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Trump hosts Xi Jinping at White House; Sen. Thom Tillis on elaborate Trump-Xi visit.

Frank Lloyd Wright Michigan home earns $200K after restoration, asks $2.1M

Reader Q&A: who’s spending big on the midterms? Our reporters take your questions

Who are the groups backing candidates in the midterms – and why? In our second live discussion ahead of the elections, Joseph Gedeon, Dara Kerr and Chris Stein will join us at 11am EDT on Friday 25 September to answer your questions about who is supporting the November racesWelcome to our second live Q&A about the upcoming midterm elections. Today, our reporters will be joining us to answer yo...

Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens

State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizensThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrongly identified 185 people on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens, state officials said this week, escalating concerns over the shoddy methodology the government is using to raise fear about non-citizen voting ahead of the midterm elec...

Extended interview: Sen. Thom Tillis

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina spoke with Tony Dokoupil on Thursday about President Trump's state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese coordination with Iran, the Taiwan arms race and more.

What Xi Jinping’s letter to old friends in Iowa means in an altered America

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Khushboo Razdan looks at how a presidential appeal to America’s heartland is playing out. Of the countless preparations being made for Chinese Presiden...

What Xi Jinping’s letter to old friends in Iowa means in a struggling, altered America

When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Khushboo Razdan looks at how a presidential appeal to America’s heartland is playing out. Of the countless preparations being made for Chinese Presiden...

Iran awaiting response from Trump on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days

Country says US must lift sanctions on its oil exports and end the war on all fronts, including in LebanonIran said it has told Donald Trump it is willing to open the strait of Hormuz in six days, and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, so long as the US lifts sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in return, ends the war on all fronts – including in Lebanon – and releases some of Iran’s...

DR Congo and Ivory Coast top Africa Cup of Nations qualifying opening wins

DR Congo beat Equatorial Guinea, while Ivory Coast cruise by Ghana and Cameroon beat Comoros as AFCON qualifiers begin.

Croatian court approves extradition in Nord Stream bombing case

Nord Stream sabotage suspect to be extradited from Croatia; court ruling faces appeal with final decision still pending.

Mary Peltola’s campaign says reports of her using slurs and shoving staffer are exaggerated

Alaska Democratic nominee in pivotal Senate race ‘struggled to deal with her grief’ after death of husband and mother, spokesperson saidMary Peltola’s campaign on Thursday downplayed a report that the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s pivotal Senate race shoved a staffer and used slurs, saying the article exaggerated her behavior, but acknowledging she struggled following the deaths of her husband an...

Trump officials ask supreme court to allow third-country deportations

Attorney general Todd Blanche requests that justices overturn lower court ruling that halted such removals The Trump administration has asked the US supreme court to allow it to deport immigrants to countries other than their own, the latest effort to seek approval for a controversial policy that fulfils Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.Todd Blanche, the US attorney general, said on Thursday...

Trump and Xi hold critical talks at White House summit

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for talks on trade, AI, Taiwan and Iran.

Trump complains about lack of TV coverage stemming from his own effort to ban CNN – live

The president welcomed China’s Xi Jinping at the White House, which media outlets opted not to provide video feed for because Trump’s aides had not yet restored access for three outlets he banned last weekJournalists for CNN, MS Now and Politico allowed back into the White House after judge’s rulingSign up for US Breaking News emailsLawyers for the news outlets President Trump banned from the Whit...

Pentagon probing how shipment of F-35 fighter jet parts was diverted

The U.S. is trying to retrieve the parts, which were reported by Bloomberg News to be in China's possession.

China’s industrial strengths must also benefit its trading partners

The European Commission is pressing China for progress by next month to address the widening EU-China trade imbalance, and raising the possibility of new protectionist trade policy. The deadline raises a question: how should China and its trading partners address perceived economic imbalances while sharing the benefits of Chinese industrial competitiveness? China’s merchandise trade surplus approa...

Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech

The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards". 

Netanyahu defends Israeli military as delegates walk out before UN speech

The Israeli leader labelled those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards". 

At Studland Bay, replacing damaging boat anchors with eco-moorings cut scars in seagrass by 94%

At England’s Studland Bay, eco-moorings helped seagrass recover after years of damage from traditional boat anchors. A study found bare patches in one trial area shrank by 94% between 2021 and 2025. Volunteer divers have also reported rising seahorse numbers, along with sightings of eels, crabs and other marine life.

Costa Rica’s foreign minister fired for attending Trump meeting

Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernandez on Thursday fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting on Latin America’s security led by US President Donald Trump without telling her. Fernandez said she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York, and that Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar’s failure to consult her caused “great st...

Costa Rica’s foreign minister fired for attending Trump meeting without telling president

Costa Rica’s President Laura Fernandez on Thursday fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting on Latin America’s security led by US President Donald Trump without telling her. Fernandez said she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump’s anti-cartel “Shield of the Americas” alliance in New York, and that Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar’s failure to consult her caused “great st...

Susan Sarandon, Hannah Einbinder arrested at Netanyahu UN protest

Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were among about 100 protesters arrested outside the UN ahead of Netanyahu’s speech.

Netanyahu defends Israeli military actions in Middle East in UN speech

Dozens of delegates walked out in protest as he took the podium, with the Israeli leader labelling them "moral cowards".

Dutch PM’s contrasting stance on ICC-wanted Putin, Netanyahu

Dutch PM Rob Jetten says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be at the UNGA despite an ICC arrest warrant.

Portugal beat Wales 1-0 with Felix goal as Nations League defence begins

Joao Felix nets the only goal of the game, while Cristiano Ronaldo has an effort ruled out, as Portugal beat Wales 1-0.