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Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Trump Is Losing Patience With Russia— Here's What He Could Do If He Feels 'Played' By Putin: Analyst
Tinatin Japaridze, an analyst with Eurasia Group, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war, including President Trump's threat to impose "severe" tariffs on Russia if it refuses to reach a peace deal with Ukraine in 50 days. Watch the full interview above.
RNZ News
16-07-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Boxing live updates: Sonny Bill Williams v Paul Gallen
Sonny Bill Williams (L) and Paul Gallen (R) face-off after making the weight as former Australian professional boxer Danny Green (C) looks on. Photo: Ayush Kumar/EurasiaAfter a long wait and a ferocious war of words, we're finally here. Sonny Bill Williams takes on Paul Gallen in a battle of former NRL superstars, who have now taken their talents to the ring. The action starts around 9pm NZT. Follow all the action with RNZ's live blog:
South China Morning Post
16-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urges SCO to work for more ‘equal and orderly' world
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to push for an 'equal and orderly multipolar world' and reform of the global governance system. Wang told a meeting of foreign ministers from the Eurasian security bloc's 10 members in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin: 'Hegemonism and power politics are going against the trend of the times, protectionism is surging, and regional conflicts are emerging one after another.' Against that backdrop, he said the bloc needed to 'stick to the right path' and defend fairness and justice. 'Certain countries place their own selfish interests above the common interests of the international community, harming the shared interests of the global society,' Wang said, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. 'The SCO should … advocate for an equal and orderly multipolar world, inclusive and beneficial economic globalisation, promote the common values of all humanity, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of member states, and promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system.' The SCO was established in 2001 by China and Russia – along with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – to ease border tensions and it has traditionally focused on battling the 'three evils' of terrorism, separatism and extremism.
Al Mayadeen
15-07-2025
- Business
- Al Mayadeen
NATO's defense spending surge may cause its collapse: Lavrov
NATO's surge in defense spending will only damage the alliance and push it toward collapse, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned, calling for greater pragmatism in its approach, as he addressed reporters following the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. "He can probably see – since he is such a wise sage – that the disastrous increase in spending of NATO countries will also lead to the collapse of this organization," Lavrov said, responding to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's claim that Russia's military build-up would lead to its downfall. "Meanwhile, Russia – as President [Vladimir Putin] said the other day in Minsk after the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting – plans to reduce its military spending and be guided by common sense, rather than imaginary threats, as NATO member states do, including Sikorski," Lavrov pointed out. Following the NATO Summit held in The Hague on June 24-25, the alliance's member states have agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, as outlined in the adopted communique, with plans to allocate at least 3.5% of GDP by 2035 based on NATO's agreed definition of military spending. An allocation of 1.5% of GDP will be dedicated to safeguarding critical infrastructure and networks, enhancing civil preparedness and resilience, fostering innovation, and bolstering the defense industrial base. Eager to claim credit, Trump hailed the agreement by all 32 NATO member states to work toward spending five percent of GDP on defense, calling it "a great victory for everybody." During closed-door discussions, diplomats revealed that Trump stressed the importance of US leadership while pushing allies to direct their expanded defense budgets toward purchasing American-made weaponry. With NATO leaders unanimously praising the agreement as "historic," Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever observed that Europe's "long break from history" had ended, emphasizing the continent's urgent need to assume full responsibility for its defense amid escalating geopolitical tensions.
Bloomberg
14-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Threatens New Financial Penalties For Russia Amid Stalled Peace Talks
Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, reacts to President Trump's announcement of new secondary tariffs on Russian goods if Russia does not agree to a peace deal with Ukraine. (Source: Bloomberg)
