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J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance is an American politician who was elected vice-president of the US in 2024, as the running mate of former president Donald Trump. Vance, who was elected as a US senator from Ohio in 2022, wrote the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy.
Born
2 Aug 1984
Job Title
United States of America vice-president
An AI image of US President Donald Trump as the pope that he posted on social media. Photo: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump / Reuters
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Digital currencies

Vance says US should leverage bitcoin as strategic asset against China

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Celebrity style

Why some royals wore white to Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass

While US Vice-President J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opted for the traditional black, certain European queens and princesses followed the ‘privilège du blanc’ custom.

War and conflict

Opinion | Why China is the real winner of the India-Pakistan conflict

The India-Pakistan conflict offered China a stage to challenge Western dominance in the arms race.

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Joe Biden

‘Surprised’ Trump questions timing of Biden’s cancer diagnosis

Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis prompts new questions about his health while in the White House.

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Pope Leo XIV

Vance gives Pope Leo an invitation from Trump to visit White House

The Chicago-born pope accepted the invitation letter and replied: ‘at some point’.

Ukraine war

Trump says Russia and Ukraine to negotiate ceasefire ‘immediately’

US president also says conversation with Russian leader yielded agreement that Washington and Moscow pursue large-scale trade once war ends.

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US President Donald Trump (left) held a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss hopes for ceasefire progress in the Ukraine war. Photo: AFP
Italy

Italy’s Meloni scores diplomatic ‘win’ by bringing US, EU to same table

Meloni said she was ‘very proud’ to host US Vice-President J.D. Vance and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to ‘start a dialogue’.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (centre) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and US Vice-President J.D. Vance on Sunday. Photo: Chigi Palace Press Office / EPA-EFE
European Union

At inaugural mass, Pope Leo warns against exploiting nature, marginalising poor

In a prayer after the mass, Leo noted efforts to end the Ukraine war before holding a private audience with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky, Vance shake hands at Vatican after Oval Office row

Zelensky and Vance last met at the White House in February, in a meeting described as one of the worst diplomatic incidents in recent history.

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Pope Francis

J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural Mass

Pope Leo had been critical of Trump and Vance before taking leadership of the global Roman Catholic Church.

US Vice-President J.D. Vance departs Giovan Battista Pastine International Airport, in Ciampino, Italy on April 20, 2025. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Just Saying | Racists and losers: J.D. Vance and America’s stupid trade war

His rant about ‘Chinese peasants’ reflects his government’s frustration over blinking first in Trump’s high-stakes game of chicken with China.

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China-India relations

Indian officials dismiss Trump’s claim he alone brokered ceasefire with Pakistan

Implied that New Delhi briefed all key partners, including its fellow Quad members, as China frets security dialogue fanning tensions.

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A labourer sits on sacks of wheat grains at a wholesale market in Jalandhar, India on April 28. Photo: AFP
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Religion

America’s first pope once leveled criticism at Trump and Vance. Maga is not amused

Robert Prevost - now Pope Leo - has proven unafraid to tackle prickly political issues on social media.

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India-Pakistan tensions

Pakistan hits India’s western border, forcing flight suspensions at 24 airports

The Indian army said it repulsed drone attacks along the frontier, a charge Islamabad called ‘baseless’.

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India-Pakistan tensions

US ‘can’t control’ India-Pakistan war, it’s ‘none of our business’: Vance

The US vice-president urged both sides to show restraint, hoping the fighting does not spiral into a ‘nuclear conflict’.

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A woman stands outside her house destroyed by Pakistani shelling at a village in Uri, India-administered Kashmir, on May 8. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Trump calls for 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

The US president threatened to impose further sanctions if a truce is violated.

An explosion lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian missile and drone strike in Ukraine in April. Photo: Reuters
Catholic Church

What’s in a name? Pope Leo XIV’s choice signals commitment to social justice

Before his appointment as the new pontiff, Cardinal Robert Prevost was a fierce critic of Trump’s deportations and anti-immigrant policy.

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Opinion | What countries aligning with Trump must ask themselves

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