The Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students has ricocheted across China, with officials and commentators seeing it through one lens: the growing rivalry between Washington and Beijing. “China has consistently opposed the politicization of educational collaboration,” a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday, adding that the US […]
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, delivering a sharp punishment to the elite institution for refusing to bow to the administration’s policy demands. Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the US Department of […]
Just days after the United States and China declared a temporary truce over tariffs, tempers are already flaring: this time over the future of Beijing’s most advanced homegrown semiconductors. Over the past week, Beijing has repeatedly lashed out at Washington for warning companies against using AI chips made by national tech champion Huawei. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk for the first time since Moscow claimed to have completely recaptured the region following a surprise incursion by Ukrainian forces last year, Russian state media reported on Wednesday. Putin met with municipal leaders in the city of Kurchatov and visited the Kursk nuclear power plant, […]
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer, his office has announced. A spokesperson for the ex-commander-in-chief said on Sunday that the diagnosis was made on Friday after doctors found a small nodule on Biden’s prostate, which needed further evaluation. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding […]
Qatar signed an agreement Wednesday to purchase 160 jets from US manufacturer Boeing for Qatar Airways. The agreement was signed by both President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani during Trump’s visit to the Gulf Arab country. Trump said the deal was worth $200 billion and included […]
Donald Trump has met with the Syrian president, the first meeting between the nations’ leaders in 25 years following a surprise announcement that the U.S. would lift all sanctions on Syria. America had previously offered a $10 million reward for information about Ahmad al-Sharaa, then known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, who had been a […]
The Trump administration signed several new agreements with Saudi Arabia’s government Tuesday, including on military cooperation, as President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seek to highlight close ties between the two countries. Trump is expected to speak at a US-Saudi investment forum soon, where Elon Musk is also listed as a speaker. Trump is […]
Nigeria’s ambitious N55 trillion budget and its path towards achieving a $1 trillion economy were laid before national economic managers, civil society groups, corporate leaders and international stakeholders yesterday, leaving many pondering the slim chances before the country, even as the grip on public revenue slips off. As for the World […]
President Donald Trump embarks Monday on the first major international trip of his second term — an opportunity to shore up relations with a trio of key Middle Eastern allies and prove his might as a dealmaker on the world stage. Arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday with stops in Doha, Qatar, […]