China’s state lenders have funnelled USD 200 billion into US businesses for a quarter of a century, but many of the loans have been kept secret because the money was first routed through shell companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Delaware and elsewhere that helped obscure their origins, according to AidData, a research lab at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
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US and Saudi Arabia sign major F-35, nuclear and AI deals during Saudi Crown Prince’s White House visit
The United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday finalized a sweeping series of landmark agreements, including the long-anticipated sale of F-35 fighter jets
MBS knew nothing: Trump defends Saudi Crown Prince during at White House on Khashoggi Murder
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits US after seven years. What’s on agenda?
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit the United States on Tuesday for talks with President Donald Trump at the White House
US Senate bill proposes 500 per cent tariff for buying Russian-origin oil; Trump threatens severe sanctions
Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Richard Blumenthal have jointly introduced the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which seeks to impose secondary tariffs and sanctions on “countries that continue to fund Putin’s barbaric war in Ukraine”. The proposed legislation has 85 co-sponsors in the US Senate.
Epstein scandal reignites: Democrats release emails claiming Trump ‘knew about the girls’; White House says ‘fake narrative’
In a major political flashpoint, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released a set of emails linked to Jeffrey Epstein, claiming they raise “serious questions” about U.S. President Donald Trump’s knowledge of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse and trafficking of minors. The release comes four months after the Trump administration closed its review of […]
‘How many wives? One?’: Trump’s awkward exchange with Syrian President Al-Sharaa at White House
In a moment few could have predicted, US President Donald Trump on Monday hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, marking the first-ever official visit by a Syrian head of state to the United States since Syria gained independence from France in 1946. The meeting represents an extraordinary diplomatic shift. Al-Sharaa, 43, a […]
US to continue H-1B visa programme with stricter vetting, says DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Noem was asked what the administration’s position is on the H-1B visas in the wake of Trump’s latest remarks that America has to bring in talent since it does not have “certain talents”.
175 H-1B visa abuse cases under investigation as Trump targets job fraud
According to the US Department of Labor, the probes were part of a broader effort for the protection of American jobs.
Trump calls G20 in South Africa a ‘total disgrace,’ says no US official will attend
Earlier this week, Trump had announced that he would not be attending the G20 Summit in South Africa, as he questioned the country’s membership in the grouping of major economies.
