China is testing a vacuum high-speed train that can travel over 1,000 km/h. This ultra-fast vacuum tube magnetic levitation system could reduce the travel time between Shanghai and Hangzhou (distance: 200 km) to just 9 minutes.

This website just kills me every day

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Either this or Trump express his support for a deal along the lines of what was discussed in the press recently, Zelensky rejects it and Trump criticizes him for warmongering and perhaps even temporarily cuts support to Ukraine again, but eventually they find some kind of

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I don't know if this particular report is true and I agree with the reasons Murtaza Hussain gives to doubt it, but as the rivalry between China and the US increases, you can expect the Chinese to throw money into all kinds of stupid shit around the world. That's because there will

President Donald J. Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the historic summit in Anchorage, Alaska.

My baseline since 2016 is that the party faithful are naturally Russia hawks and need constant reprogramming to keep from returning to that instinct. Trump lets up a couple months, they go right back.

What is funny about Lavrov is that, though almost everyone has forgotten that by now, he used to be Kozyrev's deputy and was quite pro-West by Russian standards in the 1990s. The Russian foreign policy establishment has shifted against the West since then, but the truth is

#BREAKING Initial talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump at their Alaska summit Friday have ended, the Kremlin says

WATCH LIVE: Press conference after President Trump and Russian President Putin hold talks at historic Alaska summit x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Judging from the press conference with Trump, it seems that buzzing Putin with a B-2 flyover at the airport didn’t magically intimidate him into giving up his goals.

Zelensky confirms he will arrive in Washington on Monday for a meeting with Trump

EU leaders back Trump plan for trilateral talks after Putin summit politico.eu/article/us-don…

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The Alaska summit now appears to be more interesting than it seemed yesterday. Trump isn't removing himself from the diplomacy, and Putin actually did agree to relinquish demands on the large swaths of unconquered lands in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. However...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin failed to secure a ceasefire. u.afp.com/SQYP

It’s weird that Andropov doesn’t have a serious, up to date biography in English. I think it would probably be very interesting.

President Donald Trump backs a Russian proposal for Moscow to take full control of the Donbas and freeze the front line in the partially occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, a source told AFP. themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/16/tru…

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺President Trump wants to arrange a trilateral summit with Putin and Zelensky as soon as next Friday, August 22, two sources with knowledge said. Dave Lawler and me write for Axios axios.com/2025/08/16/put…