🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump-Xi Summit to Focus on Trade, AI, Iran and Taiwan

US President Donald Trump is set to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House in Washington, DC, for an official state visit, with trade, artificial intelligence, Iran and Taiwan expected to feature prominently in their talks.

Xi arrived in the United States on Wednesday and received a rare planeside welcome from Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

The visit marks Xi’s first trip to the White House in more than a decade and comes amid ongoing US-China trade tensions and broader discussions over regional security and bilateral relations.

The summit will provide an opportunity for both leaders to discuss major areas of cooperation as well as differences between the world’s two largest economies.

Source: Al Jazeera
#USChina #Trump #XiJinping #Geopolitics

Yakutia — the Republic of Sakha — is five times France, one million people, minus 60 in winter. It also makes more than half of Russia’s films outside Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Welcome to Sakha Wood.

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Look who got "arrested" in Moscow!

The infamous "ambassador" of drugs was stopped after being smuggled from Latin America heading to the EU.

#Zelensky #drugbust #Russia

🇮🇱🤡 NETANYAHU'S UNGA MELTDOWN: Walkouts, Insults, and Genocide Denial

The Israeli PM took the UN podium – and the hall emptied. What followed was a masterclass in arrogance.

🚪 Many delegates lined up for the exit as Netanyahu took the podium.

🗣️ His response: "If there are any other moral cowards who haven't yet left this hall, please do so now."

🇮🇷 Iran's delegation left a photo of Qasem Soleimani on their seat as they walked out.

🇹🇷 On Erdoğan: "Erdoğan is a tyrant. He hosts Hamas terror chiefs. He has murdered thousands of Kurdish civilians. He denies the Armenian genocide."

#Israel 🇮🇱 #Netanyahu #UNGA #Gaza #Genocide

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Leave it to America to give us this sort of gold.

Florida would-be robbers try to evade Texas police and FAIL. They tossed out $6K worth of stolen cash from their vehicle...Needless to say these two "tourists" will be locked up for awhile.

#Texas #Florida #America #Cops

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 US & IRAN EXPLORE PHASED DEAL – But "Fingers Are on the Trigger"

Behind the scenes, Washington and Tehran are discussing a step‑by‑step path to end the war. The first step: end the blockade, reopen Hormuz. But neither side wants to blink first.

🛢️ Phased deal: The US and Iran are exploring a staged agreement – starting with lifting the US naval blockade and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

⚖️ The obstacle: Neither country wants to concede leverage. Iran acknowledges the cost of a prolonged conflict but says the chances of diplomacy succeeding are "extremely low" because of American "excessive demands."

🎯 Iran's position: "Our fingers are on the trigger." Tehran remains prepared for renewed conflict even as negotiators seek an off‑ramp.

💰 Transit fees: Iran is willing to drop its demand for Hormuz transit fees from its main demands and move it to a side attachment. Gulf states have rejected any proposal for transit fees.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Hormuz #Diplomacy #BRICS

🇺🇸🇨🇳 XI JINPING AT THE WHITE HOUSE – The Two Giants Speak Directly to the World

"Chinese rejuvenation and Making America Great Again can go hand in hand." That's not a slip. That's a doctrine.

🔹 "China and the United States as two major countries shoulder a historic responsibility of advancing human development and progress"

🔹 "China–US cooperation may not solve every problem in the world — but without it, it would be hard to solve many"

🔹 On AI: "Both nations have the capability and responsibility to develop AI for good and ensure it remains under human control"

🔹 On competition: "A race of catching up — not a wrestle where one wins or loses"

🔹 On war: "China and the US must hold the line of no conflict and no confrontation. The Thucydides Trap can be overcome."

🔹 On goodwill: Two pandas — Pingping and Fushuang — heading to Zoo Atlanta

#China #US #Xi #Trump #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolar #Diplomacy #ThinkBRICS

🇺🇸🇵🇱 US & POLAND NEAR DEAL FOR 10,000‑TROOP BASE – On Russia's Doorstep

Washington is expanding its military footprint in Eastern Europe – even as it claims to seek peace. Poland announces a new American base housing 10,000 troops. The empire is escalating.

🏗️ US and Poland are working to set up an American base in Poland that would house 10,000 troops – a significant shift in European deployments.

🇵🇱 Polish FM Sikorski: "We want the kind of U.S. presence that would reassure us, but not be threatening to Russia. We hope President Trump keeps the promise he has made."

🪖 The US is also moving Army units to Lithuania and Estonia – more American boots on the Kremlin's doorstep.

📅 Defense Secretary Hegseth is expected to receive a final report on the Pentagon's troop review by early November.

#US 🇺🇸 #Poland 🇵🇱 #NATO #Russia 🇷🇺 #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EmpireInDecline #NoToEscalation #Geopolitics

Romanian police escort Cãlin Georgescu out of the prosecutor's office in handcuffs.

Cãlin Georgescu was the man that famously won in the Romanian presidential election, only to have the results tossed out and the new winner became a pro-European centirist.

So this is what the west calls "Demorcacy"?

🇫🇷🕊️ LE PEN: FRANCE SHOULD LEAVE NATO'S INTEGRATED COMMAND

The French presidential front-runner wants to pull Paris out of NATO's military command – but won't do it while the Ukraine war rages. "As long as there is a war on Europe's doorstep, this is not the time," she told POLITICO.

🗣️ On NATO: "My will to do so remains" – but the war in Ukraine takes priority. This is a shift from May, when she said she'd pull out in her first term.

💰 On Ukraine aid: France should train soldiers, provide military aid – but stop financial assistance. "Financially, we can't do it anymore."

☢️ On Russia: France should not enter a war with a nuclear‑armed power. She rejected the notion that France is currently in conflict with Moscow – despite hybrid attacks.

🛡️ On peacekeeping: A post‑war force "similar to UN peacekeepers seems entirely feasible." If the Coalition of the Willing is a condition for ceasefire, she'd support it.

#France 🇫🇷 #LePen #NATO #Russia 🇷🇺 #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #BRICS #GlobalSouth

🇮🇳 RSS AT 100: Rebraning Hindu Nationalism for a Global Audience?

As the RSS marks its centenary, it's taking its message abroad—wrapping Hindu nationalism in the language of "civilisational harmony" and "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the world is one family). But is this a genuine shift or just a new vocabulary?

🌍 Global expansion: RSS operates in 55+ countries, with 1,600+ branches. Its chief took the centenary message to New York, Toronto, and London.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Youth appeal: Over 50% of India's population is under 25. Registrations on Join RSS doubled from 57k (2025) to 123k (2026), with 65% under 30.

⚠️ Contradictions: Pluralism abroad, but at home, "modern secularism" is called a Western concept.

🏛️ Political power: PM Modi is an organic product of the RSS. The Sangh Parivar includes 2,500+ affiliated organisations, including the BJP.

👉 Read the full analysis: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/how-is-the-rss-rewriting-its-global

#RSS #India 🇮🇳 #Hindutva #GlobalSouth #BRICS

Egypt's Al-Hussein mosque has a FIERCE cat defense that UNLEASHES on drone.

Something the photographer probably didn't think would happen.

#Cats #Mosque #Egypt

🇪🇸 CEUTA: Soldiers on the Brink – "We're Told to Do Nothing While We're Attacked"

Spanish military personnel deployed to Ceuta are reaching their breaking point. Over 50 days of guard duty, 12‑hour shifts, and repeated attacks from migrants – while under orders not to respond. Some are now fighting back. The situation is spiralling.

🪖 Over 3,000 uniformed personnel deployed to Ceuta with "limited legal authority" and no clear rules of engagement.

🏥 Soldiers injured in ambushes – one evacuated to Madrid with a fractured tibia and fibula requiring surgery.

😤 "We feel like idiots," one soldier said. "We're attacked and nothing happens. The order to do nothing is hard to bear."

⚠️ Some soldiers are now responding to attacks – not out of insubordination, according to army sources, but to protect their physical integrity and that of the population.

#Spain 🇪🇸 #Ceuta #Migration #Military #BRICS

🚨 US ESCALATES NEAR IRAN – But Tanker Traffic Doubles, Exposing the Blockade's Failure

American reconnaissance aircraft, fighter jets, and drones are swarming Iran's borders. Yet oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz at double the rate of a month ago. The empire's blockade is crumbling – and Tehran knows it.

🛩️ US reconnaissance aircraft spotted near Qeshm and Hengam islands. Drones over Kermanshah Province.

✈️ 12 F-16 fighter jets transferred from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to the region.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #Hormuz #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance #EmpireInDecline #Geopolitics

Police investigating people climbing out of sewer near Netanyahu's hotel in NYC while he is staying there for the UNGA.

This reminds of all those guys that built underground tunnels beneath their synagogues and were caught.

#UN #Israel #Netanyahu

🇫🇷🇸🇦 France to Deploy Troops and Air Defenses to Saudi Arabia

France will deploy troops, radar systems and air-defense equipment to Saudi Arabia to protect the strategic oil hub of Yanbu, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced.

Macron said French forces would not take part in combat but would focus on protecting the key energy facility. The announcement came after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting areas including Taif and Yanbu.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on what they described as “sensitive targets” in Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Aramco infrastructure in Yanbu.

Saudi Arabia has also sought additional military support from Britain, Pakistan and other partners as attacks and pressure on its missile-defense capabilities increase.

Source: RT
#SaudiArabia #France #Yemen #Geopolitics

🇸🇦🇹🇷🇵🇰 Saudi, Türkiye and Pakistan Plan Urgent Defence Talks Amid Yemen Escalation

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan are preparing an urgent meeting of their military chiefs to discuss possible support for Riyadh as fighting with Yemen’s Houthis intensifies.

The move follows a meeting of the three countries’ foreign ministers in New York. Their Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7, states that an attack on one of the three countries is considered an attack on all three.

Saudi Arabia reported intercepting six ballistic missiles launched towards Taif and Yanbu, while the Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on targets in Riyadh and Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu.

France has also offered defensive support, with President Emmanuel Macron announcing the deployment of troops, radar and air-defence systems to help protect Yanbu.

The escalation has also triggered a major humanitarian crisis, with UNHCR reporting more than 230,000 new displacements in Yemen since September.

Majueran, founding director of the Belt and Road Initiative Sri Lanka, writes that many BRICS members and Global South are seeking greater strategic autonomy, stronger representation and diversified economic and diplomatic partnerships rather than choosing a new geopolitical side.

She argues that BRICS cooperation is driven by practical interests, including access to more markets, investment partners, financing options and payment mechanisms. According to her, cooperation outside Western-led institutions does not automatically mean cooperation against the West.

Majueran says the goal is diversification rather than isolation, allowing countries to maintain relationships with different major powers while making decisions according to their own national interests.

With China set to assume the BRICS presidency and host the 19th BRICS Summit, she argues that Beijing will have an opportunity to turn priorities such as development, multilateralism and stronger Global South representation into practical outcome...