Trump: The meeting with Putin is being arranged! Zelensky proposed the latest plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine

US President-elect Donald Trump said early on January 9 local time that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to meet with him, and that arrangements were being made.According to US media, before Trump met with state governors from his Republican Party on January 9 at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago, he said he was approached by Putin, and that they "must end the war."Trump did not, however, mention when the two leaders might meet.This was Trump's second recent revelation that he was

January 10, 2025

South Korean Presidential Guard Chief Resigns

South Korean presidential guard chief Park Jong-jun submitted his resignation Sunday to acting president Choi Sung-moon ahead of reporting to the Seoul police station to answer charges that he led a violent resistance against law enforcement agents serving an arrest warrant for the suspended president, Yoon Suk-yeol.Park went to the Seoul police station's National Special Investigation Headquarters this morning, according to a representative of the acting president. He said in front of reporters that he received an arrest warrant "for

January 10, 2025

Korean Acting President makes concessions and appoints 2 constitutional judges; experts say the situation is unfavorable for Yoon Suk-yeol

In the current situation in Korea, where public sentiment is volatile, both sides are also being careful not to be seen by ordinary people as "fighting for the interests of political parties, not for the interests of the Korean people".The head of the presidential guard has continued to refuse to cooperate with the execution of the arrest warrant for the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. Given the current impasse, according to Xinhua, the Special Prosecutor's Office and the National Investigation Department

January 10, 2025

US reports first death from avian flu in humans

Louisiana's health department on January 6 reported the first death caused by infection with the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in the United States.The Louisiana patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying health conditions, became infected after coming into close contact with poultry or wild birds in their backyard. The genome of the flu virus changed in the person, likely leading to the person becoming critically ill. So far, investigators have not found any more related cases.After

January 10, 2025

US media White House reporter: Trump is getting annoyed by Musk's "clinginess"

It was recently reported that there was tension between the two men. Musk had reportedly barged into a dinner that Trump and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos were having and then was found eavesdropping on the two men as they spoke – apparently not caring that his presence was unwanted. There were also reports that Musk has been "crashing" in a house next to Trump's "Winter White House."Insiders were quoted as saying that no one was as "omni present" as Musk,

January 10, 2025

Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve will resign early: to avoid legal disputes with Trump

On Sunday, January 7, Local time, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr sent a letter to President Biden saying he will step down on February 28 this year. He is also willing to resign earlier and leave the job before that date if the administration can find a successor.Barr claims that he made this decision in the name of "avoiding litigation with the incoming" President, Donald Trump. Barr's decision came with an implication that he would still sit on

January 10, 2025

South Korea's National Assembly failed to pass the "Special Act on Investigation of Internal Disturbance" and the "Special Act on Investigation of Jin Kyun Hee"

On January 8 local time, in the afternoon session of the National Assembly of Korea, a motion for the indictment of the suspended President Yoon Suk-yeol, named after an impeachment bill proposed in December 2023, was not accepted, nor was an investigation into Yoon's wife Kim Jian-hee. This came despite the fact that the two impeachment bills had already been passed by the National Assembly and had been vetoed by acting President Choi Sang-mu, which means that they need two-thirds

January 10, 2025

Trump changed his mind: He hopes to resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict within six months

Donald Trump, the outgoing president of the United States, repeatedly claimed during his 2020 presidential campaign that he would end Russia's war against Ukraine in one day if he won the White House. Now, with Trump set to return to the White House in less than two weeks, he has essentially backed away from that pledge. In a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, Trump said he wanted six months to end the war."I

January 10, 2025

South Korea's "First Lady" was found to have plagiarized her master's thesis; she has until the end of the month to appeal

With the Seoul Western District Court extending the arrest warrant for ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the seventh day of his detention, the political earthquake triggered by the 'December 3rd Coup Crisis' has yet to subside.In separate news, the Sungshin Women's University has concluded its initial review into claims that Kim Kyung-hee - Yoon's wife and South Korea's former "first lady" - plagiarized her master's degree thesis. The news puts Kim, unseen by the public since the coup,

January 10, 2025

Counterattack Trump: Canadian ruling party releases clear map showing Canada-US border

Canada's governing Liberal Party has responded to US President-elect Donald Trump's earlier post of a "new map of America," which included a merged United States and Canada, with a map of its own on social media site X, RT reports.The map, posted Wednesday evening local time, had clearly delineated and labeled borders for the US and Canada, along with a snarky caption addressing anyone who may have been confused by Trump's post, according to RT.Canada's borders were highlighted in red

January 10, 2025