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Russian attacks kill eight people across Ukraine as US steps up diplomacy
Russian strikes killed at least eight people across Ukraine — including a hit on a Kyiv maternity hospital car park — as US officials held separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian counterparts at
Trump-Xi dinner: US CEOs confirmed, China CEOs absent
American tech leaders including Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman are set for Trump's Thursday state dinner for Xi Jinping, but no Chinese business executives are accompanying the Chinese presid
Trump personally greets Xi at Andrews in rare airport welcome
Trump's rare personal airport welcome for Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday underscores both leaders' focus on personal diplomacy ahead of Thursday's White House talks, though analysts cau
Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea
President Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly that Ukraine has transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea, marking the first repatriation of Pyongyang's troops from the Russia-Uk
Gazans Watch Election with Fear, No Vote
With no vote but high stakes, Palestinians in Gaza are closely watching Israel's October 27 election, fearing that a continued Netanyahu-led government backed by far-right ministers would deepen force
Ukraine War Speeds Race Toward Fully Autonomous Drones
The Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating a race toward fully autonomous drones, with both sides already fielding AI-guided systems that select or steer targets in the final flight phase after humans pic
Trump Hosts Xi as US-China Trade Truce Extended
Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for his first US state visit in over a decade, greeted by Trump at Joint Base Andrews. Thursday's White House summit will cover trade, AI, Iran, and Taiwan, with the t
Trump Welcomes Xi to White House for Trade-Focused Summit
Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to Washington ahead of a Thursday White House state summit, with both sides agreeing to extend a trade truce until January 10 while leaving deeper disputes over Taiwan, AI an
Erdogan Tells Zelenskiy Black Sea Attacks Are Inexplicable
Turkish President Erdogan told Ukraine's Zelenskiy that recent Black Sea attacks are inexplicable, as Ankara simultaneously pushes a Black Sea truce, works with Russia on shipping safety, and wins Kyi
Taiwan thanks US as Xi presses Trump to halt arms sales
Taiwan publicly thanked the US for its support on the eve of the Trump-Xi summit, while a second $14 billion arms package remains frozen — a chip Trump has openly called a bargaining tool.
Taiwan Thanks US as Xi Presses Trump to Halt Arms Sales
Taiwan thanked the US for its support as Xi arrived in Washington for a summit where he is expected to push Trump to halt arms sales to the self-ruled island that China claims as its own territory.
India Warns US on Russia Sanctions Bill
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met in New York to discuss a newly signed US sanctions bill that could impose tariffs of up to 100% on India over its continued
Zelensky: U.S. pushing energy ceasefire, trilateral talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed in a Wednesday Axios interview that the Trump administration is pursuing three immediate steps to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and restart diplomacy
Malaysia’s migrant return plan chills Myanmar Rohingya
Malaysia is preparing to repatriate nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals from detention centres — most of them Rohingya — to a country that denies them citizenship and where civil war rages, as rights group
Taiwan Bolsters Pratas Patrol With 100-Tonne Boat
Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol around the vulnerable Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, stationing a new 100-tonne patrol boat and regularly deploying larger vessels in response
India Pushes Back On US Russia Sanctions Bill At UNGA
India's foreign minister warned that a US Senate bill imposing up to 100% tariffs on buyers of Russian oil could strain bilateral ties, as Russian crude now accounts for nearly half of India's energy
Trump Welcomes Xi for State Visit, Iran War on Agenda
President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States for a state visit featuring talks and a state dinner at Joint Base Andrews, with trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and
US, China Extend Trade Truce Two Months as Xi Visits
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for his first US state visit in a decade, kicking off a multi-day summit with President Trump that produced a two-month extension of the bilateral tr
Trump Threatens Iran, Predicts Cuba's Fall at UN
President Trump used his United Nations address to threaten Iran and predict Cuba's fall, prompting extended US-Iran war-and-peace diplomacy and a CNN fact-check labeling his claims false.
Japan's PM Demands UN Drop 'Enemy State' Label
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used her first UN General Assembly address to demand the removal of WWII-era "enemy states" language from the UN Charter, a designation China and Russia have rece
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