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UN food agency halves Syria food aid, halts bread subsidy over funding shortages

Workers load aid boxes onto a truck at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Alshaar
Workers load aid boxes onto a truck at a World Food Programme (WFP) facility in Damascus countryside, Syria, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Alshaar

Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with Xi, after US, China trade chiefs hold last-minute talks

US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, during a red-carpet greeting ceremony after arriving in Beijing on May 13.
US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, during a red-carpet greeting ceremony after arriving in Beijing on May 13.

Trump lands in China for trade summit with Xi with Iran war in limbo

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, during a red-carpet greeting ceremony after arriving in Beijing on May 13.
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng, during a red-carpet greeting ceremony after arriving in Beijing on May 13.

Australian developer says ‘toxic’ Trump hotel plan scrapped

The Trump Organization announced in February the project for a soaring Trump tower on eastern Australia’s Gold Coast.
The Trump Organization announced in February the project for a soaring Trump tower on eastern Australia’s Gold Coast.

Daytime Russian barrage of 800 drones kills 6 in Ukraine

A man inspecting the remnants of a drone in the courtyard of a residential building in Odesa on May 13, following a Russian attack.
A man inspecting the remnants of a drone in the courtyard of a residential building in Odesa on May 13, following a Russian attack.

Russia's Lavrov says 'nothing is happening' with US-Russia relations

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a reception for representatives of traditional faiths, as well as Russian government and public figures, to mark Orthodox Easter, in Moscow, Russia April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a reception for representatives of traditional faiths, as well as Russian government and public figures, to mark Orthodox Easter, in Moscow, Russia April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova/File Photo

US Treasury's Bessent, China's He wrap up S. Korea talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Incheon International Airport ahead of a scheduled meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng before a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in Incheon, South Korea, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Incheon International Airport ahead of a scheduled meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng before a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in Incheon, South Korea, May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Trump takes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on mission to ‘open up’ China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did not appear on an initial list of executives provided by the White House earlier this week.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did not appear on an initial list of executives provided by the White House earlier this week.

Trump posts graphic of Venezuela as 51st US state

US President Donald Trump told Fox News on May 11 that he was considering making the South American country a new state.
US President Donald Trump told Fox News on May 11 that he was considering making the South American country a new state.

US might restart striking Iran, Trump and Hegseth warn

US President Trump said Americans supported his goal of ensuring that Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon.
US President Trump said Americans supported his goal of ensuring that Iran could not develop a nuclear weapon.

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