Having the cancelled director of the Rush Hour franchise â one of the presidentâs favourites â on Air Force One is exactly the kind of gesture he enjoys making One of the least pressing yet most irritating aspects of Donald Trumpâs US is the reintroduction of a bunch of people we never thought weâd have to hear from again. Men (and itâs mostly men) who, under previous administrations, were banished to the far corners of our collective consciousness, have come roaring back â this week on Air Force One. Iâm referring to Brett Ratner, film director and subject of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, all of which he denies, who was comprehensively cancelled in Hollywood but has reemerged this week to â what are the chances? â accompany the US president to China for his summit with Xi Jinping. If Ratner, who was dropped by Warner Bros in 2017, is not an obvious choice of travelling companion for the US president, he does at least fit the mould of men with appalling reputations alongside whom Trump stands a good chance of looking almost appealing. Many in Trumpâs inner circle, prior to being plucked from the mire for possible advancement, had been on the brink
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At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said. Rescue officials revised down the death toll in an update late on Saturday, having earlier said at least 90 people had…
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At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said. Rescue officials revised down the death toll in an update late on Saturday, having earlier said at…
Read original at BBC →Cheering children - check. Military honour guard – check. Cannon fire and marching band - check. Vladimir Putin's welcome outside the Great Hall of the People was a near mirror image of the reception for Donald Trump…
Read original at BBC →Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force for âcalm amid chaosâ during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, days after Xi hosted President Donald Trump for a landmark US-China…
Read original at CNN →China has confirmed that it will buy 200 Boeing jets after US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in Beijing last week. Under the deal, the US will provide China with supply guarantees for…
Read original at BBC →China said Wednesday it will buy 200 Boeing aircraft and work with the US to reduce tariffs, confirming some details from the outcome of President Donald Trumpâs visit to Beijing last week. The deal, which would end a…
Read original at CNN →Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will shortly conclude talks in Beijing - but their meeting ends without details on a natural gas pipeline between Russia and China The previously agreed deal has been stalled for years, but…
Read original at BBC →Russian president is welcomed to Beijing with an honour guard after saying relations with China have reached an ‘unprecedented level’ Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing for a state visit, four days after Donald Trump…
Read original at The Guardian →Tim Rood and Phil Coughlin on Xi Jinpingâs reference to the Thucydides trap in a meeting with Donald Trump In explaining Xi Jinpingâs allusion to the Thucydides trap, Kate Lamb refers to Thucydidesâ statement that…
Read original at The Guardian →Late-night hosts discussed the presidentâs trip to China and his latest bizarre social media posting spree Late-night hosts covered Donald Trumpâs recent trip to China and how he headed straight back to a social…
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Read original at Fox News →Less than a week after Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is hosting another guest of honor â and this time itâs a close ally. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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Read original at Fox News →US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day…
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Read original at Fox News →US president has said he and Chinese leader âsettled a lot of different problemsâ but has given little detail on solutions Donald Trumpâs whirlwind trip to Beijing â the first US presidential visit in nearly a…
Read original at The Guardian →President Donald Trump announced Friday that his âNational Garden of American Heroesâ will be built in West Potomac Park, advancing a yearslong push for a sweeping sculpture park honoring hundreds of prominent…
Read original at CNN →US president hails ‘fantastic’ deals, but details remain scarce after pageantry and little progress at much-hyped summit with Xi Donald Trump left China on Friday after a much-hyped summit of the world’s two major…
Read original at The Guardian →US president offers no news of any breakthrough on Iran. Plus, how renters’ rights could be key issue in midterms Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here On his visit to China, Donald Trump has seemed…
Read original at The Guardian →Mirroring of each otherâs attire may signal alignment â though the look wasnât a huge departure for either leader When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for a welcome ceremony in Tiananmen Square this week with the…
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Read original at Fox News →US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing ended with a tour of Zhongnanhai, the exclusive, heavily guarded 14th Century compound where top Chinese leaders live and work. Xi leading him on the tour was yet another…
Read original at BBC →President Donald Trump departed Beijing Friday afternoon local time without any immediate sign that the US and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging their fractious relationship, but with a freshly stabilized…
Read original at CNN →China is the biggest buyer of oil and gas passing through the Strait of Hormuz and the White House is saying both President Trump and Chinese President Xi agreed the key waterway must remain open. The discussions also…
Read original at Fox News →As trade tensions simmer and inflationary pressures reshape the global economy, President Trump has arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping. With American interests hanging in the balance,…
Read original at Fox News →Having the cancelled director of the Rush Hour franchise â one of the presidentâs favourites â on Air Force One is exactly the kind of gesture he enjoys making One of the least pressing yet most irritating aspects…
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At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said. Rescue officials revised down the death toll in an update late on Saturday, having earlier said at least 90 people had…
View source →Cheering children - check. Military honour guard – check. Cannon fire and marching band - check. Vladimir Putin's welcome outside the Great Hall of the People was a near mirror image of the reception for Donald Trump last week. Two…
View source →Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force for âcalm amid chaosâ during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, days after Xi hosted President Donald Trump for a landmark US-China summit. Xi alluded to…
View source →China has confirmed that it will buy 200 Boeing jets after US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met in Beijing last week. Under the deal, the US will provide China with supply guarantees for aircraft engine…
View source →China said Wednesday it will buy 200 Boeing aircraft and work with the US to reduce tariffs, confirming some details from the outcome of President Donald Trumpâs visit to Beijing last week. The deal, which would end a virtual sales…
View source →Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will shortly conclude talks in Beijing - but their meeting ends without details on a natural gas pipeline between Russia and China The previously agreed deal has been stalled for years, but the two countries…
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Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri. This blog is now closed. Sign up for US Breaking News emails Xi…
This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.
The Trump administration’s decision to revoke the visa of a Peruvian judge who sided with a Chinese company in a port dispute puts a new spotlight on the growing US-China rivalry…
As Bosnians vote in an election this weekend, the country is embracing the US president’s family and friends.
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss Taiwan arms sales every time they get together but the American stance on the self-ruled island remains unchanged following the Chinese…
