Trump is set to host Xi Jinping for a state visit as the United States and China weigh a tariff-truce extension and confront disputes over AI and Taiwan. A formal meeting and state dinner are scheduled for Thursday.
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Washington has invited Vladimir Putin to December’s G20 summit in Miami as US officials pursue a limited ceasefire in Ukraine. The Kremlin has not publicly responded.
Iran’s president pushed back against Trump’s threat to annihilate the Islamic Republic while saying Tehran remains willing to negotiate. The address followed a three-hour meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials.
Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter says doctors are fighting to save his son Neria, a military reservist injured at a West Bank checkpoint. Israeli forces shot dead the Palestinian driver.
Iran’s president says his country will not yield to U.S. threats but remains willing to negotiate. He calls for an end to the U.S. shipping blockade and rejects limits on Iran’s civilian nuclear program.
A University of Chicago Climate Impact Lab report projects about 451,000 additional heat-related deaths during the current El Niño compared with a typical year. The highest risks are forecast in poorer countries, including parts of Africa’s Sahel, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Brazil.
The United States and Iran held Qatar-mediated talks in New York over ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran said it had conveyed its conditions, including lifting blockades and releasing frozen assets, while U.S. officials described the talks as productive.
U.S. and Iranian officials held hours of mediated talks at the U.N. after President Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran if no deal is reached. Iran condemned the remarks as desperation and warned of a “crushing” response to further attacks.