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South Korea Rules Out Hormuz Troops, Citing Trump Risk
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ruled out at a September 18 press conference sending troops or military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, rebuffing sustained U.S. pressure to support the war agains
Xi Tells Trump: US Must Oppose Taiwan Independence
Xi Jinping told President Trump that Beijing expects Washington to oppose "Taiwan independence," framing China's position on "reunification" as non-negotiable, in remarks delivered Thursday against th
Xi Pledges AI Cooperation With Trump, Extends Trade Truce
Chinese President Xi Jinping met President Trump at the White House, pledging AI cooperation and expanded youth exchanges while urging a US-Iran return to dialogue and warning against Taiwan independe
Trump Shows Xi Biden Autopen Display at White House
Trump turned his White House tour with Chinese President Xi Jinping into political theater, showing Xi a display that replaces Biden's presidential portrait with an autopen signing Biden's name and dr
Trump Hosts Xi at Tech-Billionaire State Dinner
Trump hosted Xi Jinping at a lavish White House state dinner attended by tech billionaires, capping their second summit this year and Xi's first Washington visit in over a decade, as both leaders publ
Netanyahu Taunts UN Walkout, Vows Israel Will 'Win'
Netanyahu defended Israel's military campaigns across the Middle East in a fiery UN General Assembly speech as dozens of delegates walked out in protest, taunting remaining critics to leave and declar
Trump Hosts Xi State Dinner With Tech Industry Titans
Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner Thursday featuring a tech-heavy guest list including Bezos, Musk, Pichai, and OpenAI's Brockman, after personally greeting Xi at
Saudi, Turkiye, Pakistan plan urgent military chiefs meeting
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan are preparing an urgent chiefs-of-staff meeting after Houthi strikes on Saudi territory, while Iran's president pushes the US to rejoin a bilateral deal before Nove
Xi Pitches US-China Military Cooperation at Trump Summit
Xi Jinping proposed US-China military dialogue and 100,000 American student exchanges at his White House summit with Trump to avoid the 'Thucydides trap,' but analysts questioned whether real progress
Trump-Xi Summit: No Breakthroughs After 'Great Meeting'
Trump and Xi Jinping met at the White House on the second day of Xi's three-day US visit, with both leaders touting stable ties while leaving disagreements over Iran, Taiwan, and trade unresolved.
Trump-Xi White House Summit: No Breakthroughs
Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit heavy on symbolism, but a closed-door meeting yielded no breakthroughs on AI, trade, Taiwan, or the I
Russia Could Attack NATO Within Months: Intel
Western intelligence assessments warn Russia could attack a NATO country within months, while separate analyses say Moscow is unlikely to break through in Ukraine and Europe struggles to counter hybri
Trump, Xi Hold White House Summit on Trade, AI, Taiwan
Trump and Xi met at the White House on September 24, 2026, for a bilateral summit the leaders publicly framed around dialogue and managed competition between the world's two largest economies despite
North Korea builds drone arsenal for gray zone coercion
North Korea is building a drone arsenal that, while unlikely to overturn the military balance on the peninsula, gives Pyongyang new asymmetric tools for gray zone coercion against Seoul without crossi
In one of their last votes before November, Senate GOP blocks effort to end Iran war
The Senate voted 49-50 Thursday to defeat a Democratic-led resolution ending U.S. hostilities with Iran, with four Republicans crossing party lines ahead of November midterms as the war drives fuel pr
Houthis Strike Riyadh, Aramco's Yanbu; Oil Jumps
Houthis claimed they struck Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu; Saudi Arabia intercepted the missile wave as oil prices rose to a one-week high.
NATO Confident on Russia Response as Hybrid Attacks Surge
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte declared the alliance has response plans ready for Russian sabotage and drone incidents across Europe, even as Denmark's intelligence service warned that Moscow is li
Netanyahu rejects genocide allegations in Gaza after mass walkout at his UN speech
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly Thursday that attacking Iran was 'one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make,' then denounced as 'moral cowards' the delegates who
Drone Warfare Outpacing VA Injury Adjudication Framework
Partners at a veterans disability law firm argue drone warfare is producing injury patterns — including 'dronophobia' and cumulative blast TBIs — that the VA's claim adjudication framework, built for
Trump Aides Seek Iran Diplomacy After UN Annihilation Threat
Trump's aides are pushing to revive diplomatic channels with Iran even as the president threatened annihilation in his UN speech, creating an internal contradiction over how to handle the escalating c
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