China lifts tariffs on Australian wine, ends three-year freeze in trade

Hand-picked grapes at the Billanook Estate vineyard in Chirnside Park, Victoria, Australia, on March 18, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China will lift anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian wine from March 29, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, ending three years of punitive levies and offering long-awaited relief to Australian wine … Read more

Russia knew of terror attack plot, Ukraine’s military spy chief says

Law enforcement officers stand guard near the Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, near Moscow, Russia. Maksim Blinov / Sputnik via AP Russia was aware that a terrorist attack was being planned weeks before the massacre at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow last Friday, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has claimed. … Read more

China’s Xi tells U.S. CEOs that bilateral relations can have a ‘brighter future’

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at an event held by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. Carlos Barria | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. … Read more

TikTok makes ad buy as Senate reviews bill that could ban app

C Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images TikTok has launched a $2.1 million advertising campaign with a clear message for senators in tough reelection fights this year: Block the House bill that could effectively ban the app in the United States. “Think about the 5 million small business owners that rely on TikTok to provide … Read more

Qatari royal invested $50 million in pro-Trump news channel Newsmax: report

Signage for the Newsmax conservative television broadcasting network is displayed at a broadcast TV booth at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022.  Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Right-wing news outlet Newsmax received an investment of roughly $50 … Read more

Trump targets hush money trial judge’s daughter one day after gag order

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street on March 25, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Donald Trump on Wednesday again targeted on social media the daughter of the judge in his upcoming criminal hush money trial — one day after that judge imposed … Read more

Disney agrees to settle Florida lawsuit backed by DeSantis

Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, delivers remarks as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  Joe Burbank | Orlando Sentinel | Getty Images Disney agreed Wednesday to end litigation in state … Read more

China’s solar, EV surplus could be dumped on global markets

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that China is treating the global … Read more

Russia claims West, Ukraine behind Moscow attack but has no evidence

Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General’s Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia has been firming up its narrative that Ukraine was behind a deadly terrorist attack in Moscow last week, a move that was widely expected by political experts who said … Read more

China’s Xi meets U.S. execs as businesses navigate bilateral tensions

Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) speaks during the China Development Forum on March 24, 2024, in a discussion about carbon neutrality with Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management Dean Bai Chong-en. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, … Read more