man suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann won’t face any charges in the foreseeable future, a prosecutor has told Sky News.
Read MoreRussia is about to sign a pact with Iran – should the West be worried?
In Moscow on Friday, a couple of days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, two of the West’s main adversaries – Russia and Iran – will sign a strategic partnership pact.
Read MoreFit for purpose? Fears over robustness of UK’s enforcement of Russia sanctions
Fears have been raised over the robustness of Britain’s trade sanctions against Russia after the main government department enforcing the rules admitted it has no idea how many cases it is investigating.
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Pakistan Court Sentences Already-Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan and His Wife for Corruption
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said. It’s yet another
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Here’s Who’s Attending Trump’s Inauguration, From Foreign Leaders to Big Tech Executives
President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration will be attended by some of America’s most influential billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced the incoming President. Read below for some of the notable guests who
Read MoreHow did we reach the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza? – BBC.com
How did we reach the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza? BBC.com Israeli security cabinet meet to discuss ceasefire and hostage deal: Live updates CNN Prisons Service says it will transport Palestinian prisoners slated for release in Gaza deal, not Red Cross The Times
Read MoreTwo Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump’s Cost-Cutting Effort
“We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.
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