Trump Was Flattering, Xi Was Resolute. The Difference Spoke Volumes.
President Trump with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
In Photos and Video: President Trump Goes to China
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, visiting the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Wes Streeting Resigns and Calls for Leadership Contest to Replace Starmer
Wes Streeting resigned from his job as health minister on Thursday and called for a leadership contest against Mr. Starmer.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Cecilia Flores Became the Voice of Mexican Mothers
Cecilia Flores during a search for her missing son, Alejandro Guadalupe Islas Flores, in Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Key Moments From the First Day of Trump’s China Visit
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, visiting the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Inside the Secret Mission to Fly Taiwan’s President to Africa
A photograph provided by the Taiwan Presidential Office showed the Taiwanese leader, Lai Ching-te, waving upon arriving in Eswatini in May.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Duterte Ally Flees to Evade I.C.C. Arrest Warrant After Chaos at Philippine Senate
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa answering questions at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday. He fled the building early on Thursday, and federal agents are looking for him, a senior official said.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Over 100 People Killed in India’s Uttar Pradesh as Storms Wreak Destruction
Storm damage in Prayagraj, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Argentina Races To Find Origin of Hantavirus Outbreak
A sign shows information on hantavirus at a hospital in Bariloche, Argentina. A patient with no known connection to the cruise ship is hospitalized there with hantavirus.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Russia Pummels Kyiv in the Largest Drone Attack of the War
A residential building hit by Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo
The Colombian woman and other migrants are housed in a hotel outside Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Spies, Sanctions, Cyberattacks: China and the U.S. Clash Behind the Scenes
President Trump met with President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday after a flurry of actions from his administration in recent weeks against China.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks
Passengers from the MV Hondius evacuated from the cruise ship this week in Tenerife, Spain.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Xi Warned Trump About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ for U.S. and China. What Is It?
A statue of Thucydides, the Athenian general and historian, outside the parliament building in Vienna.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions
The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., one of five coal plants in the United States that President Trump ordered to remain open. The plant has reported $180 million in expenses associated with running the facility since last May.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Who Is Wes Streeting, the Cabinet Minister Who Just Resigned From Keir Starmer’s Government?
Wes Streeting has prided himself on a background that he said enables him to relate to many voters.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Angela Rayner, Former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister, Cleared of Wrongdoing Over Taxes
Angela Rayner last year. She has been seen as a potential successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Who Attended the U.S.-China State Dinner in Beijing?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the state dinner at the Great Hall of the People.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Where Are the Women on Trump’s Visit to China?
President Xi Jinping of China greeting the U.S. delegation at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
What People in China Say of Trump
President Trump at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Trump Invites Xi to White House During State Dinner in Beijing
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, emphasized their cooperation on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
What to Know About Day 1 of Trump and Xi’s Meeting
President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping at the state dinner on Thursday in Beijing.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Chinese Media Cast Trump’s Visit as a Sign of Beijing’s Rising Stature
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Trump and Xi Discuss the Need to Open the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio departing the White House for a trip to China on Tuesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Elon Musk Returns to Trump’s Side in Beijing
Elon Musk arriving in Beijing on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
China Restores Beef Trade With U.S. as Goodwill Gesture for Trump Visit
Beijing granted permission on Thursday for hundreds of American slaughterhouses to resume beef shipments to China.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Xi referenced ‘great changes unseen in a century.’ Here’s what that means.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, said on Thursday that the world was undergoing a “once-in-a-century transformation.”
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Xi Says U.S.-China Relations Could Turn ‘Dangerous’ Over Taiwan
Patriot missile systems on display during a Taiwanese military exercise in Taipei last year.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Inside Trump’s Summit Tour in Beijing: From Temple of Heaven to the Great Hall
Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on Thursday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Trump’s 2017 visit to Beijing offers clues for this year’s summit.
President Trump, Xi Jinping and their wives at a Chinese opera in Beijing’s Forbidden City in 2017.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Why Does China Want Taiwan?
Taiwan is certain to be raised by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, when he hosts President Trump this week.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu
Jimmy Lai at his home in Hong Kong in 2020. He was sentenced in February to 20 years in prison after Beijing blamed the Hong Kong publisher for leading the city’s major protests nearly seven years ago.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Canada and Alberta Reach Agreement to Raise Carbon Prices as Pipeline Tradeoff
The Syncrude facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta, producing synthetic crude oil from oil sands.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
The China Gambit: From Nixon to Trump
President Richard M. Nixon visiting Beijing in 1972.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
As Trump and Xi Meet in China, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart
President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, and his wife, Peng Liyuan, during a tour of the Forbidden City, in Beijing in 2017.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada
The black bear is the most common species in Canada, though bear attacks are rare.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
President Xi Jinping of China, seen here in Beijing on Tuesday, has been seeking to redefine the terms of how China and the United States should engage.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Alberta Separation Petition Is Dealt a Court Blow
Separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre is seen during a rally in front of the Elections Alberta headquarters in Edmonton, Canada, this month, as they submit boxes of signatures in the hope of triggering an independence referendum.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Trump in Beijing
At the airport in Beijing for President Trump’s arrival.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Cynthia Shange, Who Defied Apartheid at a Beauty Pageant, Dies at 76
Cynthia Shange competing at a Miss World event in London in 1972. South Africa’s president praised the boldness of her ambitions “in an era when apartheid segregation was at its peak.”
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Israel Says Netanyahu Made a Secret Trip to U.A.E., Which Says He Didn’t
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in April.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
More U.S. Spy Planes are Surveilling Cuba
A taxi driver in Havana earlier this month.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Top Gaza Negotiator Urges Hamas to Embrace Rebuilding Plan
Members of Hamas in Gaza City in November.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform U.K., Faces Investigation for £5 Million Gift
Nigel Farage attending the opening of Parliament in London on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Eric Trump, Who Runs the Family Business, Hops Along on the Plane to China
President Trump and his delegation, including his son Eric Trump, at the Beijing Capital Airport on Wednesday.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Chinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say
President Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes diplomatic visit with President Xi Jinping of China.
Posted by
Thomas
on May 2026
Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure
Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, Says £5 Million Gift Was ‘Reward’ for Brexit
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
China’s State Dinner Menu for Trump Includes Beef Ribs, Roast Duck and Tiramisu
Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.