3 d. ago Trump’s America still needs its allies to manage China competition

“Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have,” US President Donald Trump declared while hosting New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office. “I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job,” he added, marking a dramatic turnabout after months of attacking Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” endangering Trump’s beloved city. In another reversal, Trump also cleared the release of the Epstein files after months of stiff resistance in the face of growing...

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3 d. ago ‘America first’ can’t mean America alone if West hopes to counter China

“Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have,” US President Donald Trump declared while hosting New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the Oval Office. “I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job,” he added, marking a dramatic turnabout after months of attacking Mamdani as a “communist lunatic” endangering Trump’s beloved city. In another reversal, Trump also cleared the release of the Epstein files after months of stiff resistance in the face of growing...

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4 d. ago Trump invites Netanyahu to White House as US warms to Syria’s president

US President Donald Trump has invited Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the “near future”, the prime minister’s office said on Monday, soon after Trump said Israel should maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria. A visit to the White House would mark the Israeli prime minister’s fifth since Trump returned to office in January. The two leaders have publicly projected a close relationship, though US and Israeli sources have said Trump has at times expressed frustration with...

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5 d. ago Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday US President Donald Trump’s threat to exclude Pretoria from next year’s Group of 20 summit, reaffirming South Africa’s status as a founding member of the group. Washington boycotted the G20 meeting held under South Africa’s presidency in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23, with Trump repeating allegations, widely discredited, that the host country’s black-majority government persecutes its white minority. Trump said last Wednesday that...

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1 week ago I will visit Beijing in April and host China's Xi later next year: Trump

I will visit Beijing in April and host China's Xi later next year: Trump  Business Standard

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1 week ago Trump to visit China in April with plans to host Xi for state visit later next year

Trump to visit China in April with plans to host Xi for state visit later next year  Denver Gazette

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1 week ago Trump says he will visit China in April, host Xi Jinping next year

Trump says he will visit China in April, host Xi Jinping next year  NBC News

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1 week ago Trump to visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year

Trump to visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year  Dallas News

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1 week ago Trump says he will visit Beijing in April, host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year

Trump says he will visit Beijing in April, host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year  The Tribune-Democrat

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1 week ago Trump says he will visit Beijing and host China’s Xi for a state visit

Trump says he will visit Beijing and host China’s Xi for a state visit  BreakingNews.ie

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1 week ago Trump to visit China in April, will host Chinese President Xi in Washington later in 2026

Trump to visit China in April, will host Chinese President Xi in Washington later in 2026  Washington Times

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1 week ago Trump says he'll visit Beijing in April and later host China's Xi

Trump says he'll visit Beijing in April and later host China's Xi  USA Today

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1 week ago Trump to visit China, host Xi following conversation with president

Trump to visit China, host Xi following conversation with president  NewsNation

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1 week ago Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a st...

Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a st...  seMissourian

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1 week ago President Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year

President Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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1 week ago Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year

Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year  Yahoo

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1 week ago Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for state visit later next year

Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for state visit later next year  The Hindu

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1 week ago Trump says he'll visit Beijing in April and host Xi for state visit next year

Trump says he'll visit Beijing in April and host Xi for state visit next year  Nikkei Asia

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2 w. ago Ronaldo, Musk attend Trump’s White House dinner with Saudi crown prince

Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and billionaire Elon Musk were among the guests at a lavish White House dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for the visiting Saudi crown prince on Tuesday. Ronaldo plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, one of a number of ageing players who have been attracted to the desert kingdom’s heavy spending on stars despite its rights record. The 40-year-old, whose contract with the Saudi club ends this summer, took his place near the head of Trump’s table a...

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2 w. ago As US and China turn their eyes to Central Asia, Russia loses out

As a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Moscow has lost much of its influence in Central Asia. In the coming months and years, the United States is expected to expand its presence in this strategically important region. But given that China has developed close economic ties with regional actors, how does Beijing view Washington’s ambitions? Coincidentally or not, on November 6, the US and China both held important meetings with Central Asia. In Washington, US President Donald Trump hosted the...

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