Trump’s and Xi’s Body Language at the Summit Mirrored Their Styles
via NYT > World News Although at odds over issues like trade and Taiwan, the U.S. and Chinese leaders met in Beijing with a show of friendly gestures.
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A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran
via NYT > World News Adm. Brad Cooper’s testimony suggested that he believed that the U.S. military had been near perfect in avoiding civilian casualties.
More U.S. Spy Planes are Surveilling Cuba
via NYT > World News As President Trump threatens to act against Cuba, experts are debating whether the flights, which the United States is not taking pains to hide, are just intimidation or foreshadow military force.
What to Watch at Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
via NYT > World News Here’s what to know about the biggest sources of tension in U.S.-China relations before the first summit in Beijing in nine years between the nations’ leaders.
U.S. Might Restart Strikes on Iran, Trump and Hegseth Warn
via NYT > World News With talks at an impasse, both sides are holding to positions their opponents call unacceptable, while the economic pain caused by the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues to grow.
Drones Are Leading Cause of Civilian Deaths in Sudan War, U.N. Says
via NYT > World News The U.N. documented 880 deaths from strikes carried out by Sudan’s military or its paramilitary enemy, the Rapid Support Forces, between January and April.
How Might a Leadership Challenge Against Keir Starmer Play Out?
via NYT > World News Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has pledged to stay in post. But if his opponents mounted a challenge, here’s what would happen.