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A standoff over the island could put the two nations into “a very dangerous situation,” the Chinese leader has said Chinese leader Xi Jinping has warned US President Donald Trump that a standoff over Taiwan could push the two countries into “a very dangerous situation,” describing it as the single most important issue in bilateral relations.Xi made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with Trump at the Great Hall of the People – the first US presidential visit to China in nearly nine years. The trip is expected to revolve around the Iran war, trade disputes, AI rivalry, and…

President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning, receiving a red carpet welcome as he departed Air Force One in the company of top administration officials and American business executives. Trump was greeted by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng. Before becoming vice president in 2023, Han was a member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee. He attended President Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, becoming the most senior Chinese official to attend an American presidential inauguration. Trump’s visit to Beijing is the first by an American president in nine…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) responded to a question on a gas tax suspension by saying that “we want a long-term solution, and not a short-term patch or even — and a small patch, at that, comparatively. We need to make sure that the administration takes action. We’re going to have another vote on a war powers resolution come up before Congress tomorrow. This is how we really help” on gas prices. Co-host Kailey Leinz asked, “Finally, Congresswoman, and I ask you this knowing you do sit on the Ways and…

During an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aboard Air Force One that aired on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Trump administration’s view of China as a threat and an emerging world power. Rubio said it was not the United States’ intent to “constrain” the Chinese government, but added its so-called “rise” could not come at the expense of the United States. “[W]hat is your read on President Xi?” host Sean Hannity asked. “I mean, you read that their economy is struggling. You read that he’s isolated. You read both Putin and President Xi have a…

Democrats are ready to play hardball after a stunning series of redistricting losses that could kneecap the party’s power in Congress for years to come. “We’re going to win in November, and then we’re going to crush their souls as it relates to the extremism that they are trying to unleash on the American people,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday. Jeffries will hold a caucus-wide meeting Thursday morning with House Administration’s top Democrat Joe Morelle to discuss next steps on the party’s election security strategy. The mid-decade map redrawing war marks a reversal from years of high-minded Democratic…

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation amid the threat of a no-confidence vote Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina has announced her resignation amid a government crisis caused by an incident involving Ukrainian kamikaze drones hitting an oil depot near the Russian border.Silina announced the decision at a press briefing on Thursday. Just hours earlier, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis, a member of Silina’s liberal-conservative Unity party, stated that the prime minister has no intention of leaving office. Meanwhile, the opposition was planning a procedural maneuver to circumvent the five-day pause required under Latvian law before a request for…

The governments of the United States and Mexico are refuting a series of reports from CNN and the New York Times claiming that CIA agents were carrying out covert assassination operations targeting cartel figures in Mexico. The issue first came to light this week when CNN reported that the death of Francisco “El Payin” Beltran was a direct result of a CIA-led assassination where Mexican and American forces placed explosive devices inside his vehicle. As Breitbart Texas reported, Beltran died in late March near an airport in Mexico State. Beltran was riding in an SUV when the vehicle exploded. At the…

The socialist Spanish government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing accusations of embezzling billions in European Union coronavirus recovery funds to fill holes in its welfare and pension budgets. According to a report from Madrid’s El Mundo newspaper, the Palacio de la Moncloa used upwards of 8.5 billion euros ($10bn) of coronavirus recovery cash from Brussels in 2025 to subsidise budget shortfalls in the pension system for retired government workers, social security, and even the Post Office. This comes in addition to the 2.4 billion euros ($2.8bn) euros in EU covid recovery funds identified earlier this month by Spain’s Court…

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reportedly struck militia targets after attacks linked to the Iran conflict Saudi Arabia and Kuwait conducted covert strikes on targets in Iraq linked to Iranian-backed paramilitary groups during the Middle East war, Reuters reported on Wednesday.According to the outlet, the strikes marked an independent response to attacks on Gulf states’ territory amid fading trust in the US security umbrella.Kuwait and Saudi Arabia – both hosting major US military bases – came under missile and drone attacks as Iran retaliated against the US-Israeli campaign launched in late February. However, hundreds of the drones targeting the nations reportedly…

The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is debuting a documentary on “ICE List,” a reportedly Europe-based website with a database purporting to contain identifying information of thousands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The documentary, titled, ‘ICE: Digital Resistance Against Trump’ is centered around what RTVE described as the “citizen resistance against the anti-immigration campaign” launched in response to President Donald Trump’s anti-illegal migrant crackdown policies. The documentary is set to launch through RTVE’s online streaming platform RTVE Play on Thursday, May 14, at 06:00 p.m. (local time). “ICE List” is a website founded by Dominick Skinner that claims to…