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President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by an entourage that included Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Elon Musk, after pledging to urge China's Xi Jinping to "open up" to US business at the start of their two-day summit.
Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may reach a "bad deal" with Iran, and is trying to influence negotiations to address key issues, Israeli officials told CNN.
US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
US President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s peace terms suggests that he will accept nothing short of surrender, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi.
Appeals court rules US president will not have to pay award until the US supreme court reviews case or rejects an appeal
Lineup to include pastor who called Democratic platform ‘demonic’, Christian author who said he would die in fight to overturn 2020 election and rabbi who has defended torture
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday denied allegations that its agents fired shots inside the Senate complex during a tense lockdown linked to the standoff over Sen. Ronald dela Rosa.
US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
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Todd Lyons, director interino del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE por sus iniciales en inglés), durante una entrevista para televisión en la Casa Blanca, el 3 de noviembre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Manuel Balce Ceneta, Archivo)
President Trump and his Air Force One entourage have arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, greeted by a lavish red carpet welcome. The American president was received by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, China’s ambassador to Washington Xie Feng, Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxuong, and US envoy to Beijing David…
View image in fullscreenBeijing, ChinaDonald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives for his state visit to China, his first in 10 years. The Iran war, trade, artificial intelligence and Taiwan are expected to dominate the US president’s talks with Chinese leadersPhotograph: Evan Vucci/ReutersShareView ima…
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Todd Lyons, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs. Enforcement (ICE), speaks during a television interview the White House Nov. 3, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Several personnel, soldiers, and media reporters were gathered safely in one area inside the Senate of the Philippines after gunshots were heard inside the building.
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives sent the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate on Wednesday night.
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The Philippine Senate is in lockdown with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge.
Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon
US President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing on the first trip to China by an American leader since in his own previous visit, during his first term in 2017.
Panic briefly erupted outside the Senate in Pasay City after gunshots were heard inside the Senate building on Wednesday, May 13, prompting supporters of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to surge toward the Senate gates.
There will be plenty on the agenda as US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, meet in Beijing: AI, trade, Taiwan and the ongoing crisis in the Gulf, to start with.
The Pentagon is considering renaming the war with Iran from "Operation Epic Fury" to "Operation Sledgehammer" if President Trump orders a renewed full-scale bombing campaign against Iran, according to an NBC News report published Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a highly anticipated presidential summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
More than a dozen gunshots rang out at the Philippine Senate as police and marines moved in to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
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The ex-lawyer who Trump described as ‘very talented’ was previously deputy commissioner for food at the FDA
Volleys of gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people were told to run for cover, Reuters witnesses heard, as chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court.
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Panic at the hallways as gunshots were heard inside the Senate of the Philippines. Police personnel from the Philippine National Police National Capital Region Police Office and Senate security immediately formed defensive lines and tightened security as tensions escalated in and outside the compound amid issues sur…
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Ronald dela Rosa, accused of crimes against humanity by international criminal court, in standoff with authorities
Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court
Chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court
BEIJING — President Trump touched down in China’s capital Wednesday evening ahead of a crucial summit with Xi Jinping, after promising to call on the Asian power to “open up” to American business.
Military personnel enter the senate building where Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa has been under protective custody since Monday. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez)
US equity futures are up (alongside oil and yields, go figure), reversing yesterday's modest losses, as optimism around the earnings potential of AI outweighs concerns over hot inflation readings bringing dip buyers back to drive tech stocks higher, with traders betting that the tech rally has further room to run wh…
BEIJING, May 13 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a much-anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the leaders are expected to discuss an array of knotty issues, including trade, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Taiwan.
U.S. and Chinese flags flutter next to the portrait of late Chairman Mao Zedong at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on May 13, marking President Donald Trump's visit.
Optimism surrounding another set of peace proposals aimed at shaping a peace deal between Iran and the United States quickly faded this week as the two sides appeared to instead pull further apart, digging in and insisting that the other compromise for negotiations to resume.
US intelligence agencies are telling policymakers that Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities, contrary to Washington’s rhetoric about decimating Iran, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT).
In the past, the notion of “peace through strength” was read as a military proposition: Assemble enough force, and adversaries will stand down.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he testifies before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
During an interview on 103FM, former prime minister and former IDF chief of staff Ehud Barak criticized Netanyahu for presenting what he called an unrealistic vision to US President Donald Trump. He referred to a meeting between the two leaders where Netanyahu reportedly suggested that military action against Iran c…
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Rival political factions converged on Diokno Boulevard in Pasay City on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, as the advocacy coalition Tindig Pilipinas and allied groups staged a demonstration near the Senate to demand the arrest of Senator Ronald Dela Rosa and the start of impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The …