COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo on December 1, 2023. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images “We delivered world first after world first,” the UAE summit presidency said in a … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to resume high-level military communication, according to both countries. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with his Chinese counterpart when that person is selected, a senior Biden administration official told reporters after the Biden-Xi summit. China has yet to name a defense … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump appeared in court on Tuesday for the third week of a civil fraud trial in New York, on October 17, 2023. Fatih Akta | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Donald Trump and his co-defendants asked a judge Wednesday to grant a mistrial in the $250 million civil business fraud case … Read more
After another rocky year of U.S.-China tensions, the two countries’ presidents are set to meet this week for the second time since Joe Biden took office. “The focus will be on expanding dialogue in order to low[er] tail risks in the relationship and prevent a crisis that neither leader is looking for,” said Michael Hirson, … Read more
The Biden administration restarted student loan bills for 40 million Americans this month. So far, the transition is proving painful for many borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, at rear, listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Amberlee McGaughey, a librarian in Pennsylvania, … Read more
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday agreed to open a band of spectrum for some devices in a move that could help pave the way for new applications of augmented and virtual reality wearables. The agency unanimously voted to open the 6 GHz band to what it calls “a new class of very low power … Read more
The Treasury is tasked with adjudicating how the hydrogen production tax credit included in the IRA will be implemented. It has said guidance on the tax credit will come by the end of the year and energy and climate communities are anxiously awaiting word. At the heart of the issue is how the electricity that … Read more
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Mohammadi received the prize for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the awards committee said. The announcement follows much speculation over who would win this year’s … Read more
The league dominated the headlines over the summer as Saudi clubs cumulatively spent more than $1 billion in transfer fees and attracted some of the biggest names from Europe’s top leagues. Speaking to CNBC at the APOS conference in Bali, Indonesia, on Thursday, Nohra said that Saudi Arabia’s strategy is “extremely long term,” but that … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in a financial disclosure said that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for his travel expenses and meals on at least three occasions last year. Thomas has come under intense scrutiny following reports about years of previously undisclosed luxury trips that he accepted from Crow, a real estate billionaire. Supreme Court … Read more