Zelenskiy will askTrump for Tomahawk missiles on Friday but the surprise announcement that the U.S. President will meet with Putin in Budapest appeared to dim the Ukrainian president's chance of securing the long-range weapons.

Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed Beijing for the latest impasse in trade talks that began with Chinese authorities tightening control over rare earth exports.

China accused the U.S. of stoking panic over its rare earth controls and said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had made "grossly distorted" remarks about a top Chinese trade negotiator, rejecting a White House call to roll back the curbs.

Zelenskiy meets Donald Trump on Friday to push for more military support at a time when Kyiv and Moscow are escalating the war with massive attacks on energy systems and NATO is struggling to respond to a spate of air incursions.

UK minister ‘delusional’ says US Ambassador to Israel Mike Hucakbee.

China's Communist Party meets this month to map a five-year vision that prioritises high-tech manufacturing in its quest to upgrade its sprawling industries and project global power as its rivalry with the U.S. intensifies, analysts say.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu offered to suspend a landmark 2023 pension reform until after the 2027 presidential election, bowing to pressure from leftist lawmakers who demanded the move as a condition for his political survival.

Trump is reportedly expected to meet Xi in South Korea in late October.

Zelenskiy said on Sunday that a Ukrainian counteroffensive had made gains in southern Zaporizhzhia region as well as in Donetsk region, which is the focal point of the conflict and where Kyiv has been reporting successes.

Trump moves to calm trade war fears following Beijing's defiant response to rare earth export restrictions.

As I suggested, we had to wait only a few days to be absolutely aware that the Chinese communists have started. Everyone is not kidding this time.

The joke is over. It was simply impossible to avoid this historical moment.

The clock is ticking for Russia’s leader – and that means Europe faces an imminent danger.

The Western nations threatened by Russia appear unable to agree on anything.

If you understand the man you will find the solution to this war.

This is when the world finds out whether the United States remains committed to Europe’s defense.

The point of action remains Ukraine, not anywhere else.

If the U.S. president holds all the cards, why hasn’t he won any concessions from Russia? By Robert Kagan

The US-India bromance is well and truly over thanks to the president’s double dose of tariffs.

There is no indication that Putin has any interest in ending a war that he believes he is winning. He will only negotiate seriously when he believes that Russia cannot prevail.