Venezuela's acting president defends country's territory and rejects Trump's 51st state remarks - AP News

Venezuela's acting president defends country's territory and rejects Trump's 51st state remarks  AP News

Trump and Xi hold talks but no trade deal agreed

There was plenty of choreographed ceremonies, but there was no sweeping trade breakthrough as Trump met Xi in Beijing.

What is Zhongnanhai, the Secretive Beijing Compound Where Trump Met Xi?

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was meeting with President Trump on Friday at Zhongnanhai, a heavily guarded Beijing compound where top Chinese officials live and work.

By John Yoon and Joy Dong

Trump and Xi kick off final talks in crucial summit

Chinese state media hail a new era of ‘strategic stability’ as leaders discuss trade and geopolitics

What is Thucydides Trap and why did Xi Jinping mention it in his meeting with Donald Trump?

China’s leader raised the ancient Greek historian Thucydides when he met the US president in Beijing Trump-Xi China summit – follow live A messy war in the Middle East. Tensions in Taiwan. When the leaders of the world’s two superpowers met in Beijing this week, these were the flashpoints everyone expected they would talk about. Instead, Chinese leader Xi Jinping threw another, ancient war, into the mix. Continue reading...

By Kate Lamb

Trump reveals Xi’s stance on arming Iran as Hormuz tensions rattle markets

President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged not to supply Iran with military equipment, calling it a major win from the bilateral summit.

Dems demand Lutnick resign over Epstein interview: 'You lied'

The White House said in February that President Donald Trump, who has also faced scrutiny over his relationship to Epstein, continues to stand behind Lutnick.

Trump praises strong Xi ties as Beijing trip wraps up

President Donald Trump stressed his 'good relationship' to China's leader Xi Jinping despite deep differences on Iran and Taiwan. Follow DW for more.

Trump says Xi is ‘very tall’ and out of ‘central casting’ because people in China ‘tend to be a little bit shorter’

‘If you went to Hollywood and you look for a leader of China, to play a role in a movie, he’s central casting,’ the president told Fox News’ Sean Hannity

By Mike Bedigan

‘Xi would also like to see the Hormuz Strait open’: Trump on US-China talks

US President Trump revealed Chinese President Xi Jinping desires the Strait of Hormuz reopened to stabilize global energy markets. Both leaders reportedly agreed on the necessity of this crucial shipping route's resumption. Discussions also touched upon potential increased Chinese purchases of American oil and agricultural products, alongside ongoing tensions regarding Taiwan.

By TOI World Desk

Trump: China's President Xi Pledged Not to Supply Iran With Military Equipment - Haaretz

Trump: China's President Xi Pledged Not to Supply Iran With Military Equipment  Haaretz

US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers - The Straits Times

US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers  The Straits Times

Trump says US made 'fantastic trade deals' with China

US President Donald Trump has said he made "fantastic trade deals" with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the two met for a second day of talks in Beijing.

Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi

United States President Donald Trump said he made “fantastic trade deals” with Xi Jinping, as the pair met on Friday at final meetings of a superpower summit that, according to the US leader, has also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz. Trump had arrived in Beijing seeking to seal deals in sectors including agriculture, aviation and artificial intelligence, as well as to contain differences between the two sides in a number of tense geostrategic areas — not least the Mid...

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Trump says he is losing patience with Iran after talks with China's Xi

Talks aimed at ending the conflict have stalled, with Iran refusing to end its nuclear program or relinquish its stockpile of enriched uranium.

US House narrowly rejects bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers

The House voted 212 to 212 on the war powers resolution, meaning it failed because it needed a majority to pass, despite more Republicans backing the effort.

Stefanou says Akel open to House speaker bid after elections

Akel boss Stefanos Stefanou said on Thursday that Akel does not rule out seeking the role of House speaker after the parliamentary elections, while insisting that political offices are not an end in themselves for the party. Speaking during a press conference, the secretary-general outlined the party’s legislative record over the past five years and […]

Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi

Trump started his last day in Beijing with a social media post saying that US-China relations are good and getting better.

Comrade Edwin Madunagu’s long march to 80, By SOLAR Collective

15 May marks the 80th birthday of one of Nigeria’s most enduring revolutionary intellectuals — Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu: mathematician, journalist, Marxist theorist, archivist, teacher, agitator, and organiser. For more than five decades, Edwin Madunagu has stood firmly on the side of workers, students, women, peasants, and the oppressed. While governments changed, dictators rose and fell, […] The post Comrade Edwin Madunagu’s long march to 80, By SOLAR Collective appeared first on Premium Ti...

By Ololade Bamidele

Saleh Mamman’s conviction: Is karma coming for others?

Former Minister Saleh Mamman’s 75-year sentence for N33.8bn fraud raises questions. Is this a turning point in the fight against Nigerian corruption? Read More: https://punchng.com/saleh-mammans-conviction-is-karma-coming-for-others/

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Owo/Ose APC youths tell Arowele: Stop playing victim over candidacy issues

—- Says no one is above the law By Dayo Johnson Akure A group known as Concerned APC Youths in Owo/Ose Federal Constituency has urged House of Representatives aspirant Samuel Ayo Arowele not to resort to victimhood narratives over issues surrounding his candidacy. In a statement signed by its representative, Olarewaju Bidemi, the group described […] The post Owo/Ose APC youths tell Arowele: Stop playing victim over candidacy issues appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Nwafor

Nigeria rights body demands probe into civilian deaths in airstrikes

Nigeria's human rights body on Thursday called on the military to launch a "thorough and prompt" investigation into what it ​called recurrent civilian casualties from military airstrikes.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Donald Trump-Xi summit offers hope for China toy firms - Qatar Tribune

Donald Trump-Xi summit offers hope for China toy firms  Qatar Tribune

CIA Director Visits Havana with Message from Trump

Ratcliffe carried a message from President Trump: “The US is prepared to seriously address economic and security issues, but only if Cuba makes fundamental changes.” The post CIA Director Visits Havana with Message from Trump appeared first on Havana Times.

By Circles Robinson