President Donald Trump is back in the U.S. after two days of talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing that saw both sides trade praise and tout progress in stabilizing what they agreed is the world’s most important relationship. The president hailed “fantastic” trade deals and said “a lot of different problems” were settled, though no major agreements or breakthroughs were announced before he...
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Day one of Trump’s China visit: Xi cautions US over Taiwan, leaders discuss trade and Iran
Beijing, where the day’s events concluded with a state banquet for Trump and his delegation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Trump’s two-day visit to China is the first by a U.S. president since his previous one, in 2017. During a closed-door meeting that lasted more than two hours, Xi told Trump that trade talks between their two nations were making...
Brics 26: Iran urges bloc to condemn US-Israel actions, act against ‘warmongering and impunity’
The eyes of the Global South have turned to the capital today as India officially hosts the first major ministerial engagement of its 2026 Brics Presidency. Under the sweeping theme of “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” Foreign Ministers from the expanded 10-nation bloc have gathered at Bharat Mandapam to navigate a world increasingly defined by fragmentation and shifting power...
Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned following a political crisis over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones straying into Latvian territory. She had fired her Defence Minister Andris Spruds last week after two drones crashed down in eastern Latvia, criticising his response and appointing a replacement. In protest, Spruds’s Progressives party pulled their support for Silina’s governing coalition, causing it to collapse...
Trump arrives in China for summit with Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump arrived in China’s capital and was welcomed with a ceremony replete with pomp and pageantry for the start of a high stakes visit carrying global consequences, as the world’s two largest economies frame their trade relationship. • What’s next: Trump will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss a range of thorny issues including tech, trade and Taiwan. Take a look at his schedule here. The US-Israeli...
No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN
There is “no sign” of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said. But the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned “the situation could change” and there could be more confirmed virus cases. The MV Hondius left Tenerife on Monday...
“Totally Unacceptable”: Trump Rejects Iran’s Peace Plan
US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal to end the over two-month-long war in the Middle East, claiming Tehran’s terms were “totally unacceptable” and raising the likelihood of renewed conflict after weeks of negotiations. The American commander-in-chief, who is under increasing domestic pressure to end the Iran war, claimed the Islamic republic was “militarily defeated”, as he insisted that...
Iran US War: UAE reports drone, missile attack as ceasefire is challenged
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defence announced on Friday (May 8, 2026) that the country’s air defences are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack early in the morning as the Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was again challenged. Hours earlier, the U.S. military said it had intercepted Iranian attacks on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday...
Trump congratulates PM Modi over ‘historic, decisive’ win in West Bengal assembly elections
US President Donald Trump today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the BJP’s “historic and decisive” victory in West Bengal, where the party won the recently held assembly elections for the first time since Independence. “The President congratulates Prime Minister Modi on this recent, historic and decisive election victory,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai told a news agency. The BJP scripted history by winning...
UAE comes under Iranian attacks for second consecutive day
The United Arab Emirates has come under attack from Iranian missiles and drones for the second day in a row, according to its Defence Ministry, while Iran denied being behind the aggression. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said late on Tuesday that the country’s forces “have not carried out any missile or drone operations against the UAE in recent...
UAE exits OPEC, Opec+ On rising Tensions with Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced its decision to leave the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). According to a report, the Gulf nation’s energy minister said the move would give the country greater flexibility in managing its oil production, freeing it from the collective obligations imposed by the group. “This is a decision that we took after...
German Chancellor Questions Trump’s ‘Exit Strategy’ From Iran, Says ‘Entire Nation Being Humiliated’
As hopes for the second round of Islamabad talks between Tehran and Washington seem to be fading, Germany, which has traditionally been a US ally, raised its apprehensions over the direction of the Iran war. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned the Trump administration’s strategy and expressed that Iran appears stronger than previously assessed by Western powers. Speaking on Monday in...