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US President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he heads to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the Iran war. In a sign of Trump’s focus on business, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One during a stopover in Alaska, with Tesla’s Elon Musk also travelling on the presidential plane to China. “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to…
Will it be a ‘showdown’ when Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting meet today? Or does the King’s Speech calm Labour passions for 24 hours? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy wonder if any Labour leadership challenge has got a bit stuck after a dramatic day of resignations. Because if Streeting doesn’t have the numbers and Andy Burnham doesn’t even have a Commons seat – what can anyone do? Plus, amongst the pomp and pageantry the duo look at the substance of the King’s Speech – what bills are the ones to look out for?
Good morning. Angela Skujins here, your resident Australian journalist working at Euronews, serving up a breakfast newsletter centred on the evolving politics of superpowers and how middle powers can adapt to them. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump will gear up for his first visit to China in nine years, holding court with President Xi Jinping. Talks are expected to cover the war in Iran, trade tensions and Taiwan – with promises of pomp. The highly anticipated visit between the world’s two largest economies – their relationship accounted for roughly 44% of the global GDP in 2025 – is a…
Unitree Society has unveiled the GD01, a piloted, transformable ‘mecha’ that carries a human in a dedicated cockpit and switches between bipedal and four-legged modes depending on the terrain. Footage released by the company showed founder Wang Xingxing climbing into the robot’s cockpit before the machine walked, transformed and performed movement demonstrations. The piloted robot suit can switch from a humanoid form into a quadrupedal walking mode. Unitree said the GD01 is its first manned transformable robot platform.
As US President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day summit set to wrap on Friday, the symbolism alone carries considerable significance. It is the first state visit to China by a sitting US president since Trump’s previous trip in 2017, nearly nine years ago, during the early phase of his first term. The geopolitical backdrop of this visit is markedly more unstable than it was at the time. The Iran war has unsettled global energy markets, disrupted shipping routes and renewed concerns about a broader regional escalation. Meanwhile, China has attempted to position itself as a…
Favourite Finland and nine other countries, including Israel, made it through the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final on Tuesday. Acts from 15 countries performed their 3-minute songs onstage – often with eye-catching choreography and pyrotechnics – in a bid for votes from juries in participating nations and viewers around the world. Finland, the favourite on betting markets, made the cut with “Liekinheitin,” or “Flamethrower,” a mashup of pop singer Pete Parkkonen’s anguished vocals and violinist Linda Lampenius’ fiery fiddling. Joining them in the final on Saurday are Greece’s Akylas with party-rap track “Ferto,” or “Bring It”; Serbian goth metal band…
“It is part of an embassy’s role to talk to all political forces in its host country,” said a spokesperson for the embassy, declining to comment on what was discussed. A press representative for the party said no visit to Germany was in the works as of now, but Bardella’s inner circle has an example in mind for constructive collaboration with the EU’s economic powerhouse: The working relationship between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Meloni, who has recast herself in office as a more moderate figure after years on the political fringes. Bardella has publicly cited Meloni as an inspiration,…
Published on 13/05/2026 – 8:20 GMT+2 Between the increasingly unpopular Iran war at home and domestic courts striking down his tariffs, Trump needs a win. First, the security bargain. Xi Jinping wants a signal that Washington is stepping back from Taiwan. If Trump treats the island’s security as a bargaining chip to secure China’s help in ending the Iran war, he might hollow out Europe’s own strategic commitments in the Indo-Pacific. Trump is also under pressure to relax chip export controls for quick business deals. If he trades away this edge, Washington and Beijing will set the global standards for…
Trade and geopolitics are expected to dominate the agenda, but United States President Donald Trump’s guest list for his trip to China suggests technology will also be on the table for talks on Thursday with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Among those making the trip alongside Trump, are Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Notably, Nvidia’s chief Jensen Huang is not expected to join. But rather than semiconductors, the agenda is more likely to focus on Iran, Taiwan and artificial intelligence-enabled warfare – especially following its widespread use in conflicts in Gaza and Iran. Artificial intelligence has…
Friedrich Merz erlebt seinen „Bärbel-Bas-Moment“. Nachdem die SPD-Vorsitzende bei den Arbeitgebern ausgelacht wurde, erntete der Kanzler nun beim DGB-Bundeskongress Buhrufe und Gelächter. Die Gräben in der schwarz-roten Koalition scheinen immer größer. Reform-Appelle verhallen im gegenseitigen Misstrauen. Gordon Repinski spielt zusammen mit Rasmus Buchsteiner das schwer Vorstellbare durch: Was passiert, wenn die Koalition zerbricht? Wie realistisch ist eine Minderheitsregierung unter Merz und welche Risiken birgt dieses Berliner Gedankenspiel? Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Leif-Erik Holm, der wirtschaftspolitische Sprecher der AfD-Fraktion und Spitzenkandidat für die Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Er grenzt sich rhetorisch vom extremen Rand seiner Partei ab. Aber wie viel inhaltliche Schnittmenge gäbe es…