Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are likely to discuss many issues as they meet this week in Beijing. But alongside trade, technology and the war in Iran, one topic of conversation will stand out – the future of Taiwan. Taiwan has long been a sensitive issue in Sino-American
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 13 - When U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping this week he is expected to ask for help resolving his costly and unpopular war with Iran.
LIMA, May 13 - A fire on Wednesday at Nexa Resources' Cajamarquilla zinc smelter in Peru has been brought under control, though the blaze left several workers injured.
KARACHI, May 13 - Ambreen Fatima protested in Karachi with her children on Wednesday for the release of her husband, one of ten Pakistani crew aboard an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates 23 days ago, and who is now drinking dirty tank water to survive, she said.
MANILA, May 13 - Gunshots broke out in chaotic scenes at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday where troops had been deployed after a politician wanted by the International Criminal Court urged supporters to mobilise and thwart his imminent arrest.
US President Donald Trump has accused news outlets of committing “virtual treason” by reporting on classified American intelligence agency assessments showing that Iran has retained significant missile capabilities, contradicting triumphant White House claims that the Middle
For months, US President Donald Trump has been fixated on Cuba. He’s issued threats and imposed additional sanctions on the island. The US military has conducted dozens of intelligence-gathering flights off the coast in recent weeks, suggesting a prelude to an invasion. The
In 2017, President Donald J. Trump’s National Security Strategy declared China a competitor, an adversary and a “revisionist power” determined to supplant the United States in Asia. In his 2025 National Security Strategy, the confrontational epithets were dropped, replaced by
He is accused by the ICC of crimes against humanity related to the Philippines' war on drugs.
MANILA, May 13 - Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa called on the public to step in to prevent law enforcement agents from handing him over to the International Criminal Court as the sound of gunfire rattled through the Senate building on Wednesday evening.
GDANSK, May 13 - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
EVS-TAP program makes it easier for Chinese to visit the U.S. territory, but presents security risks, critics say.
Police commandos entered the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge.
He was met by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng.
It is the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade.
Senator Ronald dela Rosa had earlier urged people to mobilise to prevent his arrest and handover to the ICC.
Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns.
The Iran war is expected to dominate talks between the two leaders over the next two days, with discussions on US arms sales to Taiwan, mutual trade and artificial intelligence also expected.
Cambodia has called on Thailand to withdraw its “unlawful registration” of the temples.
MANILA, May 13 - Volleys of gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people were told to run for cover, Reuters witnesses heard, as chaos mounted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest a top senator wanted by the International Criminal Court.
Nadiem Makarim is alleged to have been involved in improper laptop procurement during the pandemic.
LONDON, May 13 - Britain will legislate to strengthen its ability to deal with proxies for malign state actors, taking powers to make it possible to ban them in light of increased activity in Britain and a rise in antisemitic attacks.
Donald Trump is headed to China with a whole bunch of top US CEOs in tow to talk about trade. There is probably a post to be written here about how Trump is creating a new kind of “America, Inc” centered around his own person, using a combination of tariffs, export controls,
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026, was not merely a localized military maneuver; it was the moment the “Asian Century” hit a wall of physical reality. With Brent Crude surging past US$120 per barrel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices in Asia jumping
US First Lady Melania Trump is skipping this week’s highly anticipated state trip to China but Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and other big tech names will be part of President Donald Trump’s entourage.
Dela Rosa was the chief enforcer in former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.
With 130 active volcanoes across the archipelago, the challenge is ensuring that warnings are enforced on the ground.
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, head of the British Royal Navy, announced that his counterparts from the 10-nation Joint Expeditionary Taskforce comprised of the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands agreed to create “a family
Indonesian authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids.
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 13 - U.S. President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to need China's help to end the war in Iran and ease Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, in remarks made before he arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a summit with President Xi Jinping.
TOKYO — Since 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been looking for a strategy to make Asia’s biggest economy great again. Little did he know it would be Donald Trump’s presidency. Fifteen months ago, as Trump 2.0 got underway, the White House radiated confidence. Trump advisers
The suspect allegedly tried to transfer millions of dollars worth of shares from the K-pop singer's account.
ANKARA/LONDON, May 13 - Turkey lifted some customs restrictions on Armenia on Wednesday, paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries in a further sign of normalising ties after over 30 years of strained relations.
The developer said the project was scrapped because the Trump brand was “toxic to Australians”.
The Indian leader was known to have about a dozen vehicles in his motorcade before the reduction.
The “Monster Wolf” is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls to scare away wild animals.
He will face current Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an from Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang.
Ms Sara Duterte was accused of plotting the assassination of Mr Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
For poor households, the health emergency quickly turns into financial trouble.
HFMD cases in the city surged in April, with 5,243 inpatient and outpatient cases recorded.
When a private index provider understands a country’s governance gaps better than its own regulators do, something structurally significant has already occurred. Indonesia confronted that reality on May 13, when MSCI announced removing 18 stocks and adding none. The Financial
Starting on July 1, the subsidy will be provided to 29,200 women.
NEW DELHI, May 13 - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is set to cast a shadow over a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping that kicks off in New Delhi on Thursday, testing the bloc's ability to reach a unified position and produce a joint statement.
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US-China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win it. The biggest challenge for Trump and Chinese
Reports suggest that nearly 100 daily flights have been reduced overall.
SEOUL, May 13 - South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Wednesday, signaling support steps short of military participation.