Hong Kong — Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a two-day visit to North Korea on Tuesday by vowing to deepen ties and expand cooperation with Kim Jong Un. Xi called the summit a “new historical starting point.” Beyond the optics and the carefully choreographed messaging from the Chinese and North Korean governments, experts say the…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is taking “too long to negotiate a deal” and that “now they will have to pay the price.” It wasn’t clear what exactly that would mean for Tehran. A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 8,…
Jimmy Kimmel used “One Wish Willow” from Obsession to make a wish about Donald Trump. Actress Inde Navarrette appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the newly released thriller. On air, she and Kimmel broke the film’s fictional cursed wishing artifact together. What did Jimmy Kimmel wish about Donald Trump? Jimmy Kimmel used the willow…
A general view of the office building of Baidu is in Pudong, Shanghai, on Feb. 9, 2026. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Pentagon added a slew of Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group, Baidu Inc and carmaker BYD, to a list of entities it believes have aided the Chinese military, complicating the fragile…
More than six months have passed, and Bruna Ferreira still does not understand why she was arrested. Nor does she understand why the Donald Trump administration labeled her a “criminal illegal alien” after her detention. What she does know for certain is that she has lived through a true “nightmare” ever since. She thanks God…
Hong Kong property tycoon Gordon Wu Ying-sheung has predicted that China will overtake the US as the world’s largest economy in the next decade or so, propelled by rapid technological advances while Washington is weighed down by massive defence expenditure and national debt. Yet the 90-year-old founder and chairman of Hopewell Holdings, who rarely speaks…
Amid stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will not demand the inclusion of Lebanon in a peace deal. Trump’s remarks come as Israel continues its attacks on Beirut, despite a ceasefire agreement between Tel Aviv and the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. Lebanese security…
Since US President Donald Trump launched a tariff war against China during his first term in office, Washington has steadily expanded restrictions on Chinese access to advanced technologies, targeting semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, aerospace systems, supercomputers and a broad range of dual-use technologies. These export controls are aimed at slowing China’s rise in…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran has not yet agreed to a deal with the United States to end the ongoing war because its leaders are “strong” and “proud”, though he maintained that Tehran would eventually have to come to the negotiating table. US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air…
US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Iran’s Supreme Leader is not possible, a close aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said. Mohsen Rezaei, a senior military adviser to Khamenei, said such a meeting would not happen and accused Trump of bringing the negotiations to a standstill. The US and Iran peace deal is…