US, EU move apart as Trump eyes Ukraine’s minerals and a deal with Russia

Outgoing President Joe Biden has awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honour in the United States, to members of a congressional committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. A total of 20 honourees were recognised in a ceremony at the White House on Thursday. Among them were an…

Bitcoin has proven to be one of the best-performing assets in modern history. The value of the cryptocurrency has increased some 1,000 times over the past decade, far outpacing US stocks and real estate. Buoyed by United States President-elect Donald Trump’s crypto-friendly stance, Bitcoin’s record rally hit a new high of $107,000 on Monday after…

The United States has imposed “sweeping” sanctions on Russia’s energy sector as Washington pushes to choke Moscow’s funds for the war in Ukraine. The sanctions on Friday targeted two major Russian oil producers and 183 vessels that help transport the petrol, as well as 80 individuals and entities involved in the production and export of…

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk’s hand gesture during a speech on United States President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day has drawn widespread criticism and comparisons to a Nazi salute. The owner of X and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla appeared at a rally for Trump’s supporters on Monday at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC….

United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes just days before his White House term ends. In a statement on Friday, Biden said the individuals granted clemency were “serving disproportionately long sentences compared to the sentences they would receive today under current law, policy, and…