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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United Nations resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting with his counterpart in Indonesia. The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers reiterated their countries’ calls for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in […]
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co on Friday said that remarks by activist investor Nelson Peltz criticizing the company for making movies dominated by female and Black actors is evidence that he shouldn’t be on Disney’s board. Peltz, whose fight to join Disney as a director has become one of the year’s most […]
9m ago / 7:32 AM EST Biden to meet with eight hostage families today Peter Alexander and Mithil Aggarwal President Joe Biden will meet today with families of Americans who were taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks, a White House official told NBC News. Eight families will participate in the meeting, which […]
28m ago / 7:25 PM EST U.K. mission abstains from U.N. resolution over lack of condemnation of Hamas The United Kingdom said it has abstained from a United Nations Security Council vote on a Gaza cease-fire because the resolution failed to condemn the terror group Hamas. The United States vetoed the resolution, put forth by […]
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, campaigning in Iowa, said if elected president, he would take on the “weaponization” of the Department of Justice. Scott focused on law enforcement Thursday after a federal grand jury added three new felony charges against former President Donald Trump. At a campaign event in Ankeny, Scott was asked how the charges […]
Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. 2024 Republican candidate Scott decries Florida’s new Black history plan U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the highest-profile Black candidate in the 2024 Republican presidential race, has blasted his rival Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, over the state’s newly adopted Black history curriculum, saying “there’s no silver lining” […]
Yellen says U.S. wants healthy competition, not winner-take-all Chinese Premier Li hopeful about bilateral ties U.S. industry welcomes Yellen’s ‘firepower’ BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury . . .
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen on Friday criticized the Chinese government’s harsh treatment of companies with foreign ties and its recent decision to impose export controls on certain critical minerals, suggesting that such actions justify the Biden administration’s efforts to make U.S. manufacturers less reliant on China. Ms. Yellen delivered the forceful defense of American […]
Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer4:29 PM ET4 Minute Read DALLAS — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich’s pregame media availability Sunday opened with the NBA’s all-time wins leader declining to discuss whether he would consider retirement this offseason and ended with an unprompted, passionate speech lobbying for gun control legislation in America and criticizing “cowardly legislators […]
The Biden administration is criticizing an announcement by OPEC+ members that they will cut oil production, arguing it is not advisable. “We don’t think cuts are advisable at this moment given market uncertainty — and we’ve made that clear,” a spokesperson for the National Security Council said. Saudi Arabia, along with Russia and other OPEC+ […]