Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2025. Huang Jingwen | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Chinese Pr...
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2025. Huang Jingwen | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pyongyang is set to start on Monday, as Beijing tests its influence over a neighbor pulled increasingly into Russia's orbit. The two-day trip will be Xi's first to North Korea in nearly seven years and he is expected to hold talks with leader Kim Jong Un. In a commentary published in North Korea's state newspaper ahead of his arrival, Xi pledged "unwavering" friendship and vowed to deepen bilateral cooperation across multiple areas, including the military. "North Korea has more leverage vis-a-vis China compared to June 2019, when Xi last visited Pyongyang," said Rachel Minyoung Lee, senior fellow at the Stimson Center's Korea Program, citing deepened military ties with Moscow, advances in its nuclear program, and an improved economy in recent years. North Korea is expected to use the summit to press for economic concessions, and potentially even for Beijing's tacit recognition of its nuclear status — something Russia is believed to have privately conceded, Lee added. China has publicly opposed Pyongyang's nuclear tests in the past, but its current stance is ambiguous and "the North Koreans seem set on clarifying that during Xi's visit," she said. Kim has sought to forge closer military and trade ties with Moscow, dispatching troops to fight in the Ukraine war while continuing to build up his nuclear capabilities in defiance of UN sanctions. That partnership has given Pyongyang new leverage, analysts said. "Xi wants to counterbalance all of the Russian influence over North Korea as a result of their military cooperation in the war in Europe," sa...
Cambodia has failed to dismantle much of its online scam industry despite a year-long crackdown that authorities said would eliminate it, according to an Amnesty International report that challenges official claims of success. The London-based rights group said it identified 86 scam compounds operating across Cambodia as of April, up from 53 a year earlier, and found evidence of state intervention...
Cambodia has failed to dismantle much of its online scam industry despite a year-long crackdown that authorities said would eliminate it, according to an Amnesty International report that challenges official claims of success. The London-based rights group said it identified 86 scam compounds operating across Cambodia as of April, up from 53 a year earlier, and found evidence of state intervention at only 24 sites during the government’s campaign. That contrasts with official statements that...
NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) has launched a broad set of open-source robotics and physical AI tools. The company introduced the Isaac GR00T humanoid reference platform for next generation robots. NVIDIA also rolled out its Cosmos 3 world model to support training and simulation for AI-driven systems. The new offerings target use cases in healthcare automation, autonomous vehicles, manufacturing and indu...
NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) has launched a broad set of open-source robotics and physical AI tools. The company introduced the Isaac GR00T humanoid reference platform for next generation robots. NVIDIA also rolled out its Cosmos 3 world model to support training and simulation for AI-driven systems. The new offerings target use cases in healthcare automation, autonomous vehicles, manufacturing and industrial AI. For investors watching the shift from pure data center AI to real world...
Questions Are Piling Up Fast As Pratt Suddenly Loses Second Place In LA Mayoral Vote Update (2200ET) : In a stunning shift, 9 days after the actual election day, LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman has suddenly overtaken former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for second place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary race on Sunday , the latest election results show. "It's not the people who vote that count...
Questions Are Piling Up Fast As Pratt Suddenly Loses Second Place In LA Mayoral Vote Update (2200ET) : In a stunning shift, 9 days after the actual election day, LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman has suddenly overtaken former reality TV star Spencer Pratt for second place in the Los Angeles mayoral primary race on Sunday , the latest election results show. "It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes." - Stalin https://t.co/G3iT14i3gI pic.twitter.com/hwRJP8kmff — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 8, 2026 With 83.2% of the expected vote in, Democratic incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, who NBC News projected on election night will advance to the November runoff, maintained her lead with 250,871 votes, or 34.68%, according to the updated vote tally released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Sunday afternoon. Raman has 27.12% of the ballots counted so far, surpassing Pratt, who has 26.69%. She is now ahead of him by 3,113 votes. Although no news outlet has projected which candidate will face Bass in November, Bass' campaign released a statement following Sunday's drop, referring to Raman as the mayor's "general election opponent." Spencer Pratt took to social media: "A net swing of more than 43,000 votes since Tuesday.." 43,000, huh? Where have I seen that number before...? Probably nothing. 🤷 https://t.co/W2E3k6PHyR pic.twitter.com/ZfzHCy9enb — Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 8, 2026 This post on X summed up the general farce well... "How did a blue city only increase votes for Nithya by mail, without increasing votes for Karen Bass? This is fraud" Don't forget, " democracy " itself is at stake here... Remember everyone…we are still in the lead, and we’ve got allllllll the way til July 6th to keep counting. They’re not the only ones who know where to find votes 😉 pic.twitter.com/rqgIcwUtGZ — Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) June 7, 2026 What a fucking joke!!! * * * Spencer Pratt entered election night with momentum, a me...
Iran has reportedly launched its first missile attack on Israel since April's ceasefire, raising concerns over the fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.
Iran has reportedly launched its first missile attack on Israel since April's ceasefire, raising concerns over the fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.