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Taiwan Labour Minister Returns From Rare China APEC Trip
Taiwan's Labour Minister Hung Sun-han returned from a rare trip to China for an APEC meeting, telling reporters he was treated with equal dignity and not belittled — the first such ministerial-level v
China Lifts Yuan Pre-Summit While Bessent Targets Yen
China's central bank is deliberately strengthening the yuan ahead of Thursday's Trump-Xi summit to neutralize exchange rates as a flashpoint, even as Treasury Secretary Bessent focuses on Japan's weak
China Slams US Sanctions on Iranian Airlines as Illegal
China publicly opposed US sanctions on Iranian airlines as "illegal" and lacking UN authorization, escalating a dispute days before Trump and Xi Jinping's September 24 summit.
Russian strikes kill 3 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy arrives at UN
Russia launched a massive overnight barrage of 212 drones and multiple missile types, killing three and cutting power to nearly 100,000 Ukrainians, as President Zelenskyy arrived in New York for the U
US Networks Boycott Trump Pool Over White House Press Ban
Major US television networks and news organizations suspended their shared coverage of President Trump on Monday after he barred CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House, prompting the three exc
Qatar, Pakistan Mediate as Trump Weighs 'Wiping Iran Out'
Pakistan and Qatar are pressing to revive US-Iran diplomacy as Iran's Pezeshkian hosts Pakistan's interior minister for a sixth visit, even as Tehran reports new US attack plans and Trump floats 'wipi
Trump Heads to UNGA as Iran War and Oil Jitters Converge
President Trump arrives at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday facing a turbulent global landscape — a seven-month-old war with Iran, oil markets stuck near $100/barrel, and a packed slate of bilateral
Russia Hits Ukrainian Industry, Energy in Overnight Barrage
Russia struck industrial sites across southeastern and central Ukraine overnight with missiles, drones and artillery, killing three in Dnipro and cutting power to nearly 100,000 consumers in the Chern
Takaichi scrambles to reach Trump before he sees Xi
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet President Trump in New York on September 22, just two days before Trump's scheduled summit with Xi Jinping in Washington — a tight window that ref
India warns against using Malaysia visa-free entry for jobs
India's High Commission in Kuala Lumpur warned nationals not to exploit Malaysia's 30-day visa-free entry to seek employment, citing a rise in Indians misled by fake job agents and warning of detentio
Russia strikes Ukraine industrial sites, killing three, officials say
Russia launched an overnight barrage of more than 212 drones and missiles against industrial and energy infrastructure across multiple Ukrainian regions, killing three and cutting power to nearly 100,
Xi to Push Trump to Halt Taiwan Arms Sales
Ahead of his Washington summit with Trump, Xi Jinping is set to demand the US halt arms sales to Taiwan — Beijing's single most important issue and a red line on which it has never renounced force.
Xi to Press Trump on Halting Taiwan Arms Sales at DC Summit
Xi Jinping arrives in Washington Wednesday and is expected to press Trump to halt US arms sales to Taiwan under the 1982 joint communiqué, with sources saying China is offering cooperation on Iran in
Trump heads to UN as Iran war and oil jitters darken global outlook
President Trump arrives at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday for an address and a packed schedule of bilateral meetings, with the seven-month-old Iran war, oil prices near $100 per barrel, a new Gree
China Outpaces US in Middle East Influence
An opinion piece argues Beijing's rapidly growing Middle East clout shows influence can take many forms beyond military bases, even as the Pentagon debates rebuilding U.S. facilities battered by Iran.
Trump and Mamdani's unlikely rapport endures in New York
President Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani held their third in-person meeting Monday and agreed to deepen talks on a major Queens housing project, signaling their unusual personal rapport has e
Rogers calls to end Iran war over cost concerns
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers called for an end to the war in Iran, saying Michigan families can't afford to wait, as he released a campaign ad filmed in a grocery store.
Zelensky’s Perception Problem: Are New Partnerships a Solution?
Ukraine struck gas plants more than 3,000 kilometers inside Russia with long-range drones, and a Ukrainian analyst argues the strikes function as a nuclear-weapons equivalent by threatening Arctic cit
US Denies Visas to Iran UN Delegation Members
The U.S. has refused visas for members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's delegation — including his communications team — for this week's UN General Assembly, prompting Iranian accusations of h
Can a New UN Chief Revive Peacemaking?
Crisis Group analysts join the Hold Your Fire! podcast to debate whether a new UN Secretary-General can restore the organization's peacemaking credibility as global turmoil intensifies ahead of the UN
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