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Iran war day 75: Trump-Xi talks loom in Beijing as tensions rise in Gulf 

13 May 2026

EXPLAINER News|US-Israel war on Iran United States President Donald Trump departed for Beijing on Tuesday for a high-sta...

Series of tremors near Tehran renews concerns over major quake risk 

13 May 2026

News|Earthquakes A series of nine small earthquakes struck the Pardis area east of Tehran overnight, Iran’s Mehr news ...

At least eight killed in Israeli drone strikes on highway south of Beirut 

13 May 2026

Three Israeli drone strikes on cars on a major highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon have killed at least eight peo...

China’s Xi to press Trump on Taiwan, tariffs during summit 

13 May 2026

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to seek concessions on Taiwan and US tariffs when he meets U...

US-China head-to-head: Explained in 11 maps and charts 

13 May 2026

US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, following weeks of delays ...

UK PM Starmer set to meet rival Streeting amid pledge to carry on governing 

13 May 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, fighting for his political survival after dozens of his own MPs called for him to r...

Bahrain-led UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz gains support of 112 nations 

13 May 2026

A draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has ga...

Putin hails Russia’s test launch of ‘most powerful missile in the world’ 

13 May 2026

Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with President Vladimir Putin describing the nuclear-cap...

Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff appears in court in money-laundering case 

13 May 2026

A former top aide to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appeared in court as prosecutors seek his arrest on c...

Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez charged with financial crimes 

12 May 2026

News|Elections Peru’s public prosecutor’s office has accused leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez of finan...