Trump's 'Golden Dome' to cost $1.2 tn, watchdog estimates

That figure is significantly higher than the initial sum of $175bn (£129.25bn) that had been earmarked for the aerial defence project.

Will Trump and Xi Try to Slow the A.I. Arms Race?

The leaders of both countries are expected to discuss the risks from artificial intelligence, but neither country is willing to be the first to slow down.

By Vivian Wang

Alleged 1MDB Mastermind Jho Low Sought Presidential Pardon - Bloomberg.com

Alleged 1MDB Mastermind Jho Low Sought Presidential Pardon  Bloomberg.com

Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence

The US president will encounter a very different country to the one he visited in 2017

Xi set to welcome Trump from a position of strength

The US president is due to visit China from Wednesday, at a time when he is embroiled in the conflict with Tehran, of which Beijing is a partner. Meanwhile, the oil and gas crisis linked to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has spared China, which had taken steps to protect itself from this type of risk.

Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, as Iran war looms over talks

The US president will arrive with tech leaders including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, with trade, AI and Taiwan all set to be discussed Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday evening, the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to mend power and prestige weakened by the war in Iran. Trump will bring tech leaders, including Elon Musk of Tesla and Tim Cook of Apple, and plans for headline-grabbing deals. He has said he expects China’s leader, Xi Jinping,...

By David Smith in Beijing

South Carolina Republicans defy Trump, tank redistricting, for now

Trump warned he was watching closely as South Carolina Republicans tried to redraw maps, but five GOP senators broke ranks to block the redistricting.

Iran war live: Trump travels to China as conflict with Tehran looms large

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 2,883 people and injured 8,787 since March 2, Lebanon's Health Ministry says.

For Chinese exporters, Iran worries eclipse tariff woes as Trump, Xi prepare to meet

Heading into the summit, Beijing and Washington will likely reaffirm their shared intention to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore stability in the region.

Trump-Xi Summit: Trump to ask Xi to 'open up' China

President Donald Trump is expected to address the Iran war, trade and Taiwan in talks with China's Xi Jinping. DW has more.

Temple setting for Trump’s China visit symbolises cosmic order and political authority

From Obama’s evening chats on Yingtai island in the grounds of Zhongnanhai to Trump’s tea reception in the Forbidden City, historic settings have long formed a symbolic backdrop to key moments in US-China diplomacy. As Trump prepares for his visit to China from Wednesday to Friday – the first by an American president in almost nine years – all eyes will not only be on the summit agenda, but also on the carefully choreographed details surrounding the reception, including sites featured in the...

By Meredith Chen

Middle East live: Trump says stopping Iran's nuclear program outweighs Americans' economic pain

US President Donald ⁠Trump said on Tuesday ​that Americans’ financial struggles are not a factor inhis decision-making as he seeks to negotiate an end ​to the Iran war, saying that preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is his top priority.Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

By FRANCE 24

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says end of conflict ‘getting very close’ as Putin resumes deadly strikes

Kremlin claims trilateral work to end the war continues as Putin’s forces attack Zelensky’s hometown

By Arpan Rai

Jimmy Kimmel pokes fun at his Trump beef during Disney ad presentation

Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about Melania Trump before the White House Correspondents' Dinner. It angered the president. Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images ABC's Jimmy Kimmel made light of his beef with the president during Disney's presentation to advertisers. "Usually in order for ABC to pull you off the air, you have to throw a chair at your Mormon boyfriend," Kimmel joked. Trump has called for Kimmel to be fired. Jimmy Kimmel has a sense of humor about his beef with President Donald Trum...

Trump faces emboldened Xi in China as Iran war reduces U.S. leverage

‘Xi is coming into the summit feeling confident he has solved Trump,’ said one analyst. ‘Trump needs more from this summit than Xi does, and Xi knows it’

By Bloomberg News

Trump changes story on reflecting pool contractor

Oil prices today: Crude slips after three-day rally as markets track Iran ceasefire

Oil prices dipped Wednesday after a three-day rally, with traders watching the Iran conflict's ceasefire and the Trump-Xi summit. Despite a slight fall, crude remains above $100 a barrel due to ongoing supply fears. Analysts predict elevated prices for months, impacting global inflation and potentially delaying US interest rate cuts.

By TOI BUSINESS DESK

Jimmy Kimmel Nods to ‘Bachelorette’ — and His — Drama at Disney Upfronts: ‘In Order for ABC to Pull You Off the Air, You Have to Throw a Chair at Your Mormon Boyfriend’

It’s been quite a year for Kimmel since the last time he met with advertisers on the Disney upfront stage. Most notably was last year’s Kimmel media firestorm, when Disney temporarily benched the late night host in the wake of threats from the Trump administration. On Tuesday, he returned to the upfronts, opening with the crack, […]

By Varietyschneider

Was Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang invited to Trump-Jinping China meet? POTUS speaks out amid reports, ‘Unless I ask him to…’

President Donald Trump has accused CNBC of “incorrectly” reporting that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was not invited to China along with him.

Trump-Xi summit: Iran war, trade, Taiwan and AI on the agenda, why China has the upper hand

By Anil Sasi

Trump says he does not need China's help to end Iran war

US President Donald Trump said he does not think he will need China's help to end the war with Iran, even ⁠as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Iran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump expects ‘big, fat hug’ from Xi amid tense agenda

• US expected to press China on de-escalation efforts with Tehran • Taiwan, tariffs and rare earths to dominate talks • China ‘changes Rubio’s name’ BEIJING: US President Donald Trump has said he expects a “big, fat hug” from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when they meet in Beijing this week, though multiple thorny issues between the two sides could see the former kept at arm’s length. Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths and the US-Israel war on Iran are among the contentious topics set to be di...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Iran retains access to majority of missile launch sites, US intelligence shows - report

According to The New York Times, Iran can also use the missile stockpiles in non-operational sites by transferring them via mobile launchers.

Alleged 1MDB mastermind Jho Low seeks presidential pardon

The fugitive financier is accused of being the architect of a scheme that siphoned at least $4.5 billion from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

Trump Heads To China For High-Stakes Talks With Xi On Tehran, Taiwan And Trade

When the leaders of the globe's two economic powerhouses meet, they are set to tackle a loaded agenda, from US arms transfers to Taiwan, Beijing's rare earth export restrictions, the situation in Iran, to the state of bilateral trade relations.

Bessent arrives in S. Korea ahead of US-China summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for talks with a Chinese official ahead of a high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Bessent landed at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on a private jet from Japan and left the building through a VIP exit. He is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Lee Jae Myung at Cheong Wa Dae in the morning before meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for hig

By The Korea Herald

Ahead of Trump-Xi summit, China warns on US arms sales to Taiwan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joins Trump on China trip following call from the U.S. president

Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing with Trump despite sanctions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was due Wednesday in Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under sanctions from China, whose new approach to him has included changing how his name is written. As a US senator, Rubio fiercely championed human rights in China, which retaliated by imposing sanctions on him twice — adopting a […]

By AFP

Jimmy Kimmel Jokes About Trump's Cancelation Outcry, Taylor Frankie Paul at Upfront

Jimmy Kimmel let the jokes fly at Disney's upfront event on Tuesday ... telling the advertisers he was just as surprised to see them as they were him, given all the recent drama with President Trump and the White House. According to multiple people…

By TMZ Staff

1MDB task force chief says Jho Low should not be pardoned amid reported US clemency bid

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek ‌Jho, a central figure in the multibillion-...

Trump heads to China for superpower summit - The Daily Star

Trump heads to China for superpower summit  The Daily Star

Iran Specifies 5 Demands To Restart Peace Talks With US

Iran Specifies 5 Demands To Restart Peace Talks With US Iran on Tuesday revealed its demands in a counteroffer to the United States that President Trump shot down on Sunday, which has put the whole conflict and Pakistan-mediated talks in a holding pattern and stalemate, as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blocked. The demands hinge on war reparations, Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and an end to US sanctions - things which the White House balked at, with w...

By Tyler Durden

Pakistan denounces CBS News report on Iranian aircraft as 'misleading and sensationalized' - Tehran Times

Pakistan denounces CBS News report on Iranian aircraft as 'misleading and sensationalized'  Tehran Times

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ will cost $1.2tn and might not stop all-out missile attack

US President Donald Trump's futuristic "Golden Dome" missile defence system will cost about $1.2 ​tn (£882bn) to develop, deploy and operate over two decades, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates.

By Abubakar Ibrahim