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Xi-Kim Summit Reveals Strategic Gaps in China-North
Xi Jinping's summit with Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang restored pre-COVID leader-level diplomacy between China and North Korea, but the readouts revealed strategic gaps: Beijing refused to endorse Pyongyan
Wong Urges Respect for International Law at
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong told the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan that countries must uphold international law in a more volatile world, pressing the rules-based order while Singapore r
Iraq War Architect Feith Slams Trump Iran Deal
Douglas Feith, the Pentagon official who championed faulty pre-Iraq intelligence and championed de-Baathification, resurfaced in the Washington Post to attack Trump's new Iran deal — and the columnist
Cook Report shifts 7 House races to Democrats
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has shifted seven House races toward Democrats, signaling a stronger-than-expected position for the party heading into the November elections despite GOP advantag
Pro-Israel hawks in US criticise Iran MoU but avoid clashing with Trump
Pro-Israel groups and politicians are mobilizing against the US-Iran memorandum of understanding while carefully avoiding direct clashes with President Trump, whose base remains loyal despite the deal
Trump to Award Medal of Honor to Two Wartime Majors
President Trump will preside over a Medal of Honor ceremony Thursday at 4 p.m. EDT, honoring a Marine major wounded in a 1967 Vietnam ambush and an Army major who defended his platoon against a Taliba
High-wire diplomacy delivered US-Iran deal but hardest stage lies ahead, sources say
Pakistani and Qatari mediators spent weeks brokering a preliminary US-Iran deal announced by PM Shehbaz Sharif, but the 60-day window to finalize a permanent agreement on Iran's nuclear program now op
Vance: US 'Not Giving Iran a Cent' in Trump Deal
Vice President JD Vance mounted an aggressive defense of Trump's interim Iran peace deal on Thursday, insisting the U.S. is not paying Tehran 'a cent' while delivering a sharp rebuke to Israeli critic
G7 'Nudges Open' Diplomatic Window on Ukraine
The G7's latest statement on geopolitical issues has, per The Economist's headline framing, 'nudged open a window for diplomacy in Ukraine,' while Macron hailed US alignment with the group's 'shared c
Vance defends US-Iran deal, scolds Israeli hawks
VP JD Vance defended the new US-Iran memorandum of understanding in a Thursday NYT interview, sharply rebuking Israeli far-right ministers who pushed to continue the war while framing the conflict as
Macron’s diplomatic efforts bring Trump closer to European views - AP News
Macron hosted Trump at Versailles Palace in a diplomatic push that moved Trump closer to European views and produced a surprise Iran deal signing at the dinner, per cross-coverage of the event.
Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war
Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding in Islamabad, mediated by Pakistan, declaring immediate termination of military operations on all fronts
No Reset at G7: Trump Was Trump, Modi Was Not Modi
Trump and Modi met at the G-7 in Evian after a 16-month hiatus but produced no concrete commitments, no Quad movement, and no apology for three Indian sailors killed by the U.S. military.
Israeli strikes hit Lebanon hours after US-Iran deal
Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon killed one person and wounded others on Thursday, hours after Trump and Iran signed a deal in France that explicitly bars military operations in Lebanon — a d
Trump-Netanyahu Tensions: A History of Clashes
Al Jazeera and the WSJ are both profiling the history of tensions between Trump and Netanyahu, while NPR and CNN extend the conversation to regional fallout in Lebanon and Syria.
Trump's AI policy: regulation by case-by-case
Despite pledging to keep government out of AI, the Trump administration is steering the industry through opaque case-by-case interventions, creating regulatory uncertainty.
Philippines Confirms China Removed Scarborough Shoal
The Philippines confirmed that a 6-by-6-meter floating platform deployed by Chinese maritime forces at Scarborough Shoal has been removed, with the Philippine Coast Guard observing a Chinese research
Bangladesh Summons Indian Diplomat After Adviser Held
Bangladesh summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner after PM Tarique Rahman's adviser Zahed Ur Rahman was held at New Delhi's airport for nearly 2.5 hours and sent back to Dhaka in protest, the lates
India Weighs Russia's SU-57 Offer Against AMCA
India faces a hard choice between accepting Russia's renewed offer to jointly produce the SU-57 fifth-generation fighter and staying the course with its own delayed AMCA program, against a backdrop of
Trump Signs Iran Deal at Versailles
Macron hosted Trump at Versailles Palace, where POLITICO reported Trump signed a deal to end the war with Iran, even as Yahoo's coverage trolled the moment as the biggest 'surrender' at Versailles sin
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