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Trump, Xi urge pursuit of common ground as they meet

The Chinese leader also made a case for the two countries’ bilateral business relationship to be upgraded.

China has laid out its red lines; what are America’s?

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At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks

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Xi Jinping arrives in US to muted coverage as TV networks boycott White House press pool

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On the ground in Washington: MAGA hats, protests and Chinatown hopes as Trump and Xi meet

Netanyahu’s fleeting visit to New York mirrors strained US-Israeli ties

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Nepal’s towns in ruins: What it will take to rebuild after massive flood

They must not only build back better, but also in safer places.

Indonesia needs to grow more rice, corn and sugar. Can its forests survive?

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Beyond Bali and Batam: How new routes are changing Singapore’s ties with Indonesia

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American Evolution

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

Republican redistricting a blow to civil rights, raises racial tensions ahead of Nov 3 midterm elections.

A plaque marks the spot where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger, her rebellion sparking a mass protest that forced authorities to end segregation on the city’s buses in 1956. It also brought to the national stage a dapper 26-year-old pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

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George Washington’s White House had 9 slaves. Does it matter?

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American Evolution

No clear edge for Democrats as midterm elections take shape in the US

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Turkey launches AI initiative ahead of COP31 climate summit

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Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say

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Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica

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Are we giving up on a 1.5 deg C limit to global warming?

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Beset by far-right rival, Italy's Meloni tightens foreign pupil rules

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, as she and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever deliver joint statements following their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Italy, September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Trump, Xi urge pursuit of common ground as they meet

At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Abbas pledges first Palestinian parliamentary vote in 20 years as doubts mount

President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly via pre-recorded video (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Segar

US and Iran discuss phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, end US blockade, sources say

The strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway has become the central bargaining chip in efforts to end the nearly seven-month US-Iran conflict.

NATO steps up intelligence-sharing over Russia threat, top commander says

Commander of the U.S. European Command Alexus Grynkewich attends an event organised by the U.S. Mission to Belgium to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, at Cinquantenaire Park, in Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nicolas Economou

Russia says strikes hit Ukrainian military-linked facilities, vessels

Flush with allies, Tigray's leaders face internal discord in new Ethiopia war

Members of the Tigrayan forces sit along a street as they patrol as tensions intensify after the forces launched a major offensive against the federal government in multiple locations, in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026. Obtained by REUTERS

Eight attempted suicides during US aircraft carrier's extended mission

FILE PHOTO: Personnel and aircraft on the deck of the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

Belarus president Lukashenko frees 15 more prisoners in wake of US talks

FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia August 29, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova/Pool/File Photo

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