The US president is expected to focus on trade and Taiwan while also floating a new three-way nuclear arms pact with China and Russia during talks with Xi Jinping
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The Chinese Embassy in the United States on Wednesday reiterated its position on key sensitive issues in China-US relations, stating that certain issues constitute 'four red lines' that must not be challenged during US President Donald Trump's visit to China from May 13 to 15.
US State Department announces $15 million reward for information on Iran's IRGC financial mechanisms
The US Department of State has announced a reward of up to USD 15 million for information on financial mechanisms linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as part of expanded sanctions and pressure measures targeting Tehran's alleged illicit oil and funding networks amid the conflict in West Asia.
The US government's foreign intelligence service, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has significantly escalated covert operations against drug cartels inside Mexico, including alleged targeted killings and expanded intelligence-driven missions, according to a CNN report citing multiple sources familiar with the operations.
The US State Department has announced visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to a network allegedly involved in illicit fentanyl trafficking as part of Washington's ongoing crackdown on the global drug trade.
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US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, on Wednesday, praised Japan's economic resilience and highlighted the importance of economic security during meetings with senior Japanese leaders on Tuesday as part of his Asia visit. The visit came ahead of US President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 13-15.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang are accompanying the US President Trump on his visit to China aboard Air Force One as part of the American delegation, a White House official said.
Despite US President Donald Trump touting of 'decimating' Iran's missile capabilities in the recent conflict in West Asia, a recent US intelligence assessment gives a different picture to the claims made by the US President, stating that the Islamic Republic has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites that it currently maintains along the strategic Strait of Hormuz, The New York Times reported.
Casting a long shadow over the ongoing diplomatic overtures in the Middle East, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has bluntly declared that he does not 'trust' Pakistan, suggesting the United States should pivot to an alternative mediator for a truce with Iran.
He made the latest slew of remarks in a post on Truth Social and slammed the press for 'aiding and abetting' by giving 'false hope' to Iran.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) again claimed that the Iranian military has been decimated and that the US is going to win the war 'peacefully or otherwise'.
US President Donald Trump departed for his high-stakes three-day visit to China on Tuesday (local time).
First Lady Melania Trump will not be accompanying US President Donald Trump to China during this visit, as per the White House.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted at keeping all options open to help ease rising crude oil prices, while expressing confidence that inflation would decline once the ongoing conflict with Iran comes to an end.
Casting a long shadow over the ongoing diplomatic overtures in the Middle East, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has bluntly declared that he does not 'trust' Pakistan, suggesting the United States should pivot to an alternative mediator for a truce with Iran.
Attending Himanta Biswa Sarma’s swearing-in ceremony, US Ambassador Sergio Gor highlighted growing commercial ties between the United States and Assam
The world for the next three days will shift its focus to Asia as the highly anticipated meeting with the heads of state of two of the largest economies is set to take place in Beijing, as both sides are expected to focus on trade amid the crisis in West Asia.
Pakistan has currently found itself in a whirlwind of trouble after reports suggested its assistance to Iran during the recent conflict in West Asia, raising questions over its neutrality as a mediator in the negotiation process between the US and Iran aimed at achieving a complete end to hostilities.
Hormuz tensions and US-Iran deadlock deepen as oil prices surge and ceasefire prospects dim
US President Donald Trump is set to undergo his annual dental and medical evaluations on May 26 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland amid scrutiny over his health conditions.
The US President is known to put up Vance-Rubio question to his close circles in the administration, in a bid to gauge the mood
As US President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure over Iran's response to a deal to achieve a complete solution to the conflict in West Asia, sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the US President is increasingly considering a resumption of Washington's military action against the Islamic Republic as frustration mounts in the Trump Administration.
He also claimed a significant fall in fentanyl smuggling across US borders and lauded the American law enforcement for their service to the country.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Monday that Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of China.
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) discarded Iran's peace proposal plan, and said that the ceasefire stands on 'life support'.
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) expressed optimism ahead of his visit to China and said that he looked forward to meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Pakistan allowed parking of Iranian military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role: Report
Pakistan's role as a mediator between the United States and Iran has come under scrutiny after CBS reported on Monday, citing US officials, that Pakistan quietly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields, possibly shielding them from American airstrikes.
The exhibition, which is organised by the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, sets out to document what it describes as the Indian civilisation's contribution to mathematics.
The United States on Monday (local time) designated 12 individuals and entities for their role in enabling the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) sale and shipment of Iranian oil to China.
Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of US President Donald Trump to China later this week, a White House official said that over a dozen business and tech leaders will travel with him.
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