Red carpets laid out for the Chinese leader at the White House. The areas on which agreements will be negotiated, from Pyongyang to AI

Beijing urges Tehran to rein in the Houthis as Washington prepares an unprecedented welcome for Xi. Behind the ceremony, business ties, military dialogue and the cases of detained Americans reveal a relationship between Washington and Beijing that is far more substantive than the diplomatic courtesies suggest

The Supreme Court has struck down the executive order by which the president had introduced various restrictions on postal voting. This marks yet another defeat for the White House occupant, following the setbacks suffered with the Court’s rulings on citizenship and tariffs

The new home of a Greenlandic politician, Jorgen Waever (married to Vivian Motzfeldt, who served as Foreign Minister until last March and represented the island in negotiations with the Americans) and his American benefactors

Trump dismisses security concerns: “Whoever wins at AI, wins – full stop.” Xi responds with DeepSeek and Qwen, proposing an open alternative to American models and positioning Beijing to set the standards