President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted he would “easily” beat former President Barack Obama if the two were to somehow run against each other. “I got many more votes than he got,” Trump told Stephen A. Smith, adding that he holds the record for receiving the most votes in Texas and Florida. Politics: Fauci’s Diary…
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Vladimr Putin, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the world leaders expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China’s southern technology hub of Shenzhen on November 18 and 19. The gathering comes at a time of growing…
China carried out a large, unannounced military exercise across the western Pacific and around Taiwan in early November, in what officials in Taipei have described as a campaign of “silent intimidation” aimed at pressuring Taiwan and other governments before major international meetings. A senior Taiwan security official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the…
Kendall Jenner has caught attention with a new commercial for her tequila brand, featuring a concept that has led social media users to compare it with Sydney Sweeney’s recent controversial advertisement. Jenner appears nearly naked as she walks through an orchard, although the campaign eventually reveals that the focus is not her body, but the…
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Attention will focus next week on a summit of US, Chinese and Russian leaders set for the 21-member gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in China‘s southern technology…