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India is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS nations on May 14-15 in a precursor to the 18th BRICS summit, which New Delhi will host in September. The meeting, which starts on Thursday morning, coincides with United States President Donald Trump’s three-day visit to Beijing for a state visit with Chine…
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the two begin a bilateral meeting in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held summit talks in Beijing on Thursday, with trade, the US-Israeli war on Iran, Taiwan and technological competition likely to top the agenda.
Washington Nationals’ Daylen Lile hits a two-run home run during the tenth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Jackson)
(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 2-3; CHANGES photo)By Song Sang-ho
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald dela Rosa slipped out of the Senate building before dawn Thursday, a source said.
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Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shook hands ahead of bilateral talks in Beijing on Thursday, marking the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.
Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid and liberal commentator Wajahat Ali unleashed a rant against “weak White conservative men” during a recent episode of “The Joy Reid Show,” targeting President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other conservatives while accusing America of “coddling” White men.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that she was angered and saddened by the incident at the Senate on Wednesday night to arrest her ally, Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, calling it a "disrespect" to the institution.
US President Donald Trump received a grand welcome at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday ahead of talks with China's Xi Jinping set to cover their fragile trade truce, the Iran war, and US arms sales to Taiwan.
BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday morning for a high-stakes summit that runs through Friday.
US President Donald Trump received a grand welcome at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday ahead of talks with China's Xi Jinping. The closely watched summit is expected to be dominated by discussions on the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan.
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BEIJING — President Trump shook hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Wednesday to kick off a historic summit between the world’s two most powerful heads of state.
Chinese President Xi Jinping greets U.S. counterpart Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
President’s remarks come as midterm elections looks to be defined by economic concerns sparked by the conflict. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 13 May at a glance
Children holding U.S. and Chinese flags or flowers line up ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival for a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. © Reuters
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed that a small number of its agents were deployed to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) headquarters in Pasay City on Wednesday upon the request of GSIS President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo Veloso to help secure the premises a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hugo Cuypers scored his MLS-leading 12th goal this season, Robin Lod and Maren Haile-Selassie each added a goal, and the Chicago Fire beat D.C. United 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has surged past Vice President JD Vance as the current favorite for the Republican Party's 2028 presidential nomination, a recent national poll from AtlasIntel found.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the US central bank grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts that President Donald Trump has d…
Oil was struggling for direction Thursday as traders weighed OPEC's lower demand outlook for this year, while the International Energy Agency flagged greater volatility ahead.
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BEIJING, China — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and symbolism but unlikely to feature major breakthroughs on key issues like trade, U.S. relations with Taiwan or the war in Iran.
Presidents expected to discuss the Iran war, trade, tech and Taiwan, among other points of contention
Presidents expected to discuss the Iran war, trade, tech and Taiwan, among other points of contention
US President Donald Trump is in Beijing for the first time since 2017 to meet China's President Xi Jinping.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with lawmakers last week and, at one point, laid out how the U.S. war economy is roaring back to life under the Trump administration.
El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump llega el miércoles 13 de mayo de 2026 al Aeropuerto Internacional de Beijing. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a massive $1 billion electric truck subsidy program Wednesday, just one day before his budget presentation, prompting critics to accuse the Democrat of forcing taxpayers to bankroll an industry that still can’t stand on its own.
The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands
The ex-police chief, accused by the ICC of crimes in Duterte’s drug war, is evading arrest over the bloody campaign that killed thousands
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South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the defense ministry said Thursday, amid the allies' apparent different views over the timeline of Seoul retaking wartime command from Washington.
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SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve "shared security goals," the defense ministry said Thursday, amid the allies' apparent different views over the timeline of Seoul retaking wartime command from Washington.
The Middle East crisis will come into sharp focus during the Xi-Trump summit as Marco Rubio says it threatens to ‘destabilise Asia’
The Middle East crisis will come into sharp focus during the Xi-Trump summit as Marco Rubio says it threatens to ‘destabilise Asia’
Trump officials likely violated Francesca Albanese’s rights by imposing measures after she criticized Israel, says judge
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The high representative for the US President Donald Trump's "Peace Council" in Gaza said on Wednesday that the ceasefire in the enclave was working but was "far from perfect".
This week the Democrat mayor of Arcadia, CA pled guilty to charges of acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China. Prosecutors alleged that from 2020–2022 (pre-mayor but continuing into her time in office), she and an associate operated a website promoting pro-China propaganda at the direction of PR…
Video shows journalists scrambling after gunshots were fired in the Philippine senate on Wednesday. The video from Philippines' TV5 shows a journalist on the phone, as gunshots are fired, causing panic among local media. The incident came as Ronald dela Rosa, the chief enforcer in former Philippine president Rodrigo…
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