Henry Austin

London

Weekend Editor and Weekday Digital News Editor at NBC News

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Chinese warehouses are persuading Americans to buy China-made dupes to offset tariff costs

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang |Brian Cheung |David K. Li |Henry Austin

As the two largest economies in the world — the United States and China — continue to spar over tariffs, the escalating trade war is spurring some Americans to favor Chinese goods in ways they never did before. President Donald Trump has said his sweeping tariffs around the globe are aimed at bringing manufacturing back to American shores.
L.A. ballerina imprisoned by Russia for treason has been freed, Rubio says

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Henry Austin

A Russian-American woman who was imprisoned for treason by Russia has been freed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday. Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina was born in Russia but had built a new life as an aesthetician at a Los Angeles spa after immigrating to the United States over a decade ago. She “is on a plane back home to the United States,” having been “wrongfully detained by Russia for over a year,” Rubio said on in a post on X.
Russia and Ukraine agree to Black Sea ceasefire, Trump administration says

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Henry Austin

The White House said Tuesday that had agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks on energy facilities by the two neighbors, an apparent breakthrough after American negotiators held separate talks with both countries. Negotiators had agreed with both countries “to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea,” the White House said in two separate but similar statements.
Hours after agreeing to partial ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine wakes to scenes of fiery devastation

1 month ago | nbclosangeles.com | Henry Austin

Hours after agreeing to a partial ceasefire with Russia in a phone call with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted 10 images to his Telegram channel of fires and damage in the country's central Kirovohrad region. " Russia's attacks on Ukraine, despite its propaganda statements, do not stop," he wrote alongside the images, some of which showed firefighters standing on ladders and cranes, hosing down flames.
Hours after agreeing to partial ceasefire with Russia, Ukraine wakes to scenes of fiery devastation

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Henry Austin

Hours after agreeing to a partial ceasefire with Russia in a phone call with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted 10 images to his Telegram channel of fires and damage in the country’s central Kirovohrad region. “Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, despite its propaganda statements, do not stop,” he wrote alongside the images, some of which showed firefighters standing on ladders and cranes, hosing down flames.
Alice Weidel doesn’t fit the profile of a far-right politician. The German AfD is willing to look past it.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Carlo Angerer |Henry Austin

MUNICH — She has two children with a Sri Lankan-born woman, speaks Chinese and previously worked at global financial institutions — an unconventional profile for the leader of a male-dominated far-right party that venerates traditional family values, fosters deep anti-immigrant sentiments and promotes populist economic policies. But in recent elections, Alice Weidel took the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from the fringes to the heart of power.
U.K.'s Keir Starmer pledges 1.6 billion pounds to help Ukraine buy missiles

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Henry Austin

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced billions in support for Ukraine on Sunday following a summit with European leaders, just days after President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Starmer announced a 2.2 billion pound loan to support Ukraine, funded through the freezing of Russian assetspassed on Saturday.
U.K. neighbors offered a bounty to turn a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist in to Chinese officials

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Henry Austin

LONDON — The “wanted” posters were sent by mail, arriving at the homes of Carmen Lau’s neighbors in the town of Maidenhead. The alleged crime? Speaking out about China’s rule in Hong Kong, where Lau has not lived since 2021. Provide information about Lau to the Hong Kong Police Force, urged the poster, folded into envelopes with Hong Kong stamps, or “take her to the Chinese embassy.”The reward: 1 million Hong Kong dollars, or $130,000.
Russian money launderer to be freed in exchange for Marc Fogel

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Henry Austin

The Trump administration has agreed to send a convicted money launderer back to Russia in exchange for the release of American teacher Mark Fogel, a U.S. official told NBC News on Wednesday. Alexander Vinnik is in American custody and awaiting transport to Russia, which is expected to happen by the end of the week, the official said. As part of the deal to free him, Vinnik will leave behind $100 million worth of digital assets in the United States, the official said.
Russian money launderer to be freed in exchange for Marc Fogel

2 months ago | autos.yahoo.com | Henry Austin

Henry AustinFebruary 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM·3 min readFormer Russia detainee Marc Fogel is welcomed Tuesday at the White House. The Trump administration has agreed to send a convicted money launderer back to Russia in exchange for the release of American teacher Mark Fogel, a U.S. official told NBC News on Wednesday. Alexander Vinnik is in American custody and awaiting transport to Russia, which is expected to happen by the end of the week, the official said.