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New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern is attempting to improve relations with Beijing during a whirlwind trip to China.

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​Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on April 21, 2026.

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Is an Iran deal in sight?

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US strikes on Iran won’t stop negotiations, Brazil’s scandal-plagued Bolsonaro seeks Trump boost, Hong Kong becomes leading hub for offshore funds

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Cambodia seeks to shed autocratic image?

Cambodia seeks to shed autocratic image?

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Turkey’s democratic crisis deepens, US hits Iranian missile launchers as talks continue, Power struggle in Senegal over IMF debt

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Separatists steal Canada’s geopolitical spotlight

Trump has a thing called Iran

Trump has a thing called Iran

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Student protests coming to Serbia this weekend, US Democrats release incomplete election autopsy, Washington to move troops to Poland

African continent turns to Chinese solar

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Is Trump about to invade Cuba?

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​Israeli soldiers walk near a damaged car in Halhul, near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 20, 2026.

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Fidel Castro and his brother, Armed Forces Minister Raul Castro (L), preside over the 100th anniversary of the death of independence hero Antonio Maceo, in this photo from December 7, 1996.

Former Cuban president indicted by US, Dublin voters consider gangster candidate, Ebola prompts postponement of India-African Union summit

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Trump flip flops on Iran threats

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Why the US-China summit changed very little

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Chinese court compensates AI-replaced worker

Chinese court compensates AI-replaced worker

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping talking in Beijing, China.

Xi presses Trump on Taiwan stance, Starmer’s ally hangs him out to dry, Russia launches largest aerial attack on Ukraine

​US President Donald Trump arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on May 13, 2026.

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​Noam Bettan from Israel with the song "Michelle" during rehearsals for the first Eurovision semi-final on May 12, 2026. in the Stadthalle.

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​French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenya's President William Ruto at the Taifa Hall of the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 11, 2026.

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Iran thinks it has more leverage than Trump

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