US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated Thursday that the US is close to finalizing a deal with China for a significant…

On Thursday, President Xi Jinping of China and President Donald Trump of the US tour the Temple of Heaven. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images The precisely orchestrated grandeur that welcomed Donald Trump in Beijing today was intentionally designed to greet an American…

Dinner is presented in Beijing, featuring China’s leader Xi Jinping offering Donald Trump a variety of Chinese dishes, including some that cater to the US president’s well-known selective tastes. Attendees at a state banquet Thursday night are enjoying “Lobster in…

Hapag-Lloyd, a major player in container shipping, is facing additional expenses ranging from $50 million to $60 million each week due to the current obstruction in the Strait of Hormuz, its CEO informed Xenix News on Wednesday. CEO Rolf Habben…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a “secret trip” to the United Arab Emirates during the US-Israeli conflict with Iran and met with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday. The…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 27 to engage in discussions with President Vladimir Putin. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is calling for the release of four Iranians held by Kuwait, which…

Smoke rises from the location of an assault that struck the southern region of Burj al-Shamali, as observed from the city of Tyre on May 13. Kawant Haju/AFP/Getty Images Today, Israeli assaults on Lebanon have claimed the lives of at…

A supertanker flying the Chinese flag has successfully navigated the congested Strait of Hormuz and is currently located in the Gulf of Oman, with its destination being the Chinese island city of Zhoushan, according to tracking data. The crossing occurs…

Narges Mohammadi is in her Tehran apartment on January 16, 2025. Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images/Archive More than 100 Nobel Prize winners stated in a letter that Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, recently granted bail and moved to a hospital in…

Human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh captured in the garden of her workplace in Tehran on December 9, 2014. Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images/Archive Iranian human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh was provisionally freed from detention today, as reported by her daughter, over a…