Trump 2.0
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump met in Beijing on Thursday for high-stakes talks.
Published 14 May, 2026 10:02pm
Xi warns Trump Taiwan issue could lead to "conflict" during US-China summit.
Updated 14 May, 2026 11:59pm
Official arrival ceremony expected tomorrow; US president appears focused on business deals, with Nvidia chief and Elon Musk accompanying him.
Updated 13 May, 2026 10:02pm
“Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk," US president says on social media.
Published 12 May, 2026 07:19pm
Kelly raises over $25 million in recent months, also using legal dispute to energise supporters and expand national fundraising base.
Published 08 May, 2026 09:06pm
Rubio, who is a Catholic, is expected to meet Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Italian foreign minister.
Published 03 May, 2026 01:41pm
A failure to wrest the vital oil-shipping waterway from Iranian control at the conclusion of the conflict would be a major blow to Trump’s legacy.
Published 02 May, 2026 12:01pm
Cuban president says new “coercive” measures reinforce the US’s “brutal, genocidal” blockade of the island.
Published 02 May, 2026 10:26am
Republican senator says war powers vote not appropriate because Trump has not deployed troops.
Published 29 Apr, 2026 11:02am
Democrats criticise Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the passport initiative; even North Korea does not feature Kim Jong Un in the passport.
Published 29 Apr, 2026 10:51am
Both leaders strongly praise “special relationship” between Britain and Washington.
Published 29 Apr, 2026 08:56am
There’s no such thing as an eternal empire.
Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:51am
THE US is undoubtedly the world’s top military and economic power at this time. Yet as the Iran quagmire has ...
Updated 28 Apr, 2026 09:07am
"Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him," Melania says; US president calls for firing him.
Updated 28 Apr, 2026 12:10am
Also faces firearms charges in a three-count complaint; he has not yet responded to the allegations.
Updated 27 Apr, 2026 11:31pm
“Any attack on democratic institutions or on the freedom of the press must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,” says British PM.
Updated 26 Apr, 2026 05:08pm
Glamour of the event was shattered by gunshots that left guests diving to the floor, and the US leader bundled out by security personnel.
Published 26 Apr, 2026 12:14pm
Here is a timeline of the incident, where Trump and his cabinet were rushed out, and its immediate aftermath.
Updated 26 Apr, 2026 05:40pm
US president, first lady safely evacuated; US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says suspect will be charged in federal court on Monday.
Updated 26 Apr, 2026 06:58pm
US president did not specify what he plans to do with the island nation, but has frequently said he believes its government is on the verge of collapse.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 02:04pm
Trump this week attacked SC Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures.
Published 23 Apr, 2026 02:12pm
Tehran has warned that it would retaliate rather than surrender.
Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:13am
Starmer’s administration is preparing an EU “reset” bill that will give ministers powers to align UK standards with EU single market rules as they evolve.
Published 19 Apr, 2026 01:19pm
Order instructs the US Food and Drug Administration to expedite review of drugs such as ibogaine.
Published 19 Apr, 2026 06:52am
US president has said he has not seen evidence of aliens and remains uncertain about their existence.
Updated 18 Apr, 2026 03:38pm
With the clock ticking on a two-week ceasefire, it remains to be seen whether a president who embraces unpredictability will reach a deal that meets his war goals.
Updated 18 Apr, 2026 02:20pm
America’s far right is shaping apocalyptic narratives.
Updated 18 Apr, 2026 09:40am
“We don’t want that but it is our duty to be ready to avoid it, and if it were unavoidable, to win it,” President Miguel Diaz-Canel says.
Published 16 Apr, 2026 10:48pm
“It is time to examine our conscience and take a bold leap forward,” pope says in address.
Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:08am
Did Trump deliberately send Vance to Islamabad to fail?
Updated 17 Apr, 2026 11:31am
