Trump and China’s Xi Jinping sign deals to trim tariffs on China, Beijing to crack down on illicit fentanyl exports
Chinese state media portrayed the meeting as a triumph of Xi’s policymaking. “We have the confidence and capability to navigate all kinds of risks and challenges,” the official news agency, Xinhua, quoted him as saying.
Protests in Tanzania enter day two as 10 reportedly killed, EU calls for ‘firm stand in the defence of democracy and human rights’
The ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM, which has been in power since independence in 1961, sought to extend its rule in Wednesday’s election, with presidential candidates from the two main opposition parties barred from running.
Undaunted French cyclist vows to break more world records after release from Russian jail for trespass
A French cyclist who spent 50 days in custody in Russia said he would seek to break another record after his hopes of doing the fastest cycle ride from Portugal to the Pacific were dashed when he crossed the Chinese-Russian border through a dense forest. Sofiane Sehili, who describes himself...
Trump’s investment in Intel is paying off but chipmaker is from regaining industry dominance
Intel’s stronger-than-expected revenue suggests that global demand for x86 chips, the kind that Intel specialises in, continues to rise as the tech industry invests heavily in AI infrastructure. While GPUs, such as Nvidia’s H100s, continue to be the gold standard for training AI models, data centre buildouts include a combination of GPUs and x86 CPUs, which power different AI workloads.
Ukraine war: Putin tells Trump ‘no self-respecting country and no self-respecting people ever decides anything under pressure’
Putin derided the sanctions as an unfriendly act, saying they would not significantly affect the Russian economy and talked up Russia’s importance to the global market. He warned a sharp supply drop would push up prices and be uncomfortable for countries like the United States.
Sissi invites Trump to visit Egypt to witness Israel-Hamas deal signing ‘in a ceremony befitting the occasion’
In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded during the war, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half of the deaths were women and children.
Steep rise in smuggling threatens Kenya’s coffee renaissance and commodity once touted as ‘block gold ‘
Moreover, the CC condemned the existence of unscrupulous brokers, who he accused of driving the illegal coffee market. He called on the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious individuals or dubious transactions to the relevant authorities for necessary action.
Probe: US ministry of health agency gave Covid experiments at China’s Wuhan Institute greenlight despite concerns
Recently obtained government emails for the first time lay bare the NIH “gain-of-function” review committee’s informal vetting of the controversial project, demonstrating the agency’s weak oversight of the potentially dangerous research it funded at the lab where some critics believe the pandemic started.
Ballon d’Or: Dembele was a scatter-brained boy wonder who did not even know which was his stronger foot
Inevitably, Dembele’s rapid rate of goal-scoring could not last forever, but what his goals lost in frequency, they more than made up for in importance. Against Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 and Arsenal in the semi-finals, he scored strikingly similar goals that showcased both his tactical intelligence and his newfound poacher’s instincts.
Irish envoy: We’ve scholarships for Kenyans on condition the students must return to work at home
During the festival, the film on Mrs Mary Thomson, the first female president of Ireland was screened.
