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Live Updates: Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing Summit
Xi Jinping, China’s leader, told President Trump that if the Taiwan issue were handled poorly, it could lead to a clash with the United States. It was a reminder of longstanding tensions on a day laden with pageantry.Published on : Thu May 14 2026
Elon Musk Returns to Trump’s Side in Beijing
Mr. Musk is part of a delegation of business leaders to China, where his interests include Tesla’s electric vehicle factory and solar panels.By Francesca Regalado and Meaghan Tobin
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
ChinaUnited StatesTesla Motors IncMusk, ElonTrump, Donald J
Inside the Secret Mission to Fly Taiwan’s President to Africa
From satellite phone check-ins to a borrowed royal plane, new details show how Taiwan’s leader’s team outwitted China and pulled off an audacious journey to southern Africa.By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
ChinaTaiwanDemocratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)Lai Ching-teMswati IIITrump, Donald JXi Jinping
Duterte Ally Flees After Chaos at Philippine Senate
Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, had been holed up in the building when shots rang out.By Sui-Lee Wee and Jason Gutierrez
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
PhilippinesDuterte, RodrigoDuterte, Saradela Rosa, Ronald
Argentina Races to Find Origin of Hantavirus Contagion
The scientific investigation into the origin of cruise infection has become entangled with international finger pointing.By Emma Bubola
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldamericas
ArgentinaChileTierra del FuegoUshuaia (Argentina)
Her Two Sons Disappeared. Her Search Made Her the Voice of Mexican Mothers.
One of the most prominent activists for Mexico’s disappeared recently found the remains of one missing son. Now she has turned her attention to finding the other.By James Wagner and Fred Ramos
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldamericas
MexicoSonora (Mexico)Sinaloa (Mexico)Sinaloa CartelGuzman Loera, JoaquinSheinbaum, ClaudiaFlores, Cecilia
Russia Pummels Kyiv After Putin Hints That War Could End Soon
At least four people were killed and dozens were wounded in a drone and missile strike, the latest in a series of attacks since a three-day truce expired on Monday.By Siobhán O’Grady
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldeurope
Kyiv (Ukraine)UkraineRussiaPutin, Vladimir V
Judge Orders U.S. to Return Colombian Woman Deported to Congo
The unusual ruling came after the judge found that the Trump administration had most likely violated the law by deporting the 55-year-old woman to the African country despite its refusal to take her.By Pranav Baskar
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldafrica
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa)ColombiaUnited StatesImmigration and Customs Enforcement (US)Homeland Security DepartmentTrump, Donald J
China Restores Beef Trade With U.S. as Goodwill Gesture for Trump Visit
Beijing approved export licenses for hundreds of American slaughterhouses to resume beef shipments, ending a 15-month ban.By Keith Bradsher
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
ChinaUnited StatesTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
The Lecturer and Philosopher King: Xi Jinping Behind Closed Doors
Encounters with other world leaders reveal a side of China’s leader that the public rarely sees, and offer clues to how he will approach President Trump in Beijing.By David Pierson
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldasia
ChinaXi JinpingTrump, Donald J
Britain Has Had 5 Leaders in a Decade. Is It About to Get Another?
The promise of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in 2024 was renewed stability — but that now appears to be under threat.By Megan Specia
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldeurope
Great BritainConservative Party (Great Britain)Starmer, KeirCameron, DavidJohnson, BorisMay, Theresa MSunak, Rishi (1980- )Truss, Elizabeth (1975- )
Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran
Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region.By Vivian Nereim
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldmiddleeast
BahrainKuwaitUnited Arab EmiratesIran
Russia-Ukraine War Shows Cease-Fires Have Lost Meaning Under Trump
Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say.By Marc Santora
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldeurope
RussiaUkraineTrump, Donald J
Are These the Bones of the Fourth Musketeer? This Dutch Village Hopes So.
Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.By Jeanna Smialek
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldeurope
Wolder (Maastricht, Netherlands)Maastricht (Netherlands)NetherlandsFranced'Artagnan (Charles de Batz de Castelmore)Artagnan, Chas de Baatz, Castelmore, D'Dumas, AlexandreLouis XIV, King of France
Trump and Xi Discuss Chinese Role in Opening the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview that China should take a more active role in resolving a standoff over the strait.By Anton Troianovski
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
State DepartmentAraghchi, AbbasRubio, MarcoTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.
Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere.By Eric Niiler
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
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IsraelStardust Solutions
Xi referenced ‘great changes unseen in a century.’ Here’s what that means.
By David Pierson
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
Xi Lays Out Blunt Warning for Trump Over Taiwan
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, said relations between the two countries could enter an “extremely dangerous place” if Mr. Trump ignored China’s demands over Taiwan.By Chris Buckley
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
The Ancient Beijing Temple at the Center of Trump’s Visit
The Temple of Heaven and Great Hall of the People embody distinct parts of China’s history, which Xi Jinping has sought to underscore while hosting state visits.By John Yoon and Joy Dong
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
ChinaTiananmen Square (Beijing)Communist Party of ChinaForbidden City (Beijing, China)Great Hall of the People (Beijing, China)Xi JinpingTrump, Donald J
Trump’s 2017 visit to Beijing offers clues for this year’s summit.
By Chris Buckley
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
President Trump Goes to China
His talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing could decide whether the United States and China maintain their uneasy truce on trade.By The New York Times
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
ChinaUnited StatesBeijing Capital International AirportGreat Hall of the People (Beijing, China)Hegseth, PeteTrump, Donald JXi JinpingRubio, Marco
A Watchful Beijing Tightens Security for Trump’s Visit
Historic sites and roads have been closed in the Chinese capital for President Trump’s state visit, resulting in severe traffic and disappointed tourists.By Francesca Regalado and Murphy Zhao
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
Tiananmen Square (Beijing)Forbidden City (Beijing, China)Trump, Donald JXi Jinping
Here’s Why Taiwan Is Watching What Trump Says in Beijing
There are few issues in diplomacy more complicated than the status of the self-governing island, which China claims as its own. It is almost certain to come up when President Trump meets China’s leader.By Chris Buckley
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
United StatesTaiwanChinaAmerican Institute in TaiwanTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu
Supporters of Mr. Lai, a Hong Kong dissident, and Mr. Dong, a Chinese journalist, hope President Trump will raise their cases with President Xi Jinping.By Catie Edmondson
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
ChinaHong KongDong YuyuLai, JimmyTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
Here’s the latest.
By Lily Kuo and David E. Sanger
Published on : Thu May 14 2026
worldasia
Canada and Alberta Agree to Raise Carbon Prices as Pipeline Tradeoff
But the agreement is the latest softening of carbon reduction measures introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney since he took office last year.By Ian Austen
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldcanada
CanadaAlberta (Canada)British Columbia (Canada)Carney, Mark JTrudeau, JustinTrump, Donald J
The China Gambit: From Nixon to Trump
President Trump’s visit to Beijing comes as relations with China have become more combative.By Edward Wong
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
uspolitics
ChinaCommunist Party of ChinaBush, GeorgeBush, George WCarter, JimmyClinton, BillFord, Gerald Rudolph JrJiang ZeminObama, BarackNixon, Richard MilhousReagan, Ronald WilsonTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
As Their Leaders Meet, American and Chinese People Are Drifting Apart
Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.By Vivian Wang
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldasia
ChinaUnited StatesPhiladelphia OrchestraPeking UniversityTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
Black Bear Fatally Mauls Uranium Contractor in Northern Canada
The attack, at a remote uranium mining site in northern Saskatchewan, was only the fourth fatal black bear encounter in the province’s recorded history, officials said.By Adeel Hassan
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldcanada
CanadaSaskatoon (Saskatchewan)Saskatchewan (Canada)
Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump
President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.By Lily Kuo
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldasia
ChinaFar East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific AreasTaiwanStrait of HormuzUnited StatesAraghchi, AbbasTrump, Donald JXi Jinping
Alberta Petition to Break Away From Canada Is Dealt a Blow in Court
A judge sided with an Indigenous group that had asked for a petition by separatists to force a vote on the oil-rich province seceding from Canada to be thrown out.By Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldcanada
CanadaAlberta (Canada)Smith, Danielle (1971- )
Trump in Beijing
The president is getting the red carpet treatment, but the deep rift between the U.S. and China will be very hard to repair.By Katrin Bennhold
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
world
ChinaNetherlandsTrump, Donald JXi Jinpingd'Artagnan (Charles de Batz de Castelmore)
Cynthia Shange, Who Defied Apartheid at a Beauty Pageant, Dies at 76
She was the first Black South African to enter the Miss World contest, placing in the top five in 1972.By Adam Nossiter
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldafrica
South AfricaMiss World LtdShange, Cynthia (1949-2026)
Israel Says Netanyahu Made a Secret Trip to U.A.E., Which Says He Didn’t
The claim and the denial signaled both how close Israel and the United Arab Emirates have become, and how delicate that relationship remains.By Pranav Baskar and Johnatan Reiss
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldmiddleeast
United Arab EmiratesIsraelNetanyahu, BenjaminNahyan, Mohamed bin Zayed al- (1961- )
More U.S. Spy Planes and Drones Are Surveilling Cuba
As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force.By Frances Robles, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldamericas
CubaDefense DepartmentCentral Intelligence AgencyTrump, Donald JMaduro, Nicolas
Top Gaza Negotiator Urges Hamas to Embrace Rebuilding Plan
Nickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-led truce in Gaza, has tried to convince the militant group to give up its arms, but it has so far refused amid Israeli cease-fire violations.By David M. Halbfinger, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman
Published on : Wed May 13 2026
worldmiddleeast
Gaza StripIsraelHamasBoard of PeaceMladenov, Nickolay E
