WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program, provocative Chinese action in the South China Sea and differences over a Japanese company’s plan to buy an iconic American steel company. … Read more
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan, who has repeatedly discussed brokering a peace deal, said at a news conference … Read more
One year after his first-ever curated camping event at The Caverns, John Summit has announced his return to the beloved concert venue in Grundy County, Tennessee. Fans will once again be able to take in a performance by the prolific house music producer inside the subterranean venue, which he’ll take over on April 26th and 27th. This year, however, Summit … Read more
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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! I have almost recovered from Hot Pod Summit. Thank you so much to everyone who came out this year. People from across the industry showed up ready to talk business, and we had a lot of lively and challenging discussions … Read more
MELBOURNE, Australia — Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader defended his tiny country’s lucrative concert deal that could cause bad blood with neighboring nations. Read More: Look What Taylor Swift’s Exclusive Singapore Shows Made Its Southeast Asian Neighbors Do Singapore is a key member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, … Read more
The venture capital stars were shining in Los Angeles this week at the Upfront Summit, an invite-only VC conference founded by Mark Suster and known for going all-out. For example, there were Coco robots serving drinks and lots of pink. AI was the talk-of-the-town again and even some celebrities graced the stage, including Lady Gaga, … Read more
HALLE, Belgium — The writing of angry farmers was on the Paris-to-Brussels highway in giant yellow letters visible from up high: “Ursula, We are here!” It was chalked onto the road with an equal measure of defiance and desperation, warning European Commission Ursula von der Leyen not to ignore farmers’ concerns for better prices and … Read more
BRUSSELS — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is once again blocking aid for Ukraine. And the European Union’s 26 other member states are, once again, furious. On the eve of Thursday’s E.U. summit to try to secure the more than $50 billion in funds, the bloc seems more willing than ever to escalate with Orban … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Israel’s war against Hamas is seeding hate, and a two-state solution is needed, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday amid escalating international pressure on Israel to work toward a long-term political road map to peace. Commenting before a day of intense diplomacy in Brussels … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike in auto thefts across Canada in recent years. Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has borne the brunt of the crime wave, according to statistics from the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association. The Toronto region saw 9,600 … Read more