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May 14, 2026

Xi warns Trump of conflict over Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump against mishandling the issue of Taiwan during the U.S. president’s visit to Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinpingand Donald Trump
May 14, 2026

Xi receives Trump in Beijing amid frosty China-U.S. ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping received U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing with military honours on Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump
May 14, 2026

Pentagon halts deployment of 4,000 U.S. troops to Europe

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said nearly 10,000 U.S. troops were currently stationed in Poland, with most rotating regularly among U.S. military bases across Europe.

Pete Hegseth
May 14, 2026

Judge orders Trump govt to return Colombian woman illegally deported to DR Congo

Mr Trump has pushed to deport migrants to third countries, signing agreements with Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and Eswatini to accept deportees from the U.S.

ICE operatives making arrest
May 14, 2026

Norovirus Outbreak: France bars 1,700 passengers from leaving cruise ship as dozens on board fall sick

“There is no reason to link this outbreak on board a cruise ship from Belfast and Liverpool to the hantavirus cases detected on the MV Hondius ship,” the RHA stated.

Cruise at Bordeaux
May 13, 2026
Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping
May 13, 2026

Trump arrives China on three-day state visit

This is the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Mr Trump’s second since November 2017.

Trump and President Xi Jinping
May 13, 2026

South Korea requests U.S. navy’s support for its nuclear-powered sub project

Defence minister Ahn Gyu-back on Wednesday asked the U.S. Navy for support for South Korea’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

U.S NAVY
May 13, 2026

Russia warns Hormuz blockade could trigger global recession

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has already triggered a global energy crisis and could lead to higher food and fertilizer prices and a recession of the entire global economy.

Vladmir Putin
May 13, 2026

Gaza residents need psychological counselling: UN

Israeli restrictions and coercive practices against the residents of Gaza are deepening humanitarian needs, including psychosocial services, UN humanitarians said.

Gazans (Credit: New Arab)