WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said “it’s up to” Chinese President Xi Jinping what China does on Taiwan, but that he would be “very unhappy” with a change in the status quo, according to an interview the New York Times published on Thursday. “He (Xi) considers it to be a part…
By Kanishka Singh and Akanksha Khushi WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. will maintain oversight of Venezuela “much longer” than a year and his own judgment is the only limit to his global power, according to a New York Times interview published on Thursday. When asked by the Times if…
Jan 3 (Reuters) – Following are some key facts about Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan president who President Donald Trump said had been captured by U.S. forces on Saturday. Trump, whose government has accused Maduro of running drug cartels and other crimes, had been pressuring the strongman to leave office for months. – Maduro was born…
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Short interest in U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media company has jumped following a recent merger announcement, suggesting some traders expect the stock to give back more of its recent gains, according to financial data firm S3 Partners. Shares of money-losing Trump Media & Technology Group are up over 30% since…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday blocked U.S. photonics firm HieFo Corp’s $3 million acquisition of assets in New Jersey-based aerospace and defense specialist Emcore, citing national security and China-related concerns. In an order released by the White House, Trump said HieFo was “controlled by a citizen of…
SAO PAULO, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday condemned the U.S. military attack on neighbor Venezuela and the capture of his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, saying it crossed “an unacceptable line.” “These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the…
WARSAW, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Poland has asked the European Commission to investigate TikTok after the social media platform hosted artificial intelligence-generated content including calls for Poland to withdraw from the EU, it said on Tuesday, adding that the content was almost certainly Russian disinformation. A TikTok profile showing videos of young women dressed in…
By Maggie Fick and Bhanvi Satija LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Ask executives in the healthcare industry about the future market for weight-loss drugs and the analogies are telling: monthly GLP-1 medicine subscriptions like a streaming video membership; dose decisions managed on a smartphone app; access made as easy as buying a pair of Nikes. This…
By Jeff Horwitz Dec 30 (Reuters) – The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands has sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams and failing to keep its social media platforms safe for children. “Meta knowingly and intentionally exposes its users to fraud and harm. It…
SINGAPORE, Dec 30 (Reuters) – China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, three people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing pushes to build a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain. The rule is not publicly documented, but chipmakers seeking state approval to build or expand their plants…
