He lashed out at Trump's radical cost-cutting policies that have seen his top advisor Elon Musk, the world's richest person, slash entire government programs without consent from Congress.

Tech baron and political provocateur Elon Musk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, poured money into the Tuesday election, hoping to secure a conservative win.

Kilmer was the youngest person ever accepted to the drama department at New York's fabled Juilliard school, and made his Broadway debut in 1983.

AFP journalists saw fighter jets circling over the island Pingtan, the closest point on the mainland to Taiwan and where there is a military base.

Arias también es crítico del actual presidente costarricense, Rodrigo Chaves, al que acusa de recibir órdenes de Washington.

The Academy "condemns violence of this kind anywhere in the world" and its leaders "abhor the suppression of free speech under any circumstances," said the letter, seen by AFP.

"The Chinese side's stance against imposing additional tariffs is also consistent and clear," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.

Putin, in power for 25 years, has throughout the conflict accused Ukraine of not being a democracy.

Russia in particular wants measures lifted on state-owned agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank, which was hit in 2022 by EU sanctions removing it from the SWIFT international bank messaging system.

Hamdan Ballal co-directed "No Other Land", which won Best Documentary at this year's Academy Awards.

China's rise in all areas of power has been identified for years by the US as its main threat, and was behind Barack Obama's strategic Asia-Pacific pivot.

President Donald Trump's two months back in the White House have been marked by soaring friction between Washington and its European allies.

A senior aide to the Ukrainian leader told AFP the besieged country needed a "serious" contribution from Europe, not just peacekeepers.

The allies said Israel must "fully respect international law" and allow the flow of aid into the territory.