US presidential visits to China from Nixon to Trump – in pictures
Tours of the Forbidden City, state dinners and theatrical handshakes. We a look back at previous visits ahead of Donald Trump’s trip Continue reading…
Trump-Xi summit: Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the table at high-stakes Beijing meeting
US President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated visit to Beijing on Wednesday comes at a restless moment for a world worried about war and trade disputes. Trump has said he will … Read More
Prosecutors to announce sentences for Sarkozy in Libya funding appeal
French prosecutors are due to announce on Wednesday their requested sentences for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in an appeal trial over allegations of illegal campaign funding from Libya’s late dictator … Read More
Besieged Starmer seeks to heal Labour divisions in King’s Speech
King Charles III will on Wednesday outline UK leader Keir Starmer’s next legislative plans, during a pomp-filled ceremony that could have huge repercussions for the embattled prime minister’s future.
‘Serious disease’: Hantavirus less infectious than COVID, yet has significant fatality rate – 1 in 3
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Matt McKee, Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As health authorities race to contain an emerging … Read More
French woman battling hantavirus is critically ill and on an artificial lung
A French woman repatriated from the cruise ship struck by hantavirus is in intensive care and being treated with an artificial lung, doctors at a Paris hospital said Tuesday as the … Read More
Rush hour on Air Force one as Melania director Brett Ratner joins Trump China trip
Filmmaker who was long on the outer in Hollywood over #MeToo allegations will scout locations for Rush Hour 4, according to spokeswoman Brett Ratner, the director behind the Rush Hour … Read More
Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election
Cindy Burbank, who bested an alleged Republican plant, says she’ll step aside for Dan Osborn in general election Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A Democratic challenger … Read More
‘A celebration of French football’ as Lens host Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain face Lens in a rescheduled match from the 29th round of Ligue 1, with both teams’ league positions already decided. It will be “a celebration of French football”, … Read More
Brazil’s Lula launches anti-organised crime plan amid rising security pressure before elections
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday launched a new anti-organized crime plan, seeking to counter mounting security concerns five months before elections. Lula said the initiative would end criminal … Read More