Beijing — China said Wednesday that it would not participate in denuclearization talks with the United States and Russia, after President Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations. Mr. Trump on Monday said the United States was trying to pursue denuclearization with both countries. “I think the denuclearization is a very – it’s a…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump is pursuing an unusual strategy — courting Russian President Vladimir Putin, holding fire on Beijing, all the while turning the screws on…
WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta Platforms offered people’s right to secure communication, and vowed to continue trying to make encrypted services available in Russia. Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share information…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 9, 2024. Gavriil Grigorov | Via Reuters Russia on Tuesday weighed into the growing spat between India and the U.S., with the Kremlin saying New Delhi is free to choose its own trading…
Share No ‘wave of consequence’ so far, Hawaii governor says Jennifer Jett and Bella LoBue Hawaii has so far “not seen a wave of consequence, which is a great relief to us,” Gov. Josh Green told reporters. “It’s kind of a blessing to not be reporting any damage.” But he cautioned that “we have seen…
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting Japan’s meteorological agency to issue a tsunami alert and the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning for the state of Hawaii and parts of Alaska on Wednesday. A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast, stretching from…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful earthquake off the Russian coast, with waves of 3-4 metres reported in Russia’s far east. A tsunami measuring 3-4 metres high was recorded in parts of Russia’s Kamchatka…
A Russian airstrike on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine has killed 17 people and wounded 42 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The overnight attack in Zaporizhzhia also damaged surrounding homes, regional leader Ivan Fedorov said. Russian forces launched eight strikes using high-explosive aerial glide bombs, he added. The Ukrainian president’s chief…
Five people have been killed in overnight strikes in Russia and Ukraine, as the two sides continue to trade drone attacks. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that more than 200 drones and almost 30 missiles were fired by Russia, with most targeting Dnipropetrovsk where three people died. In Russia, Rostov’s actor governor said two people…
Moscow is closely monitoring the West’s supply of weapons to Ukraine, the Kremlin’s spokesperson says shortly after United States President Donald Trump announced the resumption of arms deliveries to Kyiv. Dmitry Peskov also noted on Wednesday that a new phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was not currently planned but could quickly…
