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Xi Urges US to Avoid Thucydides Trap in Washington Visit
Xi Jinping invoked the 'Thucydides Trap' at his White House summit with Trump, arguing the two powers can coexist even as Beijing released a sweeping new AI Safety Governance Framework contrasting wit
Taiwan's Silicon Shield: Speed Over Scarcity
A September 24 Trump-Xi summit paired AI guardrails with continued US-China competition, reframing Taiwan's 'silicon shield' from scarcity to speed — whether its hardware ecosystem can be replaced fas
US-China Rivalry Frozen Post-Summit; Analysts Say Beijing Wins
Xi Jinping received a rare VIP welcome at Andrews Air Force Base for his first US visit in 10 years, but the summit yielded only a trade truce extension and vague trade progress — with analysts conclu
Trump-Xi White House Summit: No Breakthroughs
President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a lavish summit heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no breakthroughs on AI, trade, Taiwan, or the war
Salam Highlights Lebanon-Israel Disarmament Deal at UNGA
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam used the UN General Assembly's fourth day to spotlight Lebanon's recent agreement with Israel on Hezbollah disarmament in exchange for Israeli withdrawal, even as t
Saudi Arabia Invokes Joint Defence Pact Against Houthis
Saudi Arabia invoked the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to convene military chiefs from Turkey and Pakistan after Houthi missiles struck near Mecca and the Yanbu oil port, while the kingdom's Grand Muf
GOP Senators Slam Trump Over Xi Embrace as China Backs Iran
Republican senators are publicly expressing dismay at President Trump's lavish hosting of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington after it emerged that Iran used Chinese satellite imagery to target
North Korea tests hypersonic missile aimed at Japan
North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of the Hwasongpho-11Ma-1 hypersonic missile, pairing a KN-23 solid-fuel booster with a dart-like glide vehicle engineered to penetrate regional missile shiel
France Sends Troops to Guard Saudi Oil Terminal
Saudi Arabia's allies are mobilizing support as Houthi rebels escalate strikes on the kingdom's oil infrastructure, with France deploying troops to Yanbu and Pakistan and Turkiye preparing military ta
Five Candidates Vie for WHO Top Job as U.S. Funding Gap Looms
Five candidates are competing to lead the World Health Organization at what experts call the most consequential leadership election in its modern history, with the U.S. funding withdrawal leaving a ne
China, Malaysia to build tracks to southern Thai border
Malaysia and China have agreed in principle to extend the under-construction East Coast Rail Link from Kota Bharu to the Thai border, though Kuala Lumpur must still convince Beijing on financing detai
Trump Raises Yen Weakness Concerns With Japan's Takaichi
Japan publicly disclosed that Trump raised concerns about yen weakness during his New York summit with PM Takaichi on Sep 22 — an unusually frank account of leaders' currency talk that comes as Japan'
Vietnam, North Korea deepen defence ties in Hanoi
Vietnam and North Korea's deputy defence ministers met in Hanoi on September 24, pledging to deepen military cooperation and implement a defence cooperation letter of intent first signed in 2025.
Pakistan Courts Bangladesh, Iran at UNGA, Pushes Mediation
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif met with Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian on UNGA sidelines, pledging deeper bilateral cooperation with both while pressing Islamabad's role as media
Trump's Xi State Dinner: Sea Bass, Tech Titans
Donald Trump hosted a Thursday night state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping, where a tech-heavy guest list and the glitzier trappings — fashion, seating, and a sea bass menu — became the f
Philippines Accuses China of Obstructing Resupply Mission
The Philippine Coast Guard accused China of obstructing a resupply mission to Filipino troops stationed on a grounded World War Two-era warship at Second Thomas Shoal, saying dangerous maneuvers by Ch
Trump's Foreign Policy Stalls Despite UN, Xi Showcases
Trump's week of high-stakes diplomacy — a UN address and White House summit with Xi Jinping — ended with limited tangible results as allies and adversaries openly pushed back, underscoring growing con
Marcos pardons Mary Jane Veloso
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday pardoned Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who was spared execution by firing squad in Indonesia in 2015 for drug trafficking and has since been serving
US Airstrikes Killed 123 Children in Iranian School
Pulitzer-winning journalist Azmat Khan details how U.S. airstrikes in Iran killed hundreds of civilians — including 123 children in a girls' school on the war's first day — while the military used unt
Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted
President Xi secured symbolic diplomatic wins during his summit with Trump, including a red-carpet welcome and panda diplomacy, but obtained only a short extension of the trade truce and no breakthrou
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