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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday signed off on a joint statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between their countries. The statement was adopted by the two presidents following narrow and expanded talks held in Moscow, where Xi arrived a day earlier on a four-day visit to take part in an annual military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. Victory Day is celebrated on May 9 in Russia and other countries, including some former Soviet states, to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory against…
In the state of Montana, USA, researchers have developed a living and self-healing building material using mycelium, the root-like structures that fungi form underground. This material, despite its flexible and spongy texture, hardens to become load-bearing. Research leader Dr. Chelsea Heveran emphasized that this discovery is a significant step towards developing a biological building material that could replace environmentally damaging cement. Cement production is known to exceed 4 billion tons annually and accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions. The researchers added bacteria capable of producing calcium carbonate to the mycelium. In this process, the bacteria transformed the mycelium into…
US President Donald Trump called for an immediate end to all purchases of Iranian oil and petrochemical products on Thursday, and warned that violators would face sweeping secondary sanctions. “All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He indicated that “any country or person” engaging in such transactions would face secondary sanctions and be barred from doing business with the United States “in any way, shape, or form.” The statement followed a State Department announcement Wednesday that imposed sanctions on seven entities involved in Iranian oil trade. The agency said Trump remained…
US President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to bring the war in Ukraine to a complete stop, the White House said Monday in response to Russia’s unilateral three-day pause. “I understand Vladimir Putin this morning offered a temporary ceasefire. The (US) president has made it clear he wants to see a permanent ceasefire, first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed, and while he remains optimistic he can strike a deal, he’s also being realistic as well,” spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “Both leaders need to come to the table to negotiate their way out of this.…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that talks with Palestinian resistance group Hamas in recent days had shown the group would be more open to an agreement that goes beyond a ceasefire in Gaza and aims for a lasting solution to the crisis with Israel. On April 19, Fidan and Türkiye’s intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalın, held talks with Hamas officials in Ankara to discuss the latest efforts for a ceasefire and the situation in Gaza.Speaking in Doha, Fidan said those talks showed Hamas would be more willing to sign a deal that also addresses the issue of occupied…
Türkiye’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Friday that his country is closely following the new US trade policies and is ready to remain and work in close dialogue. Bolat held a teleconference meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer “to further develop trade and economic relations between Türkiye and the United States.” “During the meeting, which was very productive, we congratulated both Secretary Lutnick and Ambassador Greer for their new positions and emphasized our strong will to further advance the economic cooperation between the two countries,” Bolat wrote on X. He noted…
At least 15 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza early Saturday. According to medical sources, 10 of the victims were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a home belonging to the al-Khour family in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Eyewitnesses reported that the house was bombed while residents were inside. The Civil Defense said in a statement that many individuals remain missing beneath the rubble of the destroyed al-Khour home, with search and rescue operations ongoing. Earlier at dawn, three Palestinians were killed and others wounded when another family home in the…
Russia said on Friday said the latest round of talks between President Vladimir Putin and visiting US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff were “constructive and useful.” “A three-hour conversation took place, which was constructive and very useful,” Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters in Moscow following the meeting. Ushakov was part of the Russian delegation that attended the meeting, in which the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, also participated. He said that dialogue between Russia and the US at various levels will continue to be carried out in the “most active mode,” adding that talks on Ukraine…
President Donald Trump said Friday that Ukraine has not yet signed a deal on rare earth minerals with the US, voicing hope it will be signed “immediately.” “Ukraine, headed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not signed the final papers on the very important Rare Earths Deal with the United States. “It is at least three weeks late. Hopefully, it will be signed IMMEDIATELY,” Trump said on Truth Social. Trump said work on the peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is “going smoothly.” “SUCCESS seems to be in the future!” he added.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the “ball is clearly in the Russian court” regarding a Ukraine ceasefire. “There is something on the table now, I think, where the Ukrainians are really playing ball, and I think the ball is clearly in the Russian court now,” Rutte told reporters. His remarks came after his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Rutte is in Washington, DC to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace, Rutte said: “I…