PoliticsChinese President Xi Jinping is making his first official visit to the United States in a decade, with President Donald Trump expected to meet him at the White House on Thursday. Einar Tangen, chairperson of Asia Narratives, discusses the key issues shaping US-China trade relations.
PoliticsRetired NYPD Sergeant Joseph Imperatrice responds to Mamdani’s push to prevent police officers from answering calls involving homeless encampments and warns that New York City’s homeless population is rising.
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PoliticsPenpa Tsering, head of the Central Tibetan Administration in exile in India, said Tibet may not be on the formal agenda of talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping but could still emerge as a potential issue. Trump welcomed Xi in Washington on September 23 for a three-day visit.
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PoliticsThe B.C. Conservatives are in crisis after two tumultuous years marked by firings, defections and even allegations of spying. The question is whether David Eby’s call for an early election will unite B.C.’s right.
SocietyHundreds of thousands of worshippers and visitors are expected in Paris this weekend for Pope Leo XIV’s two-day visit, the first papal trip to France since 2008. Around 14,000 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers have been mobilised across the capital to provide maximum protection.
PoliticsGreenland’s delegation to the United Nations was warmly welcomed in Nuuk after signing an updated security agreement with the United States and Denmark. Danish Broadcasting Corporation journalist Johannes Langkilde said the deal eased much of the anxiety among Greenlanders who fear an American invasion.
EconomyInvestors have moved rapidly to sell government bonds worldwide, briefly pushing the 10-year US Treasury yield to 5.13%. Anna MacDonald of Hargreaves Lansdown explains why markets are increasingly worried about the sheer size of government debt.
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WorldTigray rebels told AFP on Thursday that they were in a “full-blown war” with Ethiopia’s federal government, as heavy artillery fire was reported in neighboring states. Tensions between the federal authorities and northern Tigray’s leaders have mounted for months after their devastating 2020–2022 civil war.
WorldThe stalemate in the US war on Iran has led Washington to sanction Iranian airlines, with civilians bearing the consequences. Suspended flights to several destinations are making overseas travel harder for Iranians and adding to the economic strain on the country’s travel industry.
SportsSingapore sprinter Shanti Pereira advanced to the women's 100m semifinals at the Asian Games in Japan after running 11.43 seconds for second place in her heat. She goes into Friday's semifinals as the second-fastest qualifier.
TechPrime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was extremely concerned that an OpenAI agent had breached an Australian health department website. He also criticized the company for taking too long to disclose the incident, saying the agent entered the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on June 18.
WorldFrance 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv that the Ukrainian capital endured a “particularly heavy night” of Russian strikes involving ballistic missiles.
EconomyA worsening global bond rout sends the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2004, while US equity futures decline. Oil advances after Iranian officials reportedly say the war with the US could widen. Washington and Beijing agree to extend their trade truce by two months before the Trump-Xi state summit.
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WorldThe storm is expected to hit the East Coast this weekend, while coastal areas are already experiencing the effects of the nor’easter.
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World1:54US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington on Wednesday for a three-day visit seen as a test of superpower relations. The two sides could extend their 11-month trade truce, although major breakthroughs were not expected as tensions persist over trade, technology, Taiwan and Tehran.
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CultureParis is preparing for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV, who is scheduled to celebrate a major open-air Mass. Excitement is building in the French capital ahead of his visit.
PoliticsThe Senate health panel is taking testimony from Dr. Heidi Overton while considering President Trump’s choice to put her in charge of the Food and Drug Administration.
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PoliticsChinese President Xi Jinping is making his first official visit to the United States in a decade and is due to meet President Donald Trump in Washington today. Artificial intelligence is expected to feature alongside tariffs and Taiwan, with Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Srikanth Kondapalli offering analysis.
EconomyMore than half of the EU’s electricity generation came from renewable sources in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data. Yet renewables declined year on year despite a major expansion in solar power, raising questions about the diversity of the bloc’s electricity mix.
PoliticsPresident Trump and the First Lady greeted China’s President and Madame Peng at the White House.
WorldFox News' Trey Yingst reports from Tel Aviv on the latest developments after Iran's president addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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WorldIsrael’s ambassador to the United States said Thursday that his 38-year-old son was still in critical condition. A Palestinian motorist had driven into him the day before at a checkpoint outside a settlement west of Ramallah.
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World0:54Hundreds of trucks are stranded on the road from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border into Iran after the U.S. Navy blockades Iranian ports. The countries’ largest crossing, already busy in normal times, has become a crucial economic lifeline for Tehran.
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