US President Donald Trump acknowledged having called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader “effing crazy” and accused […]
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Trump says Iran wants a deal, but Washington splits on war or peace
President Donald Trump insists that the Islamic Republic “really wants to make a deal” with the United States and that any agreement “will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us”. He urged critics to “sit back and relax” and complained that political “chirping” from Democrats and some Republicans made […]
How Trump’s Ukraine aid cuts undermine justice for Russian ‘war crimes’
Roksolana Makar braved icy roads and the threat of drone strikes to interview a woman in the Ukrainian town of Izium who said Russian forces tortured her. Surrounded by woods and farmland, Izium still bears scars from a 2022 Russian occupation that left bridges smashed and buildings flattened. The woman told Makar, a war-crimes investigator […]
US blockade still in place despite Trump’s announcement
The United States naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in place, Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday, citing Iranian seafarers. “The naval blockade is still in place and ships are receiving stop warnings and denial of passage from CENTCOM,” the report cited the seafarers as saying. For his part, a top military advisor […]
Trump Ties Iran Peace to Abraham Accords
As negotiations between the United States and Iran move closer to a potential settlement, President Donald Trump has introduced a condition that has shocked many observers across the Middle East. According to his public statements, countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and others should join the Abraham Accords and normalise relations […]
Trump’s Beijing Bargain: What Xi Gave Him, and What China Kept
At first glance, it had the staging of an old wartime rendezvous: two leaders moving through guarded grounds, the cameras held at a careful distance, the gardens doing the work of diplomacy before the documents could. One could almost imagine a distant echo of Roosevelt and Churchill, except that this was not an alliance being […]
China finds workaround for Rubio Beijing visit
A diplomatic workaround reportedly allowed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Beijing despite previously being under Chinese sanctions, drawing attention to an unusual behind-the-scenes solution by Chinese authorities. According to reports, Rubio had been placed on China’s sanctions list in previous years due to his strong criticism of Beijing’s domestic and foreign policies. […]
Naqvi says Pak-US ties strengthened under Trump
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that relations between Pakistan and the United States have strengthened during US President Donald Trump’s tenure, as both countries continue to expand cooperation in security, counter-terrorism and regional issues. Read More: Naqvi, US envoy discuss regional situation, Islamabad dialogue He made the remarks during a meeting with US Assistant […]
Trump and Xi talks boost stocks as oil prices slip
Global stock markets rose and oil prices edged lower after a high-level meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as investors reacted cautiously to hopes of easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Markets responded positively on the first day of the summit, with optimism that renewed dialogue between […]
Trump to visit China this week amid trade and iran talks
Beijing has confirmed that United States President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the two global powers amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The visit, announced by China’s foreign ministry on Monday, comes at a time when Washington and Beijing remain divided over trade policies, regional security […]