What is Zhongnanhai, the Secretive Beijing Compound Where Trump Met Xi?
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, was meeting with President Trump on Friday at Zhongnanhai, a heavily guarded Beijing compound where top Chinese officials live and work.
Month: May 2026
Aurat March focused on violence against women, Ahmed Ali Butt called out for missing the point
Actor and entertainer faces backlash for hypocrisy over remarks, contrasting with his ‘culturally unacceptable’ roles Ahmed Ali Butt recently criticised women at the Aurat March, accusing the movement of being overly focused on clothing and social media controversies while failing to address cases like Gullan Bharo. His comments, however, appeared to ignore the actual theme … Read more
China says ‘no point in continuing’ Iran war as Xi hosts Trump
Finding a way to resolve situation is in US, Iran, and rest of world’s interest, says Chinese Foreign Ministry Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS China said Friday that there … Read more
Enter the Killer Robots: The Ukrainian Forging the Future of Warfare
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s 35-year-old defense minister, sees futuristic military technology as crucial to his country’s survival.
U.S. and China Will Start Discussing A.I. Safety, Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not say when these talks would happen. There are fears in the United States and China about the threats from A.I., but neither side is willing to slow down its development.
Inside the Congolese Hotel Where Trump Deported 15 U.S. Migrants
They were shackled and sent to Kinshasa by the Trump administration. Now they face a dangerous choice: Go back to Latin America or stay in Africa.
‘Agatha’s Almanac’ Review: Living Off the Land
Over six years, a filmmaker captured her aunt’s largely self-sufficient lifestyle and eccentricities on a 54-acre farm in Canada.
Iran urges BRICS to condemn US war as Tehran, UAE spar
Diplomats attend the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Photo: REUTERS NEW DELHI: Iran’s foreign minister urged BRICS nations on Thursday to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States and Israel, as diplomats from emerging economies met for talks in Delhi in the shadow of war … Read more
Israelistrikes kill 12 in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes on cars in Lebanon on Wednesday killed 12 people, including two children, Lebanon’s health ministry said, a day before the talks between veterans politicians from the two countries in Washington. security sources told Reuters that some of the Israeli strikes targeted vehicles well beyond the main theatre of conflict in ?the south, … Read more
Trump and Xi Discuss the Need to Open the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview that China should take a more active role in resolving a standoff over the strait.