Serbian President Vucic welcomed President Xi with unprecedented enthusiasm, deploying more than 6,500 police and raising Chinese flags throughout Belgrade, demonstrating Serbia's close ties to China as a counterweight to the West.
The United States is preparing new military aid packages for Ukraine to restore the previous level of arms deliveries, according to a US State Department spokesman.
Two tornadoes hit Michigan, destroying buildings, including the FedEx office, where about 50 employees were temporarily trapped but not injured.
U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it is too early to assess the impact of U.S. funding on Ukraine's combat capabilities, as Kyiv needs time to receive the allocated support.
Pornographic actress Stormy Daniels testified in court about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump in 2006 and the payment she received from him for keeping quiet about it during his 2016 presidential campaign.
The EU has started negotiations on the 14th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes restrictions on Russian gas, including a ban on transshipment of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and restrictions on three Russian LNG projects.
The White House spokeswoman called the detention of two colonels who were preparing an assassination attempt on the President of Ukraine "very disturbing news" and said that the United States was pleased that the attempt was prevented.
Russia launched another massive attack on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, prompting the EU to urgently call for the strengthening of Ukraine's air defense systems.
This summer, Ukraine will receive its first F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, but Kyiv must prepare the infrastructure and ensure that the jets can be maintained.
Rescue crews have recovered the remains of the sixth and likely last construction worker to die when a ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, marking an important milestone in the search for victims of the tragic event.
The NATO Summit will be held in Washington, DC on July 9-11, 2024. The celebration of NATO's 75th anniversary is expected to take place on July 9 in the afternoon.
In Cairo, negotiations on a truce between Israel and Hamas resumed with the participation of all parties, including representatives of Qatar, the United States and Egypt, aimed at agreeing on the terms of a ceasefire in the seven-month war in the Gaza Strip.
The U. S. suspends arms shipments to Israel over fears of a possible invasion of Rafah in Gaza.
Germany is sending two warships to the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between China and Taiwan over freedom of navigation and trade routes.
According to the IMF's Geeta Gopinath, the US dollar remains the dominant currency, accounting for more than 80% of trade transactions and almost 60% of foreign exchange reserves, despite rising geopolitical risks and gradual diversification into other currencies.
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on critical infrastructure across Ukraine, causing damage and injuries. The US Ambassador to Ukraine vowed to hold Russia accountable for its illegal war.
The price of bitcoin dropped to $62,523 amid regulatory concerns, declining interest in cryptocurrency investment products, and a stronger US dollar.
On the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II, President Zelensky said that Ukrainians are once again fighting against the evil revived under the Russian flag, and only a united free world can stop it, as it did in 1945.
The United States has completed the construction of a floating pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip to receive humanitarian aid, but bad weather has delayed its final deployment.
TikTok and ByteDance have sued the US government to block a law that could potentially ban TikTok in the country, claiming it violates the First Amendment to the Constitution and unfairly singles out the platform.
The Astral Knight-24 multinational air exercise involving Poland, the United States, and the Baltic states began, aimed at expanding the integration of air and missile defense systems and developing the command and control architecture in airspace.
The trial of former US President Donald Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents has been postponed indefinitely by federal judge Eileen Cannon.
CIA chief William Burns visits Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials amid efforts to bring about a cease-fire in Gaza and a possible hostage exchange.
Romania will consider supplying Ukraine with one of its Patriot air defense systems to protect it from Russian air attacks, President Klaus Iohannis said after meeting with US President Joe Biden.
Yermak discussed with former NATO Chief Rasmussen and other international figures a draft report on Ukraine's future membership in NATO, preparations for the Peace Summit in Switzerland, and the need for security guarantees and support from partner countries in the context of the ongoing war with Russia.
ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its investigative reporting exposing the lavish gifts and free trips that billionaires have given to Supreme Court justices over the years. The Pulitzer Prize also honors work in journalism in 15 different categories. This year there is a special award for journalists covering the war between Israel and Hamas.
The White House emphasizes that if russia is concerned about possible Western weapons strikes on its army, the easiest option is to withdraw its troops from Ukraine.
Ukraine's international reserves decreased by 3. 1% to $42.4 billion in April due to the NBU's foreign exchange interventions and foreign currency debt repayments, partially offset by inflows from international partners.
The overwhelming majority of Ukrainians (83%) support state intervention in the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, with 63% in favor of a complete ban and 20% in favor of state control and supervision of the Church.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says that Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of using chemical weapons, but the information provided by the countries to the OPCW is not sufficiently substantiated.