📰🌍 TOP NEWS: Trump and Xi Set for Seventh Meeting as US-China Tensions Remain High
United States President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China this week for his seventh face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to Al Jazeera. The three-day summit is expected to focus on the US-Israel war involving Iran, trade disputes, Taiwan, and global economic tensions.
Trump and Xi have met multiple times since 2017, including summits in Florida, Beijing, Argentina, Japan, and South Korea. Their meetings have shaped major developments in US-China relations, including trade wars, tariff agreements, and negotiations over technology exports. The upcoming visit will mark the first trip by a US president to China since 2017 and comes after both sides agreed to pause a renewed tariff conflict during talks held in Busan in 2025.
Source: Al Jazeera
#Trump #China #XiJinping #USA
United States President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China this week for his seventh face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to Al Jazeera. The three-day summit is expected to focus on the US-Israel war involving Iran, trade disputes, Taiwan, and global economic tensions.
Trump and Xi have met multiple times since 2017, including summits in Florida, Beijing, Argentina, Japan, and South Korea. Their meetings have shaped major developments in US-China relations, including trade wars, tariff agreements, and negotiations over technology exports. The upcoming visit will mark the first trip by a US president to China since 2017 and comes after both sides agreed to pause a renewed tariff conflict during talks held in Busan in 2025.
Source: Al Jazeera
#Trump #China #XiJinping #USA
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🚨🇬🇧 Operation Longcloth: Churchill’s ruthless jungle war in Burma
Despite the glory of British wartime propaganda, one covert mission exposed the brutal cost of imperial obsession.
Launched in 1943 deep inside Japanese-occupied Burma, Operation Longcloth sent Churchill's elite "Chindits" behind enemy lines to sabotage railways and create chaos.
Thousands of soldiers were sent on a near-suicidal mission into Japanese-occupied Burma👇
😰 Imperial survival strategy
Churchill needed a dramatic win to project British power in Asia after humiliating defeats:
◾️Burma linked British India to China via the Burma Road — losing it meant losing the East
◾️Churchill personally backed the eccentric and unstable Brigadier Orde Wingate
◾️Troops marched hundreds of miles through disease-ridden jungles with little food or medical support
◾️Local guides, British-Indian soldiers, and RAF units were involved — but colonial troops were treated as expendable
😵 Devastating aftermath
The human cost was catastrophic, while military gains were minimal:
◾️Out of 3,000 men, barely two-thirds returned in fighting condition
◾️Hundreds died in combat — many more from disease, starvation, and exhaustion
◾️Japanese retaliation against local villages intensified civilian suffering
◾️Militarily, the operation caused little disruption to Japanese communications, and historians later questioned whether strategic gains justified the catastrophic losses.
Despite this, Churchill celebrated the raid as a propaganda victory and used it to promote Britain’s image as still capable of offensive warfare in Asia.
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Despite the glory of British wartime propaganda, one covert mission exposed the brutal cost of imperial obsession.
Launched in 1943 deep inside Japanese-occupied Burma, Operation Longcloth sent Churchill's elite "Chindits" behind enemy lines to sabotage railways and create chaos.
Thousands of soldiers were sent on a near-suicidal mission into Japanese-occupied Burma
Churchill needed a dramatic win to project British power in Asia after humiliating defeats:
◾️Burma linked British India to China via the Burma Road — losing it meant losing the East
◾️Churchill personally backed the eccentric and unstable Brigadier Orde Wingate
◾️Troops marched hundreds of miles through disease-ridden jungles with little food or medical support
◾️Local guides, British-Indian soldiers, and RAF units were involved — but colonial troops were treated as expendable
The human cost was catastrophic, while military gains were minimal:
◾️Out of 3,000 men, barely two-thirds returned in fighting condition
◾️Hundreds died in combat — many more from disease, starvation, and exhaustion
◾️Japanese retaliation against local villages intensified civilian suffering
◾️Militarily, the operation caused little disruption to Japanese communications, and historians later questioned whether strategic gains justified the catastrophic losses.
Despite this, Churchill celebrated the raid as a propaganda victory and used it to promote Britain’s image as still capable of offensive warfare in Asia.
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🌍🇫🇷 BREAKING NEWS: France’s Macron Announces $27 Billion Investment Plan for Africa at Kenya Summit
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a massive 23 billion euro ($27 billion) investment package for Africa during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Al Jazeera, the investments will focus on energy transition, agriculture, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure projects across the continent.
Macron said the investment plan includes 14 billion euros from French companies and public funds, while African investors will contribute another 9 billion euros. The French leader stated the initiative could create around 250,000 jobs in both Africa and France. Kenyan President William Ruto welcomed the partnership, saying Africa should now focus more on investment and trade instead of aid and loans. The summit comes as France seeks to rebuild influence in Africa amid declining ties with several former colonies.
Source: Al Jazeera
#France #Africa #Macron #Kenya
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a massive 23 billion euro ($27 billion) investment package for Africa during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Al Jazeera, the investments will focus on energy transition, agriculture, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure projects across the continent.
Macron said the investment plan includes 14 billion euros from French companies and public funds, while African investors will contribute another 9 billion euros. The French leader stated the initiative could create around 250,000 jobs in both Africa and France. Kenyan President William Ruto welcomed the partnership, saying Africa should now focus more on investment and trade instead of aid and loans. The summit comes as France seeks to rebuild influence in Africa amid declining ties with several former colonies.
Source: Al Jazeera
#France #Africa #Macron #Kenya
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🚨🇻🇪🇺🇸 Breaking NEWS: Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has strongly rejected remarks by Donald Trump about potentially making Venezuela the “51st state” of the United States.
Speaking at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Rodríguez said Venezuela would continue defending its “sovereignty, independence, and integrity,” stressing that the country is “not a colony, but a free nation.”
Her comments came after Trump reportedly said he was “seriously considering” the idea during a Fox News interview. The remarks surfaced amid ongoing tensions surrounding Venezuela and the resource-rich Essequibo dispute with Guyana.
#Venezuela #Trump #USA #Politics
Speaking at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Rodríguez said Venezuela would continue defending its “sovereignty, independence, and integrity,” stressing that the country is “not a colony, but a free nation.”
Her comments came after Trump reportedly said he was “seriously considering” the idea during a Fox News interview. The remarks surfaced amid ongoing tensions surrounding Venezuela and the resource-rich Essequibo dispute with Guyana.
#Venezuela #Trump #USA #Politics
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🚨🇮🇷 JUST IN: Iran says diplomacy with the United States is still possible.
But not from weakness.
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is willing to negotiate “with dignity, wisdom and expediency” despite deep mistrust toward Washington.
After 40 days of war,
thousands dead,
and relentless US-Israeli strikes,
Iran says the battlefield changed everything.
Now,
Tehran wants to secure politically
what its forces achieved militarily.
Trump once called Iran’s response “totally unacceptable.”
Now even Washington is talking about a diplomatic settlement.
The region is exhausted.The world is watching.
And the next phase may be decided at the negotiating table,not on the battlefield.
Source: TASS
But not from weakness.
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is willing to negotiate “with dignity, wisdom and expediency” despite deep mistrust toward Washington.
After 40 days of war,
thousands dead,
and relentless US-Israeli strikes,
Iran says the battlefield changed everything.
Now,
Tehran wants to secure politically
what its forces achieved militarily.
Trump once called Iran’s response “totally unacceptable.”
Now even Washington is talking about a diplomatic settlement.
The region is exhausted.The world is watching.
And the next phase may be decided at the negotiating table,not on the battlefield.
Source: TASS
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🚨🇨🇳 BREAKING: China’s pharmaceutical industry just made another global move.
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceutical,
China’s largest drugmaker by market value,
has signed a massive US$15.2 billion agreement with American pharma giant Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS).
Not a small partnership.
A global licensing and collaboration deal.
The message is clear:
China is no longer just manufacturing medicine.
It is competing for pharmaceutical dominance.
Hengrui’s shares jumped immediately after the announcement,
as investors reacted to one of the biggest biotech agreements involving a Chinese company.
For years,
Western pharmaceutical giants led the industry almost uncontested.
Now,
Chinese biotech firms are entering the global stage with serious leverage,
serious technology,
and serious ambition.
The balance inside the global drug industry is shifting faster than many expected.
Source: South China Morning Post (SCMP)
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceutical,
China’s largest drugmaker by market value,
has signed a massive US$15.2 billion agreement with American pharma giant Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS).
Not a small partnership.
A global licensing and collaboration deal.
The message is clear:
China is no longer just manufacturing medicine.
It is competing for pharmaceutical dominance.
Hengrui’s shares jumped immediately after the announcement,
as investors reacted to one of the biggest biotech agreements involving a Chinese company.
For years,
Western pharmaceutical giants led the industry almost uncontested.
Now,
Chinese biotech firms are entering the global stage with serious leverage,
serious technology,
and serious ambition.
The balance inside the global drug industry is shifting faster than many expected.
Source: South China Morning Post (SCMP)
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World : Malaysia To Participate In BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting In India
By Shakir Husain
HYDERABAD, May 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will participate in the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting being held in New Delhi on May 14 and15. Read more »
By Shakir Husain
HYDERABAD, May 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will participate in the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting being held in New Delhi on May 14 and15. Read more »
BERNAMA
Malaysia To Participate In BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting In India
By Shakir Husain
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🌐 Lavrov to hold talks with Indian foreign minister in New Delhi on May 13 — Russian MFA
The ministers are expected to coordinate their approaches to cooperation within the United Nations, BRICS, and the G20
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The ministers are expected to coordinate their approaches to cooperation within the United Nations, BRICS, and the G20
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Lavrov to hold talks with Indian foreign minister in New Delhi on May 13 — Russian MFA
The ministers are expected to coordinate their approaches to cooperation within the United Nations, BRICS, and the G20
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🇨🇳🇹🇯 BREAKING NEWS | Xi Jinping Holds Talks With Tajik President Rahmon in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing during Rahmon’s state visit to China. Xi stated that China and Tajikistan will remain trusted neighbors, close friends, and long-term development partners despite changing global conditions.
The two leaders signed a treaty on permanent good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation, reinforcing political trust and long-term bilateral relations. Xi called for deeper cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, including expanded trade, investment, green energy, digital economy, smart cities, artificial intelligence, and scientific innovation. Both sides also pledged stronger cooperation on security, law enforcement, and regional stability through international frameworks including the UN and SCO.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
#China #Tajikistan #XiJinping #BeltAndRoad
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing during Rahmon’s state visit to China. Xi stated that China and Tajikistan will remain trusted neighbors, close friends, and long-term development partners despite changing global conditions.
The two leaders signed a treaty on permanent good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation, reinforcing political trust and long-term bilateral relations. Xi called for deeper cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, including expanded trade, investment, green energy, digital economy, smart cities, artificial intelligence, and scientific innovation. Both sides also pledged stronger cooperation on security, law enforcement, and regional stability through international frameworks including the UN and SCO.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
#China #Tajikistan #XiJinping #BeltAndRoad
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Ukrainian businessman Igor Litvinchuck attacked a seal in Hawaii.
The owner of a major shipping firm threw a rock at an endangered mammal, claiming "he's rich and can pay fines."
He now faces up to a year in prison..
The owner of a major shipping firm threw a rock at an endangered mammal, claiming "he's rich and can pay fines."
He now faces up to a year in prison..
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Professor Isabel Rocha de Siqueira from IRI/PUC-Rio and members of ACD-Rede organized the meeting “Thinking about development from the perspective of territory and participatory methodologies”
On May 9th, ACD-Rede hosted the meeting “Thinking about development from the perspective of territory and participatory methodologies” at the João XXIII Cultural Center in Botafogo. The meeting was organized...
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Professor Isabel Rocha de Siqueira from IRI/PUC-Rio and members of ACD-Rede organized the meeting "Thinking about development from…
On May 9th, ACD-Rede hosted the meeting “Thinking about development from the perspective of territory and participatory methodologies” at the João XXIII Cultural Center in Botafogo. The meeting was organized...
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🇦🇪🇮🇱🇮🇷 BLOOMBER: UAE STRUCK IRAN MULTIPLE TIMES – COORDINATING WITH ISRAEL
The UAE was not merely a host for US bases – it was an active belligerent, striking Iranian targets before and after the ceasefire, in coordination with Israel.
🇦🇪 The UAE carried out multiple retaliatory strikes on Iran – both before and after the April 8 ceasefire.
🤝 Israeli coordination – including intelligence sharing, target selection, and the deployment of Israeli Iron Dome batteries and personnel to the UAE.
🎯 One coordinated response targeted Iran’s Borouge petrochemical plant after an Iranian attack on the UAE’s Borouge facility.
🇮🇱 Another strike hit an Iranian refinery on Lavan Island.
📞 UAE President MBZ held a rare call with Netanyahu, who expressed solidarity after Iranian attacks.
🗣️ UAE statement: “International relations and defense partnerships are an exclusively sovereign matter. No party has the right to use them as a pretext for threats.”
#UAE #Israel #Iran #War #BRICS #GlobalSouth
The UAE was not merely a host for US bases – it was an active belligerent, striking Iranian targets before and after the ceasefire, in coordination with Israel.
🇦🇪 The UAE carried out multiple retaliatory strikes on Iran – both before and after the April 8 ceasefire.
🤝 Israeli coordination – including intelligence sharing, target selection, and the deployment of Israeli Iron Dome batteries and personnel to the UAE.
🎯 One coordinated response targeted Iran’s Borouge petrochemical plant after an Iranian attack on the UAE’s Borouge facility.
🇮🇱 Another strike hit an Iranian refinery on Lavan Island.
📞 UAE President MBZ held a rare call with Netanyahu, who expressed solidarity after Iranian attacks.
🗣️ UAE statement: “International relations and defense partnerships are an exclusively sovereign matter. No party has the right to use them as a pretext for threats.”
#UAE #Israel #Iran #War #BRICS #GlobalSouth
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🌐 BRICS ministers to meet in India as Middle East tensions rise
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will chair the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on May 14-15 Read Full Article at RT.com
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Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will chair the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on May 14-15 Read Full Article at RT.com
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BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio Welcomes Fellow Yang Qian from China
In 2026, the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio welcomed fellow Yang Qian, who is working with the Cooperation and Development Financing (LACID) group, coordinated by professor and researcher Maria Elena Rodriguez. Yang...
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In 2026, the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio welcomed fellow Yang Qian, who is working with the Cooperation and Development Financing (LACID) group, coordinated by professor and researcher Maria Elena Rodriguez. Yang...
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BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio Welcomes Fellow Yang Qian from China - brq
In 2026, the BRICS Policy Center/PUC-Rio welcomed fellow Yang Qian, who is working with the Cooperation and Development Financing (LACID) group, coordinated by professor and researcher Maria Elena Rodriguez. Yang...
🇿🇦 RAMAPHOSA REFUSES TO RESIGN: “I Have Not Stolen Public Money, Committed Any Crime, or Violated My Oath”
South Africa’s president fights back against a flawed impeachment process – insisting he will not be pushed out by a “constitutionally invalid” parliamentary panel report.
🏛️ The Constitutional Court ruled that parliament’s earlier vote not to proceed with impeachment was unconstitutional – but made no finding on whether Ramaphosa committed misconduct.
🗣️ Ramaphosa: “Nothing in the court’s judgment compels me to resign. I will seek judicial review of the panel report on an expeditious basis.”
💰 The scandal involves an alleged 580,000 theft from his private farm.
🛡️ Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing: “I have consistently maintained that I have not stolen public money, committed any crime, nor violated my oath of office.”
#SouthAfrica #Ramaphosa #Politics #BRICS #GlobalSouth
South Africa’s president fights back against a flawed impeachment process – insisting he will not be pushed out by a “constitutionally invalid” parliamentary panel report.
🏛️ The Constitutional Court ruled that parliament’s earlier vote not to proceed with impeachment was unconstitutional – but made no finding on whether Ramaphosa committed misconduct.
🗣️ Ramaphosa: “Nothing in the court’s judgment compels me to resign. I will seek judicial review of the panel report on an expeditious basis.”
💰 The scandal involves an alleged 580,000 theft from his private farm.
🛡️ Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing: “I have consistently maintained that I have not stolen public money, committed any crime, nor violated my oath of office.”
#SouthAfrica #Ramaphosa #Politics #BRICS #GlobalSouth
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Minister Ronald Lamola arrives in New Delhi for Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations
Minister Ronald Lamola arrives in New Delhi for Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations
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Tue, 05/12/2026 - 20:58
12 May 2026
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, has arrived in New Delhi, Republic of India. He joins his counterparts for the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations, hosted under India’s BRICS Chairship on 14 and 15 May 2026.
The meeting is conve... Read more »
Minister Ronald Lamola arrives in New Delhi for Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations
Londekile
Tue, 05/12/2026 - 20:58
12 May 2026
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, has arrived in New Delhi, Republic of India. He joins his counterparts for the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations, hosted under India’s BRICS Chairship on 14 and 15 May 2026.
The meeting is conve... Read more »
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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, has arrived in New Delhi, Republic of India. He joins his counterparts for the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations, hosted under India’s BRICS Chairship…
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Putin will be visiting China! Dates will be announced later "in sync with our Chinese friends" - Kremlin spox.
Reminder - Trump will be also visiting China soon.
Reminder - Trump will be also visiting China soon.
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🇷🇺⚡ RUSSIA'S SARMAT MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TESTED
The Kremlin announces a major strategic milestone as the intercontinental ballistic missile “Sarmat” completes a successful launch. Range: over 35,000 km.
🕊️ Ukraine conflict – Peskov: “The special military operation will stop the moment Kyiv takes the necessary decisions. They know exactly what needs to be done.”
🤝 Putin ready to meet Zelensky – in Moscow “at any moment.”
🔴 Sarmat missile test (Strategic Rocket Forces):
🚀 Successful launch – first regiment to be placed on combat duty by the end of 2026.
📏 Range exceeds 35,000 km – capable of striking any target on Earth via any trajectory.
💪 Replaces “Voevoda” – significantly surpasses its predecessor in range and capabilities.
🔥 Putin: “Russia has created advanced missile systems with no analogues in the world.”
🔴 Other strategic systems update:
🛸 Poseidon & Burevestnik – final stages of development.
🎯 Oreshnik – can be equipped with nuclear warheads.
#Russia #Sarmat #Putin #BRICS
The Kremlin announces a major strategic milestone as the intercontinental ballistic missile “Sarmat” completes a successful launch. Range: over 35,000 km.
🕊️ Ukraine conflict – Peskov: “The special military operation will stop the moment Kyiv takes the necessary decisions. They know exactly what needs to be done.”
🤝 Putin ready to meet Zelensky – in Moscow “at any moment.”
🔴 Sarmat missile test (Strategic Rocket Forces):
🚀 Successful launch – first regiment to be placed on combat duty by the end of 2026.
📏 Range exceeds 35,000 km – capable of striking any target on Earth via any trajectory.
💪 Replaces “Voevoda” – significantly surpasses its predecessor in range and capabilities.
🔥 Putin: “Russia has created advanced missile systems with no analogues in the world.”
🔴 Other strategic systems update:
🛸 Poseidon & Burevestnik – final stages of development.
🎯 Oreshnik – can be equipped with nuclear warheads.
#Russia #Sarmat #Putin #BRICS
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