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Kremlin welcomes the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Putin

The Kremlin has welcomed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Moscow official said Friday. Trump, who has criticized U.S. aid for Ukraine’s war effort, has called Putin “pretty smart” for invading Ukraine and has praised Russia’s military record in historical conflicts. Ukraine is to receive $2 billion in military aid packages after …

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Trump Addresses That Viral Video With Chuckling Obama

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump spoke about a viral moment from former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, when Trump was filmed talking with former President Barack Obama and Obama appeared to laugh at something he’d said. Trump and Obama continue their extended conversation pic.twitter.com/NWZLVn5xsy — Acyn January 9, 2025 Asked at a presser Thursday about the details of the exchange, the …

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Billionaire Frank McCourt's Project Liberty proposes bid for TikTok's US assets

The Hindu

Entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's Project Liberty and its consortium of partners in The People's Bid said on Thursday they proposed to make a formal bid to ByteDance to buy TikTok's U.S. assets. The move comes ahead of a Jan. 19 deadline by which ByteDance has to sell the platform or face a ban under a …

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Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones

Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump hosted 22 of the nation’s 27 Republican governors for dinner at his Florida club on Thursday night, looking to help drive the agenda in conservative-run states after he takes office in 11 days. But he said attendees who could come were “thrilled to accept the president-elect’s invitation” and welcomed a coming “collaborative, working …

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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

The Hindu

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York. However, Mr. Trump’s attorneys have argued that evidence used in the Manhattan trial violated last summer’s Supreme Court ruling, giving Trump broad immunity from prosecution over acts he took as president. Mr. Trump’s attorneys went to the …

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Historic first: President-elect Donald Trump awaits sentencing in hush money case

India Today

In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Bragg’s office said in a court filing Monday that Trump committed “serious offenses that caused extensive harm to the sanctity of the electoral process and to the integrity of New York’s financial …

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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum counters Donald Trump's Gulf of Mexico rename pitch: Mexican America sounds nice

India Today

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday delivered a sharp and sarcastic retort to US President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. "Mexican America, that sounds nice," Sheinbaum joked, also pointing out that the Gulf of Mexico had been named that way since 1607 while pointing to a map displayed at the press …

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Obama, Trump all smiles during 'friendly' chat, candid moment stirs buzz

India Today

A rare moment of camaraderie between US President-elect Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama during the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday set social media abuzz on Friday. The two leaders sat side by side at the ceremony, joined by prominent figures, including President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President George Bush, former President …

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ICC chairman Jay Shah to be felicitated by BCCI at Special General Meeting

India Today

Newly-elected International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah will be felicitated by the BCCI's state units on the sidelines of the Special General Meeting, scheduled here on Sunday. Former BCCI secretary Jay Shah became the youngest ICC chairman after he was elected unopposed in August last year and took over the prestigious post on December 1. Shah was the BCCI secretary …

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Trump's threat to merge Canada with US a distraction from high tariffs: Trudeau

India Today

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said that Donald Trump's suggestion of Canada becoming the United States' 51st province is to merely distract everyone from the "negative impacts" of President-elect's proposed hike in tariffs. Referring to Trump's plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trudeau told American business leaders that the economic move will be counter-productive for both …

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Tech Diplomacy and Trump: The Softbank Way

The Diplomat

When Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December, he made clear that the Japanese government was not involved in securing his meeting. Given that a Japanese government official has yet to meet with Trump despite concerted efforts to make it happen, Son’s response was hardly surprising. At the same time, Son’s …

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US Supreme Court denies to pause Donald Trump's hush money sentencing

India Today

The US Supreme Court rejected on Thursday Donald Trump's request to halt his sentencing in a New York state court for the president-elect's conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Trump had sought relief from the justices as he pursued a state court appeal to resolve questions of presidential immunity following a Supreme Court …

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Donald Trump's 'unconditional discharge': What it means in the hush money case

India Today

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced on Friday morning for his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. Instead, the judge chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues by effectively ending the case but assured that Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency. So, …

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Days before taking office, Trump says Putin wants to meet him

India Today

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Trump's return to the White House on January 20 has sparked hope of a diplomatic resolution to end Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that began in …

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Vice President-elect JD Vance resigns from the Senate

Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President-elect JD Vance is resigning from his seat in the U.S. Senate, effective Friday. When I was elected to this office, I promised to never forget where I came from, and I’ve made sure to live by that promise every single day,” Vance wrote. “As I prepare to assume my duties as Vice President of the …

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Sam Alito Failing to Recuse From This Trump Case Would Be a Historic Farce

Slate

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Meanwhile, Judge Aileen Cannon, in Florida, blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the two investigations that led to federal felony charges against Trump. Here we are, just two weeks later, and we’re bearing witness …

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber’s first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the election and plans to travel to Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The trip marks Fetterman’s continuing evolution from a leading surrogate for President Joe Biden into a Trump-friendly lawmaker since Trump won the premier battleground state of Pennsylvania in …

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As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been offering much sympathy. “I have a lot of thoughts and I know what I want to say, but I won’t.” In a post on his Truth Social media network, Trump tried to connect dry hydrants to criticism of the state’s approach to balancing the distribution of …

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Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from a ‘sham’ address

Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York election officials are being urged to investigate whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed voter fraud by casting his November ballot from a discredited address, as the former independent presidential candidate seeks Senate confirmation for a top public health role in the Trump administration. Accountable.US, a progressive watchdog group, this week asked the state Division of …

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Alito-Trump phone call: All the reasons why Trump would want to talk to the Supreme Court justice right now.

Slate

“The federal courts must do their part to preserve the public’s confidence in our institutions.” —Chief Justice John Roberts, Dec. 31, 2024. On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had a little phone chat with President-elect Donald Trump. “William Levi, one of my former law clerks, asked me to take a call from President-elect Trump regarding his qualifications to serve …

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Senate Democrats say they will vote to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Newly in the minority, Democrats say they will vote with Republicans to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes — one of President-elect Donald Trump’s priorities as he assumes office later this month. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced ahead of the vote on Thursday that he …

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Watch Barack Obama Laugh At Something Donald Trump Says At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

Huff Post

Former President Barack Obama speaks with President-elect Donald Trump before the State Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 9, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT via Getty Images Cameras caught former President Barack Obama laughing at something President-elect Donald Trump said during former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday. Trump and Obama …

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1 day, 16 hours ago

Elon Musk to host chat with German far-right leader, adding to fears of his political meddling

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X on Thursday with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, amplifying concerns across Europe about potential meddling by the world’s richest man in the upcoming national election there. Now Musk, in control of an influential social media platform …

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Guyana to seek help from UN’s top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory

Associated Press

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in resources long claimed by Venezuela as its own. Guyana’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Venezuela’s plan violates a December 2022 agreement …

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Kremlin welcomes the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Putin

Trump Addresses That Viral Video With Chuckling Obama

Billionaire Frank McCourt's Project Liberty proposes bid for TikTok's US assets

Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

Historic first: President-elect Donald Trump awaits sentencing in hush money case

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum counters Donald Trump's Gulf of Mexico rename pitch: Mexican America sounds nice

Obama, Trump all smiles during 'friendly' chat, candid moment stirs buzz

ICC chairman Jay Shah to be felicitated by BCCI at Special General Meeting

Trump's threat to merge Canada with US a distraction from high tariffs: Trudeau

Tech Diplomacy and Trump: The Softbank Way

US Supreme Court denies to pause Donald Trump's hush money sentencing

Donald Trump's 'unconditional discharge': What it means in the hush money case

Days before taking office, Trump says Putin wants to meet him

Vice President-elect JD Vance resigns from the Senate

Sam Alito Failing to Recuse From This Trump Case Would Be a Historic Farce

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.

Watchdog groups seeks investigation into RFK Jr. for voting from a ‘sham’ address

Alito-Trump phone call: All the reasons why Trump would want to talk to the Supreme Court justice right now.

Senate Democrats say they will vote to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes

Watch Barack Obama Laugh At Something Donald Trump Says At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

Elon Musk to host chat with German far-right leader, adding to fears of his political meddling

Guyana to seek help from UN’s top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory