U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outside the West Wing of the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv is “geared up for clear and honest work” to develop a peace plan…
The Beijing music venue DDC was one of the latest to have to cancel a performance by a Japanese artist on Nov. 20, 2025, in the wake of escalating bilateral tensions. Screenshot BEIJING — China’s escalating dispute with Japan reinforces Beijing’s growing economic influence — and penchant for abrupt actions that can create uncertainty for…
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Ukraine could face some tough choices amid reports that the U.S. and Russia have secretly formulated…
President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of his nation, on Tuesday brushed off questions about bin Salman’s involvement in the 2018 killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. “Things happen,” Trump said when asked about Khashoggi’s killing by Mary Bruce…
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during a welcoming ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Bandar Algaloud/courtesy Of Saud | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, with the leaders expected to discuss…
A Swiss national flag on a ferry on Lake Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. The Swiss president dashed to the US capital Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to prevent her American counterpart from imposing the highest tariff of any developed nation on Switzerland. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…
Visitors in front of the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s tourism-exposed stocks fell on Monday as tensions with China intensified after Beijing issued a travel and study alert for Chinese citizens considering going to Japan. Beauty and cosmetics firm Shiseido, which…
Swiss flag is pictured at the Harbor in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The U.S. and Switzerland have reached a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC on Friday. Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a post on X, adding that further details will…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The U.S. and Switzerland are getting close to signing a trade deal to lower tariffs of 39% that…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he approves of a pending deal in the Senate that would bring…
