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Rubio says slight progress, Trump holds off strike
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on May 22 that talks with Iran have moved a little, while President Donald Trump announced a pause on any strike as “serious negotiations” continue. At the sam
Trump Says He'll Seize Iran's 970 lb Uranium
President Trump announced the United States will seize and likely destroy Iran's highly enriched uranium, rejecting any transfer and framing the move as a public‑relations gesture, after earlier hinti
Mladenov warns Gaza ceasefire risk becoming permanent
U.N. Security Council’s Gaza high representative Nickolay Mladenov warned that without Hamas’s disarmament and further Israeli‑Palestinian steps, the fragile ceasefire may solidify into a permanent, d
US Pauses $14B Taiwan Arms Sale for Iran War
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a Senate panel the U.S. is pausing a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to preserve munitions for the Trump administration's war with Iran, while insisting U.S. missil
Commentary: China’s geopolitical weight on display, but will Xi help Trump and Putin end their wars?
China’s President Xi Jinping is flaunting his nation’s growing geopolitical clout by hosting both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump within days, yet he remains cautious about using that leverage to end
Trump threatens Cuba, Rubio doubts diplomacy
The Trump administration intensified its Cuba policy, threatening military intervention, indicting former leader Raúl Castro, and imposing fresh sanctions, while Secretary of State Rubio doubted a dip
Ukraine Drones Trigger Baltic NATO Air Defense Plea
Ukrainian drones targeting Russian infrastructure are increasingly straying into Baltic airspace, prompting NATO scrambles, toppling Latvia's government, and driving Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to
Russia conducts nuclear drills, fires Yars ICBM
After weeks of relentless drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian civilians, Russia escalated its posture by launching a massive nuclear exercise, testing Yars ICBM and Zircon missiles. Involving 64,00
Sean Duffy testifies on $26.6bn DOT budget, airline prices rise
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will appear before a House Appropriations subpanel to discuss President Trump’s 2027 budget request amid rising airline costs linked to a jet‑fuel shortage.
Trump Urged to Use Sanctions, Not Trust, Against China on Iran
An opinion contributor urges President Trump to resist unwinding sanctions on Chinese firms tied to Iranian oil and to instead wield economic statecraft — including Patriot Act tools — to hold Beijing
Xi Tells Trump Thucydides Trap Is Human Error
During President Trump’s Beijing visit, Xi Jinping invoked Graham Allison’s “Thucydides Trap” to argue that war is not inevitable but stems from human misjudgment, a view echoed by scholar Andrew Lath
‘Enlightened self-interest’ spurs Japan’s deepening economic security ties with ASEAN amid Iran war
Japan is converting the Iran‑driven energy shock into a strategic partnership with ASEAN, pledging $10 billion through the new POWERR Asia initiative to shore up regional oil, gas and petrochemical su
Russia Deploys Nuclear Warheads to Belarus in 3-Day Drill
Russia has delivered nuclear warheads to sites in Belarus as part of a three-day joint military exercise explicitly rehearsing the preparation and use of nuclear weapons in response to aggression.
US Commerce Dept Gives $2B, Takes Equity in Quantum
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $2 billion package of grants and equity stakes for nine quantum‑computing firms, with IBM slated to receive roughly half the funding, marking a major federa
Russia test fires ballistic, hypersonic missiles during nuclear drills with Belarus
Russia’s joint nuclear drill with Belarus, featuring test‑fires of ballistic and hypersonic missiles and the deployment of tens of thousands of troops, submarines and warships, marks a dramatic escala
Xi Hosts Trump and Putin, Reveals Divergent Ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted back-to-back summits in Beijing with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, where nearly identical ceremonial pageantry — Tiananmen Square handshakes
NUG admits setbacks as ASEAN re‑engages Myanmar junta
While the National Unity Government has successfully framed the Myanmar junta as a moral pariah, its political leverage is eroding as ASEAN moves toward re‑engaging the military regime. The NUG’s own
The real lesson of Cuba's alleged drone build-up against the US
Recent coverage has centered on U.S.-Iran tensions and energy market strains, but a new Axios report reveals that Cuba may have amassed a fleet of 300 Russian and Iranian drones and is weighing attack
Golden Flips to Yes, Boosting Iran War Powers Vote
House Democrats are within reach of passing an Iran war powers resolution Thursday as Rep. Jared Golden, their last holdout, announced he will vote yes — while a retiring Republican said he is "very s
Putin, Xi Meet, Unity Signaled but Pipeline Deal Fails
President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping met in Beijing, exchanging a red‑carpet welcome and public affirmations of strategic unity, yet they left without sealing the gas pipeline Russia has
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