Putin Xi Gas Pipeline Plans Renewed During Beijing Talks Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing this week for a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, placing the long-delayed Putin Xi gas pipeline project — known as Power of Siberia 2 — at the center of one of the most consequential energy negotiations of…
World Cup 2026 Live Updates: Squad Announcements, Injury Crises, and the Ticket Price Rollercoaster Six weeks out from the opening kickoff, the World Cup 2026 live updates are coming thick and fast — squad announcements rolling in daily, injury lists growing longer by the weekend, and a ticket market that has left millions of fans either wincing…
Trump Says Iran Attack Postponed After Gulf Allies Call for Diplomacy A US military strike on Iran — secretly scheduled for Tuesday — was called off at the last minute after the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates personally urged President Trump to give diplomacy one more chance. Also Read: Trump…
FIFA World Cup 2026 Extreme Weather Fears: Scientists Sound Red Alert as Tournament Approaches It is the most-watched sporting event on the planet. And this summer, it is heading into some of the hottest, most climate-stressed conditions ever faced by a global tournament on North American soil. Less than a month before the opening whistle…
Trump Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing as Iran War Casts a Long Shadow President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday morning for one of the most consequential diplomatic encounters of his presidency — a face-to-face summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping that was supposed to be about soybeans and semiconductors, but now carries…