As China hosted the 19th Asian Games in September last year, President Xi Jinping welcomed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a picturesque lakeside guesthouse in the eastern city of Hangzhou. By the time Xi and al-Assad emerged from their meeting, China and Syria had struck what they called a “strategic partnership.” A little over a…
Kyiv, Ukraine – On a freezing drizzly day in central Kyiv, Evhen Lomsky hobbled uneasily on crutches near a subway exit wearing a sign that read: “I’m starving.” The bearded 48-year-old war veteran, who has lost his right leg below the knee, hails from Mariupol, a Russian-speaking southeastern city where he worked at a steel plant….
While most of Washington is obsessed with either the reality show that is President-elect Donald Trump’s transition or the hand-wringing and blame-gaming over Democrats’ election loss, a potentially critical political storyline is brewing in Michigan. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan shocked the Michigan political world by announcing he would run for governor in 2026 — but…
Celebrities have been forced to flee their Malibu homes because of the Franklin Fire, which has been raging for days. The fire ignited on Monday night after days of extremely dangerous conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place east of Malibu Canyon Road, south of Piuma Road…
CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s Justice Department is preparing to go on the anti-“woke” offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have been a cause célèbre of the right, two sources familiar with the incoming administration’s plans told CNN. Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s storied Civil Rights Division – conservative San Francisco…
Despite rarely reported, there’s a disease seemingly taking hold of Hollywood. While it isn’t spreading in the zombie-like biting style, or transmitted like Covid-19, countless A-listers have been knocked down by the condition. One particular disease seems to be prevalent among celebs (Poike/Getty) We are, of course, talking about Lyme disease – a bacterial infection…
CNN — The epicenter of Donald Trump’s transition is gradually shifting from south Florida to Washington, DC, to prepare for the president-elect’s return to the country’s seat of power, even as he prefers to bask in the afterglow of his electoral triumph from Mar-a-Lago. Key allies are shepherding Trump’s Cabinet picks through a gauntlet of…
The rebel leader now running much of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has offered rewards for senior army and intelligence officers involved in war crimes, as the Assad regime’s sudden fall brought hopes of justice for the many atrocities of one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships. “We will not hesitate to hold accountable the criminals, murderers,…
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Emmanuel Macron swept to France’s presidency in 2017 on a wave of optimism, promising pro-business reforms and an entrepreneurial outlook that would transform the country’s image as a destination for investors. But with the government’s collapse last week after a no-confidence vote over Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s deficit-cutting budget, corporate France’s disillusion with the political…