Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China arriving for the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool
Cartel gunsmiths in a village on the outskirts of Culiacán, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, in October.
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Inside the Congolese Hotel Where Trump Deported 15 U.S. Migrants
Hugo Palencia was deported from the U.S. to Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, last month.
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Aging Palestinian Leader Boosting His Son’s Political Rise, Officials Say
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, center, appearing at a Fatah conference in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday.
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Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
Flags at the U.S. border with Mexico in Tijuana last year.
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Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-Fire, Rights Groups Say
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader who was killed in an airstrike in February, pictured on a billboard in Tehran this month.
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Nvidia’s Future in China Remains Unclear After Trump-Xi Summit
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, after a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
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Large Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Congo
A Ebola treatment center in Mangima, Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2019. Congo and Uganda have seen a string of Ebola outbreaks in recent years.
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German Chancellor, After Iran Spat With Trump, Reports ‘Good’ Phone Call
Chancellor Friedrich Merz meeting with people in Würzburg, Germany, on Friday.
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Five Italians Die While Scuba Diving Deep Caves in the Maldives
Divers and guides returning to shore in Malé, capital of the Maldives, a popular diving destination. The disappearance of five divers this week set off a large search mission, but the authorities have recovered only one body.
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Australian Jews Testify on Experiences of Antisemitism in Bondi Beach Inquiry
A menorah at a park overlooking Sydney Harbour last December, a few days after the attack at Bondi Beach.
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Trump Announces Boeing Jet Order From China. Beijing Stays Silent.
Chinese airlines are some of Boeing’s biggest customers.
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In Photos and Video: President Trump Goes to China
U.S. President Donald Trump participating in a friendship walk through Zhongnanhai Garden with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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A Nation Going Dark
People playing dominoes by flashlight as a protest fire burns in the background in Havana on Thursday.
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André Cerdini, Judge in Trial of Nazi Klaus Barbie, Dies at 96
André Cerdini presiding at the opening of the trial of Klaus Barbie, the former Gestapo chief known as the Butcher of Lyon, on May 11, 1987.
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Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know
A protester holding a Kataib Hezbollah flag in Baghdad, Iraq, in March. The militia was founded after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq,
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on May 2026
Israeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say
A residential building damaged during an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Friday.
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Back From China, Trump Faces Decision on Whether to Resume Strikes on Iran
President Trump has not yet decided whether to resume military strikes on Iran, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that the Pentagon had “a plan to escalate if necessary.”
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Republicans Waited to Challenge Trump on the Iran War. Now It May Be Too Late.
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, during a Senate appropriation hearing last month.
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Spotlight on China Adds to Some Chinese Americans’ Fears
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday in Beijing. Two criminal cases in the United States reflect the countries’ competitive and often tense geopolitical relationship.
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Trump Discussed U.S. Arms Sales With Xi ‘In Great Detail’
President Xi Jinping of China, left, and President Trump discussed American arm sales to Taiwan in “great detail,” according to Mr. Trump.
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Xi Pitches His Vision for Avoiding Conflict With the U.S.
President Xi Jinping of China welcomed President Trump in Beijing on Thursday.
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From Air Force One, Trump writes of ballrooms, a statue and TikTok.
President Trump waving on the stairs of Air Force One at the end of his trip in China on Friday.
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Despite Tensions, China Greets Trump With Pomp and Pageantry
Rows of cheering children welcomed President Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.
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What to Know About Day 2 of Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, meeting in Zhongnanhai, a compound used by the Communist Party, in Beijing on Friday.
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Trump Touts ‘Fantastic Trade Deals’ With China, but Details Are Scarce
President Trump before departing China in Beijing on Friday.
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Sanctioned by China, Rubio Enjoys a Trip to Beijing
Marco Rubio at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the welcoming ceremony for President Trump in Beijing, on Thursday.
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What is Zhongnanhai, the Secretive Beijing Compound Where Trump Met Xi?
Security outside Zhongnanhai, the official residence of China’s leadership, on Wednesday.
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China Starting to Fulfill ‘Promises,’ U.S. Trade Representative Says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, left, during a state dinner with President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Thursday,
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16 More People in the U.S. Are Being Monitored for Hantavirus, C.D.C. Says
A person in a biohazard suit at the airport in Omaha, Neb., as passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius arrived on Monday.
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Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil
A gas station in Havana this month. In January, the Trump administration cut off oil shipments from Venezuela, which had been supplying a large amount of Cuba’s oil.
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A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran
Admiral Cooper told the lawmakers that his staff had been proactive in trying to prevent civilian deaths. “Our staff specifically warned the Iranian people more than 100 times about the threat of them being used as human shields,” he said.
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Trump Was Flattering, Xi Was Resolute. The Difference Spoke Volumes.
President Trump with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing on Thursday.
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Spies, Sanctions, Cyberattacks: China and the U.S. Clash Behind the Scenes
President Trump met with President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday after a flurry of actions from his administration in recent weeks against China.
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Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily, but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks
Passengers from the MV Hondius evacuated from the cruise ship this week in Tenerife, Spain.
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Xi Warned Trump About the ‘Thucydides Trap’ for U.S. and China. What Is It?
A statue of Thucydides, the Athenian general and historian, outside the parliament building in Vienna.
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Trump’s Push to Keep Coal Plants Open Is Costing Hundreds of Millions
The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., one of five coal plants in the United States that President Trump ordered to remain open. The plant has reported $180 million in expenses associated with running the facility since last May.
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Who Is Wes Streeting, the Cabinet Minister Who Just Resigned From Keir Starmer’s Government?
Wes Streeting has prided himself on a background that he said enables him to relate to many voters.
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Trump Might Welcome Chinese Investment, but America Is Wary
President Trump on Thursday in Beijing. There has been speculation that Mr. Trump and his advisers are seeking to secure a major investment pledge from China on the trip.
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Angela Rayner, Former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister, Cleared of Wrongdoing Over Taxes
Angela Rayner last year. She has been seen as a potential successor to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Who Attended the U.S.-China State Dinner in Beijing?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the state dinner at the Great Hall of the People.
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Over 100 People Killed in India’s Uttar Pradesh as Storms Wreak Destruction
Storm damage in Prayagraj, a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday.
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Where Are the Women on Trump’s Visit to China?
President Xi Jinping of China greeting the U.S. delegation at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday.
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What People in China Say of Trump
President Trump at the state banquet in Beijing on Thursday.
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Trump Invites Xi to White House During State Dinner in Beijing
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, emphasized their cooperation on Thursday.
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Wes Streeting Resigns and Calls for Leadership Contest to Replace Starmer
Wes Streeting resigned from his job as health minister on Thursday and called for a leadership contest against Mr. Starmer.
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What to Know About Day 1 of Trump and Xi’s Meeting
President Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping at the state dinner on Thursday in Beijing.
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Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, Says £5 Million Gift Was ‘Reward’ for Brexit
Iran Lets Chinese Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Rising Tensions After Vessel Seizure
Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
China’s State Dinner Menu for Trump Includes Beef Ribs, Roast Duck and Tiramisu
Enter the Killer Robots: The Ukrainian Forging the Future of Warfare
‘For Example, Putin’: How Xi Used a Private Garden Walk to Charm Trump
Glitz and Boycotts at Eurovision
Trump’s and Xi’s Body Language at the Summit Mirrored Their Styles