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Netanyahu Made a ‘Secret Visit’ to U.A.E. During Iran War

The visit to meet with the Emirati leader, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, was another sign of how Israel and the Emirates have drawn closer together.

9 HOURS AGO

Trump in Beijing

The president will get the red carpet treatment, but the deep rift between the U.S. and China will be very hard to repair.

9 HOURS AGO

Alberta Separation Petition Is Dealt a Court Blow 

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.

9 HOURS AGO

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.

7 HOURS AGO

Canada and Alberta Reach Agreement 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.

7 HOURS AGO

Here’s the latest.

7 HOURS AGO

Trump Says He Will Raise Jimmy Lai’s Case to Xi, as Lawmakers Press for His Release

Mr. Trump has shown less appetite for wading into human rights issues than past U.S. presidents at summits with Beijing, but said he would raise the case of the imprisoned pro-democracy media mogul.

6 HOURS AGO

Why Does China Want Taiwan?

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.

8 HOURS AGO

As Trump and Xi Meet in China, Why Typical Displays of Cultural Exchange Won’t Be on Show

Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.

6 HOURS AGO

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.

2 HOURS AGO

Beijing Tightens Security As Trump and Xi Meet in China

Historic sites and roads have been closed in the Chinese capital for President Trump’s state visit, resulting in severe traffic and disappointed tourists.

2 HOURS AGO

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.

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Trump’s 2017 visit to Beijing offers clues for this year’s summit.

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'They shot my neighbour in the head' - the lakeside city traumatised by war

Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.

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What to know as Trump visits Xi in China

Trump has landed in Beijing for the first visit by a US leader since his own in 2017.