People
September-6-2023
- Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years in jail
- Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the far-right group Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in jail for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on the U.S. Capitol.
August-24-2023
- Thai King appoints Srettha Thavisin as new PM
- Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Srettha Thavisin as the country's prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Pornpith Phetchareon announced on Wednesday.
August-23-2023
- Srettha Thavisin elected as Thailand's new prime minister
- Srettha Thavisin, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister (PM) on Tuesday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote.
August-23-2023
- Xi awarded Order of South Africa
- Chinese President Xi Jinping received the Order of South Africa from President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Tuesday.
August-22-2023
- Trump runaway favorite in Iowa poll of likely Republican caucusgoers
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump leads comfortably in a poll of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers.
August-16-2023
- Putin points to steady development of multipolar world order
- ?The world is witnessing the steady rise of a new multipolar world order, said Russian president on Tuesday.
August-10-2023
- Special counsel secures search warrant for Trump's Twitter account
- The special counsel investigating former U.S. President Donald Trump secured a search warrant of his Twitter account at the beginning of this year, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a newly unsealed court filing.
August-10-2023
- Biden signs order restricting tech investment in China
- U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that would block U.S. high-tech investments in China despite Washington repeatedly stating it has no interest in "decoupling" from China.
August-3-2023
- Russia to return to Black Sea grain deal if demands met
- ?Moscow will return to the Black Sea grain deal if its interests are secured, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday.
July-20-2023
- Putin to attend BRICS summit via video link: Kremlin
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the upcoming BRICS summit via video link, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
