The Pentagon said it received an anonymous US$130 million donation to pay the military during the US government shutdown, a move the Trump administration might not legally be able to carry out. “On October 23, 2025, the Department of War accepted an anonymous donation of US$130 million under its general gift acceptance authority,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said in …
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Modest hopes for Xi-Trump summit as China and US count down to South Korea talks
As the presidents of China and the United States prepare to meet in South Korea next week, observers remain sceptical of breakthroughs but see potential for incremental steps towards mutual de-escalation of US-China tensions. Without confirming a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Xi Jinping would visit South Korea from October 30 to November …
Read More »China and US must halt escalating weaponisation of trade, Chinese scholar urges
China and the United States should refrain from weaponising more aspects of their relationship, a Chinese scholar has urged, as the world’s two largest economies prepare to hold a fresh round of negotiations to cool down a recent flare-up in tensions. “It’s very important that the two sides need to have some kind of self-restraint,” said Da Wei, director of …
Read More »’منشیات امریکا لانے والوں کو مار ڈالیں گے،‘ امریکی صدر کا وینزویلا کے خلاف جلد زمینی کارروائی کا عندیہ – World
امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے وینزویلا کے خلاف ممکنہ زمینی کارروائی کا ارادہ ظاہر کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ منشیات اسمگلرز کے خلاف اعلانِ جنگ کی ضرورت نہیں، “جو امریکا میں منشیات لائے گا، ہم اسے مار ڈالیں گے۔ وائٹ ہاؤس میں تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے صدر ٹرمپ نے کہا کہ وہ مختلف وجوہات کی بنا پر وینزویلا سے …
Read More »The ‘Surge’ of Troops May Not Come to San Francisco, but the City Is Ready Anyway
After months of deployments by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the National Guard across American cities, federal agents have been preparing to descend into San Francisco. Local resistance groups have been coordinating with activists in other cities across the country that have been besieged by federal law enforcement. Thousands of volunteers, coordinating through Signal group chats, Zoom calls, and …
Read More »Trump’s Investment in Intel Is Paying Off
The Trump administration’s investment in Intel appears to be paying off, but the once-mighty chipmaker has a long way to climb back to industry dominance. In August, the US government announced it was converting about $9 billion in federal grants that Intel had been issued during the Biden administration into a roughly 10 percent equity stake in the company. During …
Read More »Trump to meet Xi as president sparks China WW3 fears – ‘we have more nukes’
US President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, it has been confirmed, as the White House chief sends a chilling nuclear warning to Beijing. The two leaders will meet in South Korea next week as part of a trip to Asia, the White House said on Thursday. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump will first …
Read More »Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao | TechCrunch
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, as first reported by CNBC. Zhao previously pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering while running the cryptocurrency exchange, and served four months in prison last year. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on …
Read More »اسرائیل نے مغربی کنارے کو ضم کیا تو امریکی حمایت کھو دے گا، صدر ٹرمپ کا انتباہ – World
امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے خبردار کیا ہے کہ اگر اسرائیل نے مغربی کنارے کو ضم کرنے کی کوشش کی تو وہ امریکا کی حمایت کھو بیٹھے گا۔ ٹائم میگزین کو دیے گئے انٹرویو میں صدر ٹرمپ نے کہا کہ انہوں نے عرب ممالک سے وعدہ کیا ہے کہ مغربی کنارہ ضم نہیں ہوسکتا۔ ٹرمپ کے مطابق انہوں نے اسرائیلی …
Read More »Putin issues furious 2-word response to Trump as Russia pummelled by sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has branded Donald Trump’s US sanctions on Russia an “unfriendly act” as he warns Moscow will not cave over Ukraine. Putin said Russia will never bow to pressure from abroad, addressing the Russian Geographical Society in Moscow, adding that “dialogue is always better than war”. Trump launched the “tremendous” sanctions on Russian oil in an effort …
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