Opinion | The Beijing Visit: Why Does Trump Suddenly Need Xi Jinping?

China will factor in the real possibility that in the mid-term elections in November, Trump may lose the House of Representatives and may become a lame-duck president. How far should it invest in an agreement with Trump is the question.

In the plea agreement, Wang admitted to promoting propaganda favourable to China "at the direction and control" of Chinese government officials from late 2020 through 2022, when she was elected to a four-year term on the Arcadia city council.

The Trump administration's relations with the Holy See have sharply deteriorated since the election of the first US pope, Leo XIV, on May 8, 2025.

Talking about states like West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu, he said the results show clear choices made by voters and big shifts in political support in some places.

From London to New York and Islamabad to Dhaka, publications also gave prominent space to Tamil superstar Joseph Vijay's surprise victory in Tamil Nadu.

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Vijay's TVK looks set for a surprise electoral show in Tamil Nadu, leading in more than 100 seats after several rounds of counting of votes.

The election is particularly significant as it comes after the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) which saw large-scale voter deletions across constituencies.

Trump will travel to Florida on Friday, a stronghold under mounting political pressure and intense scrutiny of his security.

Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister-designate on Monday, after the country's leaders yielded to US pressure not to support the bid of...