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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during the Beijing summit at the Great Hall of the People in China

Trump Went to Beijing Seeking Leverage. Xi Jinping Showed Him How Much America Has Lost

Donald Trump arrived in Beijing this week searching for something increasingly difficult for American presidents to secure in a changing world: visible leverage. The red carpets were rolled out with mathematical precision.

May 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Rosatom chief accuses IAEA of ignoring Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Accuses IAEA of Ignoring Ukrainian Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of turning a blind eye to what Moscow describes as escalating Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power

May 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Maria Zakharova criticizes the European Parliament over its stance on China and alleged EU hypocrisy

Maria Zakharova Accuses EU Parliament of Hypocrisy Over China Criticism, Ignoring Europe’s Own Crises

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova launched a sharp attack on the European Parliament on Saturday, accusing lawmakers in Brussels of ignoring mounting political, social, and humanitarian problems inside Europe while focusing

May 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during talks as US freezes Taiwan arms deal

Trump Puts $12 Billion Taiwan Weapons Deal on Hold After Xi Talks

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that a proposed $12 billion American weapons package for Taiwan has been temporarily frozen following high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, injecting new uncertainty into

May 16, 2026

News

Sergey Lavrov speaking at BRICS summit in New Delhi defending Cuba and criticizing Western sanctions

Lavrov Accuses West of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Cuba at High Stakes BRICS Summit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used a high-level BRICS summit in India to sharply escalate Moscow’s criticism of Western sanctions policy, declaring full solidarity with Cuba and warning that unilateral economic coercion

May 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Israeli military operations destroy villages in southern Lebanon near the border

Israel Expands Control Across Southern Lebanon, Beirut Warns of ‘Gaza-Genocide’ Destruction

Israel now controls 68 villages in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, marking one of the most serious territorial escalations since the 2006 Lebanon war and raising fears that

May 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tokyo skyline during Japan inflation crisis as oil prices surge amid Iran conflict

Japan’s Inflation Crisis Escalates, Iran War Sends Import Costs Soaring

Japan’s inflation crisis intensified sharply in April after soaring oil prices linked to the Iran war triggered the country’s steepest wholesale inflation surge in nearly three years, deepening fears that Asia’s fourth-largest

May 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets US President Donald Trump during high-stakes talks in Beijing

Wang Yi Warns China-US Confrontation Would Be ‘Disaster for the Whole World’ After Xi-Trump Talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned Friday that any direct confrontation between China and the United States would become “a disaster for both countries and the whole world,” as Beijing attempted to

May 16, 2026

News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi in 2026

Lavrov Urges BRICS to Build Sanctions-Proof Payment System Beyond Western Control

Russia intensified its campaign for a parallel global financial architecture on Friday after Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on BRICS nations to accelerate the creation of cross-border payment systems insulated from Western

May 16, 2026

News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks about UN reform during the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi

Lavrov Says New UN Secretary-General Could Help Restore Order, BRICS Demands Global Reform

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that the election of a new UN secretary-general later this year could offer an opportunity to restore order within the international organization, as BRICS nations

May 16, 2026

News

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Trump Went to Beijing Seeking Leverage. Xi Jinping Showed Him How Much America Has Lost

Russia Accuses IAEA of Ignoring Ukrainian Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Maria Zakharova Accuses EU Parliament of Hypocrisy Over China Criticism, Ignoring Europe’s Own Crises

Trump Puts $12 Billion Taiwan Weapons Deal on Hold After Xi Talks

Lavrov Accuses West of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Cuba at High Stakes BRICS Summit

Israel Expands Control Across Southern Lebanon, Beirut Warns of ‘Gaza-Genocide’ Destruction

Japan’s Inflation Crisis Escalates, Iran War Sends Import Costs Soaring

Wang Yi Warns China-US Confrontation Would Be ‘Disaster for the Whole World’ After Xi-Trump Talks

Lavrov Urges BRICS to Build Sanctions-Proof Payment System Beyond Western Control

Lavrov Says New UN Secretary-General Could Help Restore Order, BRICS Demands Global Reform

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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