During a three day visit to China, French president Emmanuel Macron met with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing to strengthen cooperation on global crises and trade.
The two countries signed 12 cooperation agreements spanning aerospace, green technology, nuclear energy and AI, signaling a deeper economic and diplomatic partnership.
The FBI has arrested suspect in the long-running probe of the pipe bombs placed in Washington D.C. on the evening of Jan. 6th 2021.
The devices were planted near the offices of lawmakers, and although they were defused without causing injuries, investigators have long considered them potentially lethal.
The arrest is seen as a major breakthrough in a case that remained unsolved for nearly five years and has generated widespread speculation and conspiracy theories.
The peace proposal between Ukraine and Russia, developed with U.S. president Donald Trump has entered a new phase, envoys have been dispatched to meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian leadership in an attempt to finalize terms that could end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
Despite that push, the leadership of Moscow has flagged several elements of the plan as unacceptable.
The gap remains especially wide over issues of territorial concessions, Ukraine’s future military capacity and its alignment with western institutions, making any immediate breakthrough unlikely.
Caroline Raleigh can be reached at rale6166@stthomas.edu.
