Asian stocks are lower after South Korea’s Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip - AP News

Asian stocks are lower after South Korea’s Kospi hits records, as Trump wraps up Beijing trip  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.

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Live Q&A: What's Next for Trump and Xi After Their Summit in Beijing? - Bloomberg.com

Live Q&A: What's Next for Trump and Xi After Their Summit in Beijing?  Bloomberg.com

Trump-Xi accord on Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down

China calls for ceasefire and opening of seaway, while Donald Trump says Xi feels ‘very similar’ about ending the war in Iran Trump in China – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed that the US and China “feel very similar” about ending the war in Iran but offered no details about a possible breakthrough. The US president was speaking alongside Xi Jinping of China at the Zhongnanhai garden in Beijing on the second and final day of the leaders’ summit. Continue reading...

By Amy Hawkins and David Smith in Beijing

Trump and Xi hold high-stakes talks in Beijing

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting for a second day in Beijing.

Trump touts ‘fantastic trade deals’ in final Xi meeting amid tariff standoff

President Donald Trump touts an incredible visit and fantastic trade deals with China after his final meeting with Xi, as Beijing agrees to order 200 Boeing jets.

‘We’ll be back’: the latest takeaways from the Xi-Trump talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the visiting US leader Donald Trump at Zhongnanhai in the heart of Beijing on Friday, the final day of Trump’s trip. Trees and roses The ancient trees and roses at Zhongnanhai drew Trump’s eye and sparked some light-hearted banter between the two leaders. As they strolled through the Chinese leaders’ compound, Xi pointed out ancient trees, some of them a few hundred years old. “They live that long?” Trump asked, a smiling Xi noting that some of the trees we...

By Dewey Sim

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.

The Latest: Trump wraps up China visit and holds private meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to Beijing with a private meeting at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s official residence before he departs for Washington

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Trump blames Biden for US ‘declining’ after Xi comments on ‘Thucydides trap’

Oil prices today: Crude rises over 1% as Trump warns Iran, Hormuz concerns persist

Global oil prices surged as President Trump expressed impatience with Iran, fueling fears of Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Brent and WTI crude saw significant weekly gains amid uncertainty over the Iran conflict and supply concerns. Despite claims of increased vessel crossings, the Strait remains a critical choke point, with maritime incidents further heightening market anxieties about tight supply.

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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

‘Under Biden, not me’: Trump agrees with Xi Jinping’s brutal assessment of America’s decline

Gita Gopinath calls out lack of female representation at US-China high-level talks

Gita Gopinath's post about the all-male Xi-Trump meet has gone viral.

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 'not going to be much more patient,' says Iran can make deal or 'get annihilated'

After talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump asserted that the two leaders agreed that Iran should not have nuclear weapons.

Trump touts business wins as China airs Iran, Taiwan concerns

President Donald Trump entered his final talks with Xi Jinping on Friday touting economic wins that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. Trump is making the first visit by a U.S. president to China, America’s main strategic and economic […]

China-US summit day 2: Trump says made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi

President Donald Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on Friday at final talks of a superpower summit that according to the US leader has also reaped a Chinese offer to help open the Strait of Hormuz.

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US mishandling Taiwan would lead to ‘dangerous place’, Xi Jinping warns Donald Trump

China’s president Xi Jinping warned US president Donald Trump yesterday that mishandling the countries’ disagreements over Taiwan could push China-US relations to a “dangerous place”, as the two leaders met for a closely watched summit.

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.

Trump and Xi enter final day of talks with deals in sight and differences in play

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

Trump says he made 'fantastic trade deals' with Xi as he wraps up China visit

‘We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve,’ Trump said, without providing details.

US-China summit: Trump says made ‘fantastic trade deals’ with Xi

President Donald Trump said he had made “fantastic trade deals” with China’s Xi Jinping, as the pair met on Friday at final talks 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 […]

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China’s Xi Jinping honours Trump as high-stakes talks on Iran, trade, Taiwan get under way - News24

China’s Xi Jinping honours Trump as high-stakes talks on Iran, trade, Taiwan get under way  News24

China says 'no point in continuing' Iran war as Xi hosts Trump

Finding a way to resolve situation is in US, Iran, and rest of world's interest, says Chinese Foreign Ministry

By Reuters

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...

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MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms in northern peninsula, parts of Selangor, Johor and Sarawak until noon

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected to prevail until noon today in six...

Trump’s China visit: these three words matter - Global Times

Trump’s China visit: these three words matter  Global Times

From ‘Taco’ to ‘Nacho’: the new buzzword on Wall Street as Trump arrives in Beijing for trade talks with China - The Star | Malaysia

From ‘Taco’ to ‘Nacho’: the new buzzword on Wall Street as Trump arrives in Beijing for trade talks with China  The Star | Malaysia

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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Trump on tea with Xi Jinping in the inner sanctum of China’s leadership: “We solved problems others could not”

The US President toured the gardens of the Zhongnanhai compound before the private talks – The gift Xi promised him and the statement about a “very strong relationship” between the US and China The post Trump on tea with Xi Jinping in the inner sanctum of China’s leadership: “We solved problems others could not” appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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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.

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