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Venezuela’s Machado says she ‘presented’ Trump with Nobel medal

WASHINGTON DC, Jan 16: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro. Her "wonderful gesture of mutual respect," as Trump called it Thursday,

Gaza ceasefire enters phase two despite unresolved issues

A US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza has entered its second phase despite unresolved disputes between Israel and

Trump’s Anti-Moral Morality

The course of international relations for decades to come will be determined by whether the rest of the world accepts

China had a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025

China's exports rose 5.5% for the whole of last year to $3.77 trillion, customs data showed, while imports flatlined at

Canada’s Carney arrives in China for state visit

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a state visit, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

Europe Enters the Slop War

Not so long ago, social-media companies billed themselves as tools for connecting with real people and keeping up with the

Grok Is Testing Whether AI Governance Means Anything

Governments worldwide increasingly agree on a basic premise of AI governance: systems deployed at scale must be safe, controllable, and

The High Cost of Trump’s Amateur Diplomats

Trump, now engaged in a brazenly neo-imperialist project in Venezuela, has handed China a golden opportunity to portray itself as

UN climate chief says stepping back from climate cooperation will…

The United States' decision to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will leave the United States

Trump says will meet Venezuelan opposition’s Machado ‘next week’

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating