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Trump weighs 'blowing up' Iran, open to talks
Trump said he is 'deciding' whether to 'blow the entire nation up' regarding Iran and would 'probably be open' to meeting the Iranian president, while calling the conflict a 'major crossroads.'
Pro-Putin party keeps grip on parliament, anti-war party gains tiny regional foothold
United Russia secured 355 of 450 Duma seats with record 59.3% turnout in Russia's first wartime parliamentary vote, while the only anti-war party, Yabloko, won a sliver of representation in a single r
Iran warns US preparing strikes, threatens retaliation
Iran's military warned the US is preparing to resume strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten retaliation against American bases while Qatar shuttles between capitals to revive talks ahead of the
Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring
Xi Jinping arrives at his Sep 24 Washington summit with China's trade surplus on pace for a second straight $1 trillion year while Trump battles an Iran war and falling approval — leaving Xi with litt
U.S. Proposes AI Dialogue With China Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held roughly eight hours of talks in New York on September 20, proposing a bilateral AI incident notification mechanism and tar
China Still Has What America Needs
A U.S.-China tariff deal struck at the October 2025 Trump-Xi summit is set to expire in November, intensifying scrutiny of Washington's decade-long failure to decouple from Chinese rare earths, specia
Loke Signs China MOUs at APEC Before Cabinet Resignation
Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke will attend the APEC Transport Ministers' Meeting in Beijing and sign two transport-cooperation MOUs with China before returning home to formally resign from
How Trump and Xi went from tariff war to trade truce
A Reuters timeline chronicles the US-China trade war from Trump's February 2025 fentanyl tariffs through rapid escalation to 125% duties each, a Geneva de-escalation, an October 2025 truce deal, and a
Xi rolls into Trump summit with China's trade engine roaring
Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a September 24 summit with Trump holding significant leverage — China's trade surplus is heading toward a second straight $1 trillion year — while Trump faces dome
US Prepares Sanctions Against ICC
The Trump administration is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court, with measures potentially targeting the entire organization rather than just individual officials, a move ICC
South Korea's Lee to attend UN General Assembly, visit Mexico for Sheinbaum summit
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung travels to New York and Mexico City this week for the UN General Assembly and a summit with Claudia Sheinbaum, seeking a sideline meeting with Donald Trump over Se
Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill Threatening India Tariff
President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan sanctions bill authorizing up to 100% tariffs on countries—chiefly India and China—that keep buying Russian oil and gas, marking the sharpest escalation yet
Macron, Carney Pledge Closer France-Canada Ties
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon — a French territory off Canada's Atlantic coast — pledging closer cooperation on climate, ene
US Proposes AI Notification Channel to China Ahead of Summit
US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held roughly eight hours of talks in New York, proposing a bilateral AI incident notification mechanism and laying groundwork for Thurs
United Russia Leads Russia's First Wartime Parliamentary Vote
United Russia is on track to dominate Russia's first parliamentary election since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with early returns showing nearly 58% of the party-list vote and turnout at 56.66%, desp
Trump Order to Create Board Controlling NIH Grants
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order creating a new board to approve NIH grant funding, bringing the nation's medical research dollars under direct administration control.
Utah Senator Slams Russian Oligarch's Trump Jr. Wedding Gift
A Utah senator publicly criticized a Russian oligarch who paid for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding party, prompting Trump to say his son will repay the businessman.
Trump cuts Camp David stay amid Middle East tensions
Trump cut short his Camp David stay and returned to Washington early with two top golfers, as the State Department issued Middle East security alerts and the US warned of Houthi escalation.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second weapons test in roughly a week and coming days after Pyongyang blamed U.S. military drills for escalating Korean Pe
United Russia Leads; Ukraine Strikes Moscow With Drones
United Russia was on track to win Russia's parliamentary election, the first since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, even as Ukraine mounted its largest drone attack of the war on Moscow during v
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